Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

**Head of Financial Planning and Analysis**:
**Job no**: 497903

**Work type**: Temporary Full Time

**Classification**: MSP

**Categories**: Finance

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the role**
In this role, you will lead, manage and enhance short, medium and long term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

- Lead the provision of financial advice and decision support analysis for initiatives including structure and service reviews, process improvements, cost management initiatives and business cases. This will include monitoring and reporting on the achievement of benefits from organisational initiatives.
- Lead, develop and support a high performing team and service culture.
- Lead the enhancement of commercial / financial acumen organisation wide.
- Enhance organisational performance management through the development and continuous improvement of analytical and decision support tool sets and frameworks.
- Develop plans and strategies for the continuous improvement of policy and procedure supporting corporate financial management and reporting standards across the organisation.
- Engage with key stakeholders to lead and implement plans for the improvement of organisational systems that enable the flow and use of financial and non-financial information within the organisation.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have extensive experience in Corporate Planning and Financial & Management Accounting.

Essential Experience:

- Relevant tertiary qualification in a commerce, accounting or business management discipline.
- Charted Accountant or Certified Practicing Account membership.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively develop and make recommendations to the Executive, Council or Board, based on analysis of current and future trends, changing environments, available resources and organisation needs.
- Significant experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrated effective people development and management skills.
- Proven ability to initiate innovation and demonstrate best practice in a service environment and implementing innovative systems and solutions to financial management issues.
- Demonstrated personal commitment to alignment of organisational values and behavior.
- Substantial depth and range of financial management experience at a senior management level.
- Sound business acumen gained through experience within a commercial environment and proven ability to lead and drive financial management strategies.

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- flexible work arrangements including RDO options in specified work areas
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership