Finance Business Partner

This a newly created role plays a key part as the conduit between Finance and its internal customers through their business partnering and relationship management activities.

The Finance business partner will leverage their knowledge, commercial experience, and insights to support the business with its operational and strategic business decision making to drive improved business performance and align this to finance service delivery models.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Working collaboratively across the organisation and various Business Units to leverage financial, sector and commercial insights and analysis to understand potential opportunities
- Produce analysis of business unit performance of achievement against financial plans including providing insight into key variances, deviations from plan and trends to inform future forecasts, identify potential risks and opportunities and understand the impact on resource and funding allocations
- Advise business units on their effectiveness in managing and forecasting project and program performance
- Partners with the business and internal stakeholders to ensure management information is consistent and clearly aligned with measuring progress against strategic objectives and priorities

**T**o be successful in this role, you will h**ave**:

- Relevant degree qualification (e.g. Finance, Accounting)
- Professional accounting qualification (CA/CPA desirable)
- Significant demonstrated experience working in Finance/Commercial functions
- Ability to engage collaboratively with all stakeholders and influence key decision makers across the organisation including senior executive management to achieve significant results and outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of community services sector financial and commercial drivers
- Good Financial modelling and analytical skills
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Exceptional written skills and ability to create reports
- Continuous improvement and solution focused approach
- Positive attitude
- Valid Australian Driver's Licence
- Willingness to travel between Centacare sites as required
- Valid Department of Human Services (DHS) Working with Children Check
- Valid NDIS Worker Check (NDISWC)
- Ability to comply with Centacare Policy COVID-19 Vaccination requirements
- Experience working with Technology One Financials system (desirable)
- Use of Tableau or MS Power BI (desirable)

**What's in it for you**
- Competitive remuneration
- Full-time ongoing role, may consider 0.8 FTE part time for the right individual
- Flexible work arrangements by negotiation and depending on service needs
- Ability to salary packaging up to $15,990 to increase your take home pay
- Private Health Insurance discount
- Free confidential counselling sessions via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Access to paid parental leave
- Access to Centacare annual flu vaccination program
- Ability to participate in a range of quality and special interest forums
- Genuinely friendly and supportive teamwork environment
- Supportive regular mentoring opportunities to build your confidence and grow professionally
- Opportunity to form part of an organisation who is well known as an employer of choice in the community services sector

**How to Apply**

Please submit your resume and cover letter (as one document) outlining how you meet the requirements of this role.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity please contact Rafa Mirzaev, Executive Manager, on 08 8215 6780.

**About Centacare**

At Centacare we believe that everyone has the right to be treated with respect. We believe we can provide authentic and effective service that will enhance and empower the various needs of more than 30,000 individuals in our communities including disability, family, youth and children, health and wellbeing, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our team of over 500 staff is qualified and dedicated to meet the needs of our communities. We have a supportive learning culture that is underpinned by reflective practice with adequate guidance and supervision. We value the uniqueness of individuals, we consult, collaborate and operate with integrity and professionalism.

To learn more about us, click on the video Centacare Catholic Family Services - Our Story

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