 
						Business Partner
13 hours ago
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business Partner - Finance to join our Finance team in Melbourne office.
**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**
Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted advisor to assigned practice group leaders to assist in driving commercial outcomes and supporting operational effectiveness.
- Establish strong and collaborative relationships with principals in practice groups to understand their goals, inform decision-making, and embed a commercial mindset through coaching and improving financial literacy.
- Work with Legal Operations to support the implementation of business process improvements that deliver measurable improvements in KPIs, cost efficiency, and client experience.
- Be seen as the ‘go to’ person for the Practice Groups supported, knowing the numbers inside and out and being the first point of contact.
- Work closely with corresponding Business Partners in other Business Service teams.Work closely with Finance colleagues on matters that impact PG and overall firm (e.g. lockup management, partner accounting input).
Reporting and Analysis
- Translate financial data into actionable insights aligned with strategic objectives.
- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis and reporting to support senior management decisions of both revenue and expenses and applicable variance analysis.
- Identify opportunities to improve management reporting frameworks, including Excel models and business intelligence (BI) tools such as Power BI.
- Work with business leaders to tailor and embed relevant leading and lagging indicators.
- Develop financial models to support business cases, scenario planning, and strategic initiatives.
Budgeting and Forecasting
- Lead and support planning processes for PGs, including the development of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range planning for designated Practice Groups.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure budgets are strategically aligned and based on clear assumptions and drivers.
- Develop and maintain detailed, driver-based financial models to support forecast accuracy and scenario planning, working closely with P&C Business Partners for headcount information and movements.
Team and Culture
- Contribute to a collaborative team culture, sharing knowledge and supporting the growth and capability of the finance team, supported Practice Groups and the other PG Business Partners.
- Role model a service excellence and continuous improvement mindset, supporting a one-firm approach to ways of working.
- Support the integrity of financial controls and the consistency of financial processes across the business.
- Provide mentoring, coaching, and constructive feedback to peers and broader finance team members.
Other
- Perform other duties as reasonably required.
- Maintains cyber security at all times. Cultivate an awareness of security risks, stay informed of latest cyber threats, instil best cybersecurity practises and take practical steps to protect the firm and client from cyberattacks.
**Area of specialisation**
**Focus**: Project & Process Improvement Accounting, Reporting Expertise, Firmwide Systems
Project Accounting & Strategic Business Support
- Provide proactive financial support to the Director of Finance and COO for strategic projects and firm-wide initiatives, including business case modelling, benefit tracking, scenario analysis, and return-on-investment calculations.
- Act as the Finance lead for project accounting across major initiatives - partnering with project sponsors and managers to develop, validate, and track costs and benefits over time.
- Identify and record expected and actual benefits from process improvements and reporting enhancements, ensuring these are tracked and communicated transparently.
- Maintain robust documentation and audit trails for expected vs actual project outcomes, and ensure financial insights are embedded in project governance and post-implementation reviews.
- Develop financial models and tools to support agile decision-making across a wide range of business transformation, technology, and operational projects.
- Offer flexible, responsive support for ad hoc strategic requests, working across departments to provide clear financial insight in time-sensitive or ambiguous contexts.
- Represent Finance in project working groups and governance forums, ensuring commercial considerations and financial risks are understood and managed.
Firmwide Systems, Technology & Legal Operations Process Improvement
- Lead finance engagement in the successful delivery of firm-wide systems and process change,
- Ensure finance requirements are understood and incorporated into system design and implementation roadmaps.
- Provide structured input on financial controls, reporting outputs, and end-user experience during system configuration, testing, and rollout phases.
- Support change management activities by providing clear communication and training on new tools and processes, partic
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