Finance Business Partner

**Introduction**:
Exciting permanent, full-time opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join a leading Not-For-Profit post-merger integration.
Salary packaging options to enhance your take-home income & five weeks of Annual Leave.
Based at our Head Office in St Kilda with flexible ways of working.
Windana. Providing connected services to more people in need.
We provide services across Victoria for adults and young people experiencing alcohol and other drug harms, family violence, mental health challenges and social disadvantage. Our Model of Care puts clients at the centre of what we do to create positive change in people's lives. We work with families, communities and other organisations to deliver trauma informed, equitable, culturally safe and integrated services based on evidence and practice wisdom.
About the role
The Finance Business Partner is accountable to the Chief Finance Officer and is primarily responsible for supporting comprehension of financial performance across the organisation as well as driving business success through monitoring, reporting, and reviewing. The Finance Business Partner will collaborate with operational peers for business forecasting while ensuring compliance with funding agencies, managing contracts, optimising revenue assurance, collaboratively supporting tenders, and spearheading comprehensive financial strategies.
Lead and support the operational areas with business performance reporting, monitoring and reviewing.
Facilitate the design, generation and circulation of monthly financial performance and management reports to operational areas.
Ensure the timely lodgement of revenue acquittals and query responses to funding agencies and revenue assurance.
Development of the annual budget and reliable operational forecasts based on regular collaborative interaction with operational areas.
Provide valuable insights and guidance to assist managers in understanding and interpreting financial performance across their area of responsibility.
Collaboratively work with operational executives and business leaders in the timely preparation of bids, estimates and forecasts.
Ensure that revenue recognition is conveyed for accurate reflection in the monthly financial statements and compliant with relevant Australian accounting standards and the ongoing Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) reporting obligations.
Collaboratively lead the development and delivery of the annual budget cycle within milestone target dates along with the budget briefings for board and sub-committees.
**What we're looking for**:
5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
Exceptional business partnering and communication skills (verbally and written) to a diverse range of people.
Proven ability to manage time and people effectively, to set and meet tight deadlines, work effectively under pressure, and prioritise a heavy workload.
Strong influencing skills and ability to engage staff in the delivery of Windana’s strategic goals.
Ability to produce insightful business performance reports consistent with Accounting Standards.
A desire and ability to learn new systems and commit to continuous improvement
Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting and/or finance & CA or CPA qualified.
Ideally experience working in a not-for-profit organisation.
The team
We're a friendly, dynamic bunch of individuals that value diversity, continuous improvement and collaboration. We support growth and foster an inclusive and diverse workplace with a strong commitment to gender equality, wellbeing and LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
Ready to join us?