Finance Business Partner

**Job no**: 501216
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: Newstead
**Categories**: Finance

**About the role**

Mater’s Finance team are seeking a **Finance Business Partner**in this** permanent, full-time**opportunity based at our corporate office in Newstead.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner - Corporate, Investments and Subsidiaries this role will see you supporting a corporate portfolio. This opportunity is for those looking to leverage their existing business partnering expertise, bringing knowledge and experience into a high functioning, multi skilled team and to join a market leader in healthcare.

**Salary range: $114,745.80 - $122,915.05 (MCA 6) per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900**+**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

The Finance Business Partner (FBP) will serve as a strategic liaison between the finance function and operational leadership groups, providing expert financial support and guidance to enhance organisational performance and long-term financial sustainability.
- Collaborate with divisional and cost centre management on performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting and funding assessments
- Proactively engage with stakeholders to identify financial management issues and improvement opportunities
- Prepare accurate and insightful monthly divisional performance reports
- Participate in performance review meetings with divisional and cost centre management
- Support ledger integrity and month-end/year-end closing processes
- Coordinate divisional budget cycle tasks and prepare full year forecasts
- Maintain oversight of divisional funding arrangements and resource allocation planning
- Review contractual agreements and grant proposals for financial implications and compliance
- Support capital investment planning and reporting
- Identify and communicate financial risks, opportunities, and requirements related to contracts and grants
- Collaborate with procurement, project managers and program coordinators for favourable terms and conditions
- Drive continuous improvement through system and process enhancements
- Lead change management initiatives to optimise financial processes

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will have tertiary and/or postgraduate qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, and/or Business along with:

- Proven ability to contribute to strategic decision making and improve financial outcomes
- Strong presentation and report writing skills
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with stakeholders, aligned with corporate values
- Demonstrates problem-solving skills and meets deadlines with proactive solutions
- Excellent communication, negotiation, consultation, and change management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Familiarity with reporting tools such as TM1 and PowerBI for data-driven decision making
- Experience in business partnering in a large organisation
- Membership in a recognised Australian accounting body (CA/CPA) preferred, not required

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

For more information specific to the Finance Business Partner position, please view the PD here - Role Description - Finance Business Partner.pdf

**Applications close on (two weeks after advertising date).**_Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW_

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit o_ur _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 14 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 28 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time