Finance Business Partner

**Finance Business Partner**:
**Position no**: 0051999
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Department**:Chief Financial Officer Group
**Salary**:UOM 8 - $119,742 - $129,607 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Support strategic and operational goals through financial performance management.**:

- **Be a key advisor, driving efficiency and informed decision-making across complex divisions.**:

- **Brilliant benefits and a flexible work environment**

**About the Role**
The Finance Business Partner plays a key role in collaborating with senior leaders within complex divisions to support the achievement of strategic and operational goals. This position involves managing financial performance, ensuring efficient resource allocation, and providing valuable financial insights to aid decision-making and drive business success.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Acting as a trusted financial advisor, ensuring efficient resource allocation in support of strategic and operational goals.
- Monitoring, analysing, and assessing financial performance, highlighting risks and opportunities, and recommending actions when necessary.
- Providing financial analysis, responding to queries, and supporting divisional leadership in developing new initiatives.
- Building effective relationships with key stakeholders and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, including financial reporting and data analysis.

**Who we are looking for**
You will have a keen attention to detail, advanced analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced environments. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present clear, concise outputs from detailed financial analysis, and possess strong time management skills, prioritising and delivering tasks efficiently while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

You will also have:

- Full qualification as a Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
- Graduate or postgraduate qualifications in Finance, Accounting, or a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
- Strong knowledge of financial planning processes, including budgeting and forecasting, in complex environments.
- Proven ability to use data visualisation and storytelling techniques to simplify complex data and findings into meaningful insights.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your new team - Chief Financial Officer Group**
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Group plays a pivotal role in providing financial guidance and leadership to ensure the University’s financial sustainability in both the short and long term. The team is responsible for formulating and executing financial strategies, efficiently allocating resources to align with strategic and operational objectives, and monitoring and analysing financial and business performance. They also focus on identifying risks and opportunities, proposing or implementing necessary actions, maximising value in commercial transactions, and ensuring compliance with financial legislation and obligations.

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

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