Director Finance Partnering and Insights

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Senior Executive

Job location:
Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113

Job reference number: 102071

Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

Shape the financial future of a new NSW Motoways entity from the ground up.

Drive transformation at the intersection of strategy, finance, and public impact.

In this role, you'll:

• Report to the Executive Director Finance Partnering & Insights, with a dotted line to the Chief Executive for NSW Motorways.
• Establish NSW Motorways as an entity, with a focus on leading the enablement of Finance and delivery of key program milestones.
• Act as a trusted strategic finance advisor to NSW Motorways' executive leadership, enabling sound decision-making.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes aligned to Transport's strategic priorities, and deliver monthly/quarterly financial reporting cycles
• Collaborate with the Chief Executive and Leadership Team in preparing the strategic plan, identifying risks and opportunities, and preparing the Motorways Asset and Services Plan to inform the FY27 budget process
• Deliver financial transformation and sustainability initiatives, balancing compliance, innovation, and reform.
• Lead and develop a small high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive finance team that feels empowered to deliver results
• Demonstrate a solutions-focused approach, supporting partners and delivering on commitments, including defining the future-state ongoing (BAU) financial management beyond the initial setup phase.

About You

You're an inspirational finance leader with a track record of enabling strategic transformation in complex environments. You bring deep expertise in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

Recognised as a forward-thinking and influential communicator, you bring a proven track record of delivering results and navigating intricate financial landscapes with confidence and impact.

Your stakeholder engagement skills are exceptional, allowing you to influence senior executives and partner across government. You thrive in ambiguity, balancing reform delivery with operational excellence.

To succeed, you'll require tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline, full membership of a recognised professional accounting body, and demonstrated experience leading financial enablement in large-scale programs or entity setups.

Ideally, you also have proven experience in the government sector, with a keen understanding of navigating the public landscape. Experience in a Motorways environment will be highly regarded.

Apply now to make your mark as an inspirational finance leader by playing a key role in setting up our NSW Motorways entity

This is an Temporary Full Time Transport Senior Service Executive (1B) role ending in May 2026. Please see the role description and Information Pack for more information.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team's home base location with remote days.

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us. Apply now

Applications close: 11:59 pm Monday 29th September 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact EFFIE..NSW.GOV.AU.

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