Assistant Finance Business Partner

About the role

Mater Business Advisory has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join the Business Advisory team. This is a permanent full-time role.

The Business Advisory team reports to Director of Business Advisory and supports the organisation as the primary interface between the Business and Finance.

This role will help create value through the provision of information, insights and influence to the business. The Assistance Business Partner reports to and supports the Finance Business Partner(s).

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and salary packaging

What you'll be doing

As an Assistant Finance Business Partner, some of your key duties will include:

• Support the Finance Business Partners to understand and analyse key drivers of the business
• Support the Finance Business Partners to prepare the month end financial management reports
• Identify and communicate trends and opportunities for improvement and identify financial risk to the business
• Review and analyse financial performance and provide financial input to development of interventions related to business performance
• Use tools available (Clinical costing / Power BI etc.) to analyse trends and provide insight on financial impact / opportunity for the Business Advisory Team
• Support the Business Partners to work with the business areas to develop business cases, complete financial modelling and conduct planning activities
• Analyse financial and non-financial information to provide insight into the performance of the departments and facilities to enhance decision making
• As required, develop models to analyse performance and drivers of specific business areas.
• Support the Finance Business Partner in planning and managing the annual operating budget process for their portfolio, including building the annual budget using the parameters and system as defined by Group Finance
• Support the Finance Business Partner in the development and implementation of finance best practices and build financial literacy

About you

To be successful in your application, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary and/or postgraduate qualifications in accountancy, economics, commerce, finance or a related discipline
• Professional standing for current membership or eligibility for membership of a recognised Australian accounting body
• Experience forming relationships with internal stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience leveraging ERP (preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including presentation and report writing skills to clearly explain complex issues
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisation skills Health Specific or complex sector background (desirable)
• Experience in business partnering in a large size complex business (desirable)

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.

• Via salary packaging arrangements allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increasing take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses
• Access to leading education via Mater Education
• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business and venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation and Other
• 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

Applications close Friday 9 December 2022 however we will contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

For further information specific to the position, please contact Maddie Swain, Talent Acquisition Specialist, via Maddie.Swain@mater.org.au.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Advertised: 30 Nov 2022 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 09 Dec 2022 E. Australia Standard Time