Finance Business Partner

About the Role

The Finance Business Partner partners with key internal stakeholders to meet Treasury requirements, secure funding, and ensure that the business prioritises and manages expenditure based on detailed financial analysis.

The role is temporary until 31 January 2025 with potential for extension.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

Our work includes:

·         Running elections.

·         Communicating and engaging with the public and our stakeholders; and

·         Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018

What we offer

·         Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community  

·         Career development opportunities

·         Employee Assistance Program

·         Work/Life balance (35 hour working week)

·         Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff

Essential requirements

As the successful candidate, you will have:

·         Relevant tertiary qualification.

·         Professional membership of an accounting body such as CPA, CA or equivalent.

·         Accounting and client relationship experience in a commercial or major accounting firm.

·         Experience managing a team.

·         Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners.

·         Satisfactory Criminal Record check result.

How to apply

As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions:

1.    Describe a time when you have had conflicting deadlines. How did you negotiate with stakeholders and still deliver a project within expectations (maximum 300 words)

2.    Describe your major achievement(s) in successfully managing the financial governance of a major project or event within previous roles in government or other medium or large organisations (maximum 300 words)

You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role.

For further information regarding the role please download the Role Description

Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service

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The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role. Please let us know if we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to assist you, please contact ******@elections.nsw.gov.au

Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection.

The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission’s Talent team on ******@elections.nsw.gov.au

Other Information

Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.  

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW.  The Commission’s Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office with a hybrid work arrangement.

Applications Close: Date Thursday 8th February 2024.