Senior Finance Business Partner

ABOUT THE ROLE

Barker College is currently seeking an experience Senior Finance Business Partner based at our Hornsby campus.

This will be a Permanent Full-Time role commencing 3 June 2024, or earlier as negotiated.

The role of the Senior Finance Business Partner sits within the Finance Department and is responsible for creating a trusted partnership between Finance and both Operational and Educational Departments, helping to deliver a seamless Finance function to the School. The role reports to the Finance Manager and works closely with all members of the Finance team and Operational and Educational Departments.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and qualified Accountant/Business Partner to join our team.  Key deliverables include:

• Preparation of the monthly management reporting pack including operating KPIs
• First review of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet
• Business partner with Department Heads to ensure they understand their financial results through the monthly reporting of all Cost Centre P&Ls; respond to any business enquiries
• Provision of insightful analysis, including monthly analysis on various income and expense categories, and recommendations to drive informed decision making at all levels of the School
• Liaise and assist all Department Heads with the preparation of their annual budget, consolidating these budgets into the School budget
• Preparation of quarterly forecasts including detailed bottom-up calculations
• Report regularly on all current system projects to the organisation; log, manage and resolve all user problems with the system
• Identify, analyse and resolve monthly reporting issues
• Completion of weekly cash flow forecasts and monitor cash and debt balances 
• Completion of long range debt forecasting 
• Balance sheet reconciliation preparation and review as assigned 
• Preparation of accurate and timely analytical data as requested
• Assist with the regular review of internal controls, policies, and procedures, and identify areas for process improvements and efficiencies, implementing ideas that have been approved. 
• Provide support to the Finance Department and work collaboratively with all members of staff.

Skills and knowledge essential to the job:

• Minimum 8-10 years previous experience in Accounting roles are a must.
• Relevant academic qualifications in Accounting, Commerce or Business 
• Post qualification minimum of CA or CPA
• Strong excel and business intelligence reporting capability
• Work experience in a similar environment is preferred although not essential

A full Position Description for this role is attached HERE.

With more than 350 teaching staff and 200 professional services staff, Barker College is a diverse, vibrant, and dynamic professional environment. 

ABOUT BARKER COLLEGE

Barker is a leading independent coeducational school at the forefront of educational thought, visionary leadership and excellence. An Anglican Day and Boarding School, originally established in 1890 Barker is situated in Hornsby on the leafy Upper North Shore of Sydney.

Barker College is a fully coeducational school from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12.  We also have four satellite campuses:

• An Outdoor Education facility at The Grange, Mount Victoria, NSW
• An Indigenous Darkinjung Barker Campus in Yarramalong, NSW (established 2016)
• An Indigenous Ngarralingayil Barker Campus in Wollombi, NSW (established 2020)
• An Indigenous Dhupuma Barker Campus in Gunyangara, NT (established 2021).

Please view our Careers video from the Head of Barker College and Deputy Head (People & Culture) below.

Further information about Barker College can be found on our website

WHY WORK AT BARKER COLLEGE

At Barker, we aim to be an engaging place of work where all staff are valued and nurtured through a dynamic professional learning community. We encourage and support all our teaching and support staff to be lifelong learners, to be inspired and be supported to thrive in their roles through ongoing professional learning, research and self-reflection. Quality teaching and learning drives the pursuit of supporting the School’s strategic vision of being a leading educational institution that inspires global hope. Staff are highly aligned to the School values of Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Integrity and Respect and take pride in making a positive contribution to student life within and beyond the classroom.

We provide a range of benefits to support the ongoing wellbeing of all our staff and these benefits are outlined here.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please apply directly via SEEK and provide:
  • Current Resume/CV
  • Brief Covering Letter which addresses the reason for your interest and how your skills and experience suit the role.
• Applications close:  Monday 22 April 2024 at 10:00am

CANDIDATE EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

• Successful applicants will be expected to support the Mission, Vision and Values of the School.
• Barker College is an Anglican School and applicants for this position will need to demonstrate sympathy with and support for the School’s Christian values. 
• Barker College is a child safe organisation and all statutory checks and references are required prior to confirmation of employment.  A NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Police Check will be required.
• Barker College is committed to a safe work environment and all staff members work within our WHS Policy & Procedures and other relevant documentation.
• Referees will only be contacted after initial interviews have been carried out.