Senior Finance Business Partner

• Salary up to $146,000 package and other benefits including salary sacrifice option

An exciting opportunity as a Senior Finance Business Partner to play an influential role as part of the management team in a leading education institute.This role will be responsible for the reporting on monthly business financial performance data against identified key financial performance indicators and benchmarks. You will provide proactive strategic and operational financial information and commercial analysis and insights to Management to determine the financial operational decisions within the business with an emphasis on the teaching portfolios in which business improvement interventions and strategic realignment are required.Key responsibilities (but not limited to) :

• Leadership of Finance partnering of all teaching portfolios, reporting on monthly business performance data (financial and non-financial) against identified key performance indicators and benchmarks. This will involve partnering Executives in making strategic decisions based on financial and operational insights.
• Mentor Executive team, Portfolio Directors and other staff through financial issues and provide guidance where required.
• Provide independent evaluation of current operations and develop business cases for providing appropriate assessment and advice on identified issues, potential improvements initiatives and projects. Conduct analysis through scenario modelling and risk analysis and recommend appropriate strategies and/or related interventions to ensure cost effective and efficient operations and appropriate risk management.
• Lead benchmarking studies of operations, revenue and costs related activities to set reasonable and achievable targets and improve business financial performance.
• Partner with the Executive in the identification of evolving business needs and data analysis and reporting requirements to drive the continuing enhancement of commercial business management capabilities.
• Support revenue management for the institute ($160M) on a monthly basis, ensuring its accuracy. This analysis will highlight the risks and opportunities of current financial performance and provide insights and recommendations to Executives to ensure targets achieved.
• Lead the ongoing development of annual planning and quarterly forecasting for teaching portfolios. This will involve working collaboratively with the Executive, incorporating input from across the organisation and, where appropriate, external stakeholders.

You will have:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business, and have completed CPA/CA qualification
• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent leadership skills and a good team player
• High attention to detail and detailed budget analysis experience
• Advanced Excel skills for financial modelling including power query. Power BI will be a bonus but not essential

You will be rewarded with:

• Being part of the management team in an influential role that impacts core decision making of the business and regular meetings with the executive team
• Positive and respectful work environment with a close-knit team
• Flexible hybrid work model with WFH and great accessibility to a newly refurbished office near Richmond train station and free on-site parking
• Great training courses including leadership courses and guest speaker seminars
• Fitness programs, salary sacrifice options and more

We are actively recruiting for this role, so please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW via the links provided. For any further questions, please contact Vinnie on 0481 767 105 or vinnie.yeoh@people2people.com.au
For other available roles, please visit our website - https://www.people2people.com.au/jobsOperating for over 18 years in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, people2people, Edge Recruitment and Frog Recruitment are your award-winning recruitment group and HR solutions provider. We are the 2022 Outstanding Large Agency, 2023 Excellence in Candidate Care and 2023 Excellence in Client Service RCSA Award winners. We mitigate our carbon emissions by measuring them and planting the equivalent in trees.At people2people, Edge Recruitment and Frog Recruitment, everyone is welcome and as an inclusive workforce, we encourage our employees, clients, and candidates to showcase their authentic selves.Location
Melbourne, VictoriaSalary
$140,000.00 - $146,000.00 AnnualWork Type
Full TimeIndustryAccountancyDate published12-Feb-2024Learn more about this jobVascilla Chauhan1300 338 546VictoriaYour working rightsAustraliaAs an Australian citizen, you can work and travel in the UK, with the UK Youth Mobility Scheme.New ZealandAs an Australian citizen, you can work and travel in NZ. If you are a permanent resident of Australia, you will require a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA).Copyright © 2024, people2peoplepeople2people acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country, pays respect to their Elders past and present, and extends that respect to all Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori peoples today.