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Form of work Senior Finance Business Partner, Financial Management and Services
Employment Type: Temporary / Fixed term (Parental leave cover)
Employment period: May 2023 – August 2024
Classification / Grade / Band: Clerk Grade 9/10
Remuneration: $116,211 - $128,061; plus Superannuation and Leave Loading
Location: Sydney CBD, Flexible & hybrid working options available
Applications Close: Monday, 10 April 2023 at 10:00am
Stepping into the heart of the NSW Government
You will have an invaluable opportunity to create a positive impact for the people of New South Wales. You will be challenged to provide the best outcomes possible in this role while developing and growing your own skills.
When you join Treasury, you join an organisation that is a whole-of-government financial and economic advisor. Treasury is a critical component of the government and provides advice that informs a wide range of financial, economic and policy driven work for the state of NSW.
We consider work-life balance a key feature of being employed here. You will have the flexibility to manage your work schedule around times that best suit your life outside of the workplace and in line with organisational needs.
Enrich your career with the NSW Treasury
While we are certain you will already have your own expertise to ensure success in this role, you will also continue to learn and improve your skills in core areas, including:
the art of influence and negotiation
time and self-management
problem-solving skills
You will join our Financial Management and Services group and will be working within the Finance and Operations division. Read more about your future Group and Division.
As you grow in your role at Treasury, there may be opportunities to be a subject matter expert and to be a key contact for the business group. This may lead to opportunities to move into leadership.
Transform and develop your career in a central government agency that is invested in you.
The Senior Finance Business Partner role will provide you with the opportunity to expand your network as you will have the chance to work with multiple teams, agencies, external stakeholders, and organisations to help shape your career.
Investing in you
The team you will join is made up of a diverse and welcoming group of people. We understand what starting a new job is like, and to ensure you have the most positive experience we will ‘Buddy’ you up with a team member to help settle you in.
Just some of the benefits of working with Treasury include:
Flexible hybrid working at our office at 52 Martin Place, Sydney with standard working hours 35 hours per week.
Accrue quarterly flex time for any hours worked over the standard hours, and enjoy true work life balance
Continuous learning initiatives to invest in your career. We invite subject matter experts to share their knowledge and expertise during in-house education sessions, and online training is at your fingertips to access.
A healthy workplace, both mentally and physically. Our Wellbeing at Treasury curriculum offers regular seminars. From opportunities to connect with colleagues to boost social connection, to seminars on creating better financial health and physical and psychological wellbeing.
A range of leave to support you with your needs out of work including generous paid parental leave, carers leave and more.
Read more about our benefits.
Your day as a Senior Finance Business Partner
Your typical day-to-day work includes:
providing strategic and operational financial advice to senior managers and executives.
providing support to Treasury and its divisions by providing transaction, budgeting and forecasting services
building financial models and providing forecasts based on various operating metrics
recommending and implementing processes for improvements to budget and prepare forecasting for various divisions
preparing Monthly Management Reports, forecasting and budgeting and undertaking monthly accruals and journals
anticipating the financial implications of business decisions and provide evidence-based advice to influence and negotiate change where necessary.
This role liaises extensively with other areas within Treasury, with NSW government agencies and equivalents in other jurisdictions across Australia, and with external stakeholders.
Achieve success as a Senior Finance Business Partner
In this integral role there are a few things we would like for you to have to best support yourself and add value to the people of NSW.
You will be successful in this role if:
You are an effective collaborator and communicator. Develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships with senior executives and collaborate with all parts of the Treasury business.
You are a strategic thinker. Contribute to the design of solutions to enable goals to be delivered and stakeholders to be delighted with the value-added analysis.
You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. You can assimilate information quickly and derive practical, timely solutions that focus on outcomes.
You can deliver. You are very outcome focused and comfortable with a fast-paced cadence of delivery across a broad remit and have a strong ability to multi task.
You have an eye for detail. Be comfortable with focus on detail when important but pragmatic in timely macro evaluation.
You are a trusted advisor. Provide timely expert advice to drive a constant improvement in the outcomes of the Group and Treasury.
We are also committed to providing you with access to learning and development programs to help you achieve your performance objectives and career goals. Read more about how we invest in you.
If you have a strong focus on improving outcomes for communities, and would be interested in roles such as Senior Management Accountant and Senior Financial Analyst,, then this could be the path for you.
Interested in working with us?
We would love to learn more about you!
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTQI+ and diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Read the role description to learn more about the role and submit your application ONLY via the I Work for NSW jobs platform.
NSW Treasury is an accredited Disability Confident Recruiter. This means we provide a fair and equitable recruitment process to all candidates. People with a disability can apply for our jobs without experiencing barriers. We are committed to being an employer of choice for the people of New South Wales.
How we get to know you:
an up-to-date resume detailing your knowledge, skills, and experience in relation to the role.
complete several pre-screening questions as part of the application process.
Read more about what to expect in the hiring process.
Talent Pool
A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool represents a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role or similar roles and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term, or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for ongoing employment at NSW Treasury, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
NSW Treasury does not provide relocation expenses, nor can we support employer-sponsored work visas unless specifically referenced in the advertisement.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo background checks and provide confirmation of tertiary academic qualifications before commencement.
Any questions?
Visit our Careers Centre or contact our Talent Advisor Kathy Lau Kathy.Lau@treasury.nsw.gov.au
Close of applications: 10:00 am Monday 10 April 2023
A concurrent search is also underway
