Senior Finance Business Partner

Organisation:
Department of Transport and Planning

Occupation:
Finance

Reference:
4473

About the Role.

The Senior Finance Business Partner is an integral position within the Finance Business Partnering function of the Finance Division responsible for providing effective and efficient financial business partnering services to internal clients. These services include financial budget and forecast development, actual financial performance monitoring, analysis and reporting, and project/program financial management.

The position requires the incumbent to effectively lead and manage employees in the provision of finance business partnering services. Further, the incumbent will be required to provide expert advice and guidance to internal clients, apply well developed engagement skills, creative and advanced problem-solving skills and specialized financial management skills in the provision of financial business partnering services to assist internal clients in their decision making and business performance.

As the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will lead and develop employees, provide high-quality financial business partnering services aligned with organizational strategies and policies. Additionally, you will provide expert advice and maintain integrity in financial information to support client decision-making and business outcomes, while fostering strong internal relationships through advanced engagement and communication skills. Finally, you will utilize creative problem-solving and specialized financial management to improve frameworks, ensure compliance with financial regulations and support departmental financial strategy and priorities.

Key Selection Criteria

• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated successful experience in providing finance business partnering services to internal clients.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, and experience in developing and maintaining strategic working relationships and working collaboratively with internal clients in the provision of financial business partnering services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage employees in providing financial business partnering services.
• High level analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills to interpret and report financial information to support internal client decision making and business performance.
• Experience in proactively identifying, recommending and implementing opportunities for continuous improvements relating to financial business partnering activities and services provided to internal clients.
• Experience in a hands on approach to the coordination and preparation of reports and other explanatory material for consideration by internal clients.

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant or a related discipline.
• Relevant Finance or Accounting degree which includes all foundation requirements for entry into CPA Program
• Membership of CPA or CA

What we offer

Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable

Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services

A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork

Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements

Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs

We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Cultural Values

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

How to Apply

Click the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. Applications should include a resume and a cover letter.

Applications close 11.59pm on Monday 8 June 2024. For further information about the role please contact Melissa Privitelli, Manager Finance Business Partnering via email

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Job type:

Full Time - Fixed Term

Job classification:

VPSG5

Contact:

- Manager Finance Business Partnering Melissa L Privitelli - N/A