Finance Business Partner

Job Description

• Join the university of opportunity
• Friendly and professional team
• The position is located at our Footscray Park Campus.

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly . One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride. 

About the Role:

The Finance Business Partner will provide financial and commercial insights to Portfolio stakeholders, using strong analytical skills to advise and support effective decision making for the overall benefit of the University.

This is a full-time (1 FTE) 36.75 hours per week continuing position, at a HEP 9 Classification Level, Salary range of $124,066 per annum - $129,080 per annum, plus 17% Superannuation. 
 

About You:

• To be successful in this role, you must have demonstrated experience in finance business partnering, experience in providing high quality financial insights to help deliver strategic objectives by key stakeholders for large complex organisations, dealing with senior executives and cross functional stakeholders.
• You will possess exceptional analytical skills, strong interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills including the ability to negotiate and influence decision making. 
• Working within an ever-changing environment, you will need to be agile and open to change, adaptable and flexible to undertake new challenges and operate in new innovative ways. 
   

Role Based Requirements:

• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA). 
• A Police Check is required.
   

Benefits:

• Salary sacrifice options
• Professional development opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangements available
• Paid study leave

For more information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff.
 

How to Apply:

For a position description, please click here .   

Applications must be uploaded/ submitted as a single document (no separate attachments) comprising:

• Your cover letter
• Your curriculum vitae/resume, and
• Your responses to the selection criteria listed in the Position Description.

Applications close at 9am on Monday 6th May 2024. 

Please note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria (as listed on Page 3 of the PD) will not be considered. 
 

Who to Contact:

For further information relating to the position, please contact, Helen Chong Gum, Recruitment Officer at [email protected] .  
 

Our Commitment to Protecting Country

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.