Senior Finance Business Partner

Job No.: 660442

Location: Caulfield campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration:$112,694 - $124,394 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

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The Opportunity

The Finance Services group plays a critical role in the effective and sustainable management of the Monash Business School’s financial position, and partners with organisational units within the School to oversee and support the development of strong and consistent financial management capability. The Finance Services group is the key interface and link with the University’s central finance and resource management teams, and includes staff with specialist skills in management accounting, revenue and expenditure reporting, financial modelling and analysis.

The Monash Business School Finance Services team is seeking a high performing and enthusiastic business partnering-focused individual for the role of Senior Finance Business Partner to assist with a range of quality financial management services.

The Senior Finance Business Partner reports into the Reporting and Analysis Manager and oversees a team of two staff members. The role works as a key member of the Finance Services team and is primarily responsible for budgeting, planning, forecasting, analysis and reporting. Working with a team of service-oriented finance staff, you will provide tailored financial services designed to improve financial capability, implement and maintain financial controls, address financial management issues and support the achievement of the business' goals.

You will ideally have:

• A relevant post-graduate qualification or progress towards post-graduate qualifications with current CA/CPA accreditation
• Demonstrated staff management and development experience
• Demonstrated capabilities in strategic budget & forecast development and reporting, process improvement, contract management, project costing, quality control, financial analysis and monitoring, within a complex environment
• Excellent stakeholder management, business partnering and influencing skills
• Excellent analytical, numerical, research and problem-solving skills to achieve desired outcomes
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to work autonomously and cooperatively in a team
• Proven ability to apply accounting standards and financial policies in a complex organisation

Experience in using totally integrated computer systems such as SAP will be highly regarded.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments more easily .

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. This position at the University will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check and a satisfactory Police Check.

The successful applicant will need to possess a current valid Finance check.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs '.

Enquiries

Ms Maithili Parthasarathy, Reporting and Analysis Manager, Faculty of Business & Economics, +61 3 9905 9053

Position Description

 Senior Finance Business Partner

Closing Date

Sunday 28 January 2024, 11:55pm AEDT

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