principal finance business partner.

Role Overview

Urgently looking for a Principal Finance Business Partner to provide strategic leadership and direction in delivering value adding financial management services across the Department. This includes oversight of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, and investigative functions. This role leads and develops a team of Finance Business Partners who work closely with designated business units to provide insights, advice, and proactive financial solutions that enable sound decision making. A key responsibility is fostering a collaborative, supportive, and engaging team environment that empowers staff to perform at their best and deliver high-quality outcomes.In addition, the Principal Finance Business Partner plays a central role in shaping and delivering the Department’s budget strategy, including the annual budget estimates cycle and other critical financial planning activities.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership as a senior member of the Finance team, contributing to governance, business direction, and the achievement of departmental goals.
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and customer focused culture that delivers high-quality financial services aligned with departments values and objectives.
• Drive continuous finance improvement through constructive engagement with stakeholders.
• Empower and inspire the Finance Business Partnering Team to translate objectives into actions and deliver agreed outcomes.
• Lead the Finance Business Partnering model, delivering specialist financial analysis, reporting, and advice that enables informed business decision making.
• Provide proactive, value adding insights by monitoring performance against budget, analysing variances, and advising on corrective actions.
• Oversee the provision of timely and accurate reporting, including monthly management reports, external reporting, KPIs, balance sheet analysis, and cash-flow performance.
• Provide financial oversight of externally funded projects, including budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Department’s Annual Financial Statements and the Financial Performance Reporting Framework.
• Contribute to the department’s budget strategy program and budget estimates cycle and contribute to improving and updating policies, processes, and guidelines. Contribute to the delivery of the final budget paper in relevant financial systems.
• Assist with budget estimates for the department, advising on budget allocations and funding.
• Contribute to developing and managing the internal budget and resource allocation process for the Department. Assess assumptions and calculations and provide recommendations in proposed budget allocations.

Key capabilities and skills

• Substantial experience delivering contemporary financial management in a large, complex organisation, including leading budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, and financial strategy to support organisational priorities.
• Strong understanding of financial frameworks and governance requirements, with a proven track record of ensuring compliance and promoting transparency and integrity.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems, financial platforms, and digital tools, with the ability to leverage data analytic to deliver strategic insights and enable evidence-based decision-making.
• Highly developed ability to build productive relationships, engage with diverse stakeholders (including executives) and influence decision- making through clear, evidence-based financial advice.
• Proven experience in driving improvements to financial processes, systems, and reporting to enhance efficiency, quality, and insight for decision-makers.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex financial and operational data, identify risks and opportunities, and develop solutions that optimise financial performance and resource allocation.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise tasks and delivery taking into account competing deadlines.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals, setting clear expectations, aligning work to organisational goals, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Possession of a relevant tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline, and full professional membership (or eligibility for membership) of a recognised accounting body.

Eligibility: Candidates must be Australian citizens or Permanent Resident to be eligible to apply.

Benefits of Contracting with Randstad:

• Access to benefits platforms with discounts at major retailers
• 3 weekly pay runs
• Exclusive access to roles before they go to market
• Employee assistance programme, including counselling services

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