Finance Business Partner

Exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Business partner to join a leading IT services organisation. Working closely with senior leaders, you will provide financial insights, forecasting and commercial analysis to support decision- making across complex enterprise accounts. Ideal for an established Finance Business Partner or Senior Finance Analyst looking to take ownership of financial performance, influence stakeholders and contribute to forward planning.

What you'll do:

• Conduct detailed financial performance analysis within a matrix environment to validate, interpret, and clarify results for key stakeholders across multiple business units.
• Bridge analytical commentary against reference benchmarks by performing weekly and monthly reviews of KPIs and financial outcomes, ensuring completeness and accuracy while identifying areas for improvement.
• Oversee revenue validation processes including management of invoice plans, review and approval of Work In Progress (WIP) and Deferred Revenue across diverse pricing structures.
• Manage overhead cost reviews and spending analysis to ensure optimal portfolio performance, escalating issues as necessary to management.
• Collaborate with Finance and Commercial Transactional functions to develop business processes and system knowledge that enhance understanding of drivers impacting financial performance.
• Lead short-term resource utilisation planning across chargeable, billable, investment, and overhead benchmarks for both base and project pricing structures.
• Sustain robust monthly and long-range forecasting processes that feed into strategic, business, and horizon planning cycles; prepare, analyse, interpret, and present schedules in close partnership with the business.
• Maintain the integrity of financial reports including dashboards, FTE reporting, project reporting; actively participate in continual improvement using ERP Reporting & Business Intelligence systems.
• Support the maintenance of pricing models and billing mechanisms for portfolios by providing analytical modelling for project proposals, variations, scenarios, tenders, bids, investments, and contract changes.
• Prepare monthly financial performance commentary at account and portfolio level for senior management including CXO-level executives and the Board.

What you bring:

• Degree qualification in Finance, Accounting or related field is required for this position.
• CA or CPA qualification either completed or currently in progress is highly desirable.
• Your strong attention to detail ensures accuracy in reconciliation tasks while your analytical approach supports problem-solving across complex scenarios.
• Excellent communication skills enable you to forge robust relationships within Business Services as well as across functions at all organisational levels with a collaborative mindset.
• Financial analytical capabilities allow you to interpret data effectively while providing valuable insights during monthly meetings with People & Organisation teams.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills empower you to create sophisticated forecasts and scenario analyses that inform strategic decisions.
• PowerBI proficiency enables you to utilise ERP Reporting & Business Intelligence systems for continual improvement of financial information adoption.
• Commercial acumen helps you understand business drivers impacting financial performance while supporting recommendations for new initiatives or investments.
• Relationship management skills facilitate positive interactions with mission-critical collaborators including Managed Services PCB managers, Group Executives, CFOs, Strategic Finance teams, Assurance teams, Board members and other stakeholders.
• Experience of 5+ years in Financial Planning & Analysis or Management Accounting within large corporate organisations, especially those focused on professional services or project-based environments is essential.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Doireann Boylan on 02 8289 3204 for a confidential discussion.