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Finance Business Partner (2 positions available) 

Job No.: 668512 

Location: Caulfield campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: Continuing appointment (2 positions available) 

Remuneration: $103,178 - $113,167 pa HEW Level 07 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

  • Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
  • Join our inclusive, collaborative community
  • Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

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 two high performing and enthusiastic Finance Business Partners to assist with a range of quality financial management services.

In this role, you will have the exciting opportunity to provide best practice services in areas of budget planning, forecasting, financial insights and analysis and reporting. You will work closely with the finance team and client groups and will be a trusted advisor assisting with insights for strategic decision making.

You will ideally have:

  • Demonstrated capabilities in strategic budget & forecast development and reporting, process and systems improvement, project costing, 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 in a timely manner

  • Outstanding communication skills and the ability to work autonomously and cooperatively in a team

  • Demonstrated experience in interpreting and analysing complex data extracted from financial systems and applications

  • Experience in using finance systems and software, ERP systems, business intelligence tools, and advanced Excel; experience in developing and maintaining Power BI reports will be highly regarded

To be successful in this role, you must have a degree qualification in business or accounting, with current CA/CPA accreditation and extensive relevant experience in areas of financial analysis, operational management and extensive experience in financial systems and applications.

If this sounds like a position that suits your current career focus we look forward to hearing from you.

About Monash University

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To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Ms Maithili Parthasarathy, Finance Business Partnering Manager, +61 3 9905 9053

Position Description: Finance Business Partner

Applications Close: Wednesday 4 December 2024, 11:55pm AEDT

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