Senior Business Partnering Manager
Sydney (Flexible Hybrid Working Model)
Permanent
Our client is a leading infrastructure company based in Sydney and are recruiting for a Senior Business Partnering Manager. This is a senior and crucial role within the finance team and is focused on partnering with senior stakeholders, finance systems, financial planning & analysis and driving company performance.
This is an excellent opportunity to partner closely to the business, and our client offers an excellent culture, working from home options and a bonus.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Partnering
* Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, offering financial guidance and constructive challenge where needed.
* Serve as the finance partner for assigned business units, with a deep understanding of their operations, risks, and growth opportunities.
* Provide commercial support through scenario planning, financial modelling, and business case preparation.
* Highlight the key value drivers influencing performance within supported business areas.
* Help business units interpret financial results and use insights to improve processes and outcomes.
* Review revenue, expenditure, and capital investments with strong knowledge of accounting standards.
* Present financial information in a way that is clear and actionable for non-finance audiences.
Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting
* Drive the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery in collaboration with business leaders.
* Develop forward-looking forecasts, benchmarking against historical performance and identifying areas of improvement.
* Lead long-term financial planning, testing assumptions and ensuring outputs are robust.
* Produce cashflow forecasts and conduct variance reviews on a regular basis.
* Create and enhance reporting on KPIs to monitor results, explain variances, and highlight improvement opportunities.
* Engage with shareholders, supporting valuations and responding to ad hoc financial queries.
* Track performance against budget and provide meaningful analysis to support decision-making.
* Coordinate with Financial Control and business units to manage monthly reporting, including preparation of the Business Performance Report for leadership and the Board.
Financial Modelling
* Build and maintain investment models to assess the financial viability of new initiatives and proposals.
Financial Systems
* Design business planning templates that connect Anaplan with planning documents, ensuring accurate and consistent data capture.
* Optimise Anaplan configurations to streamline and improve forecasting processes.
* Oversee the integration between Anaplan and JDE, maintaining accurate and aligned data.
* Recommend ways to enhance Anaplan use, enabling greater automation and minimising manual intervention.
Requirements:
* CPA/CA Qualified or equivalent.
* Experience partnering with senior and executive stakeholders.
* Infrastructure, Property, Telco, Energy or Construction experience would be desirable.
* Commercial and analytical mindset.
* Advanced budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills.
* Strong financial system/tool experience.
Interested?
Please apply via the link provided or send a copy of your CV to