Fixed term contract Jan - Dec 2025, 35-hour week
- Salary package from $131,171 - $153,033
- Callaghan campus, easy parking options & hybrid work options
Join the University of Newcastle's large finance team in 2025. As a Finance Business Partner, you'll collaborate with assigned business units to guide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting while delivering insights that drive strategic decision-making.
**Key responsibilities**:
- ** Financial Planning and Analysis**: Prepare budgets, forecasts, financial modelling and variance analyses to support decision making and resource allocation.
- ** Stakeholder Engagement**: Build effective relationships with diverse teams, providing financial advice and building financial literacy among leaders with non-financial backgrounds.
- ** Business cases and Capital Evaluation**: Prepare business cases and evaluations to support effective resource management.
- ** Month-End and Reporting**: Conduct month-end reviews, performance reporting, and provide in-depth analysis and insights.
- ** System Support and Change Management**: Support non-finance users during process improvements, and system rollouts, including Tech One.
This full-time role is based at our Callaghan Campus on Awabakal and Worimi land, with hybrid work opportunities available.
**Why this role?**:
- ** Attractive Salary**: $112,112-$131,171 + 17% superannuation, commensurate with experience.
- ** Work-Life Balance**: Fixed-term contract (6 Jan-31 Dec 2025), 35-hour workweek, with flexible and hybrid options.
- ** Career Growth**: Build relationships across the university, gain experience in a large, complex organisation, and develop professionally.
- ** Meaningful Work**: Contribute to an organisation improving lives through education, research, and community engagement. Drive financial efficiencies and effectiveness that positively impacts our wider community.
- ** Additional Perks**: Extra leave, staff discounts, and more (see our Benefits at a Glance page).
**About you**:
**You will bring**:
- A degree in accounting/business or equivalent.
- Progress towards postgraduate qualifications or extensive relevant experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
- Experience providing strategic financial support in complex organisations.
- A commitment to fostering a safe and respectful workplace.
**Desirable**:
- CPA/CAANZ membership or progress towards it.
- Technology One experience.
**Eligibility**:
- Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Visa sponsorship is unavailable.
- Pre-employment checks, including a criminal history check, may be required.
**How to apply**:
- ** Your resume**.
- ** A cover letter** (no more than 2 pages) outlining your interest in the role and how your skills and experience align with the position's requirements as detailed in the position description.
**Applications close**: 2nd December, 11:59 PM (AEDT).
**Contact us**:
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