Financial Strategist Role
This role plays a pivotal part in driving strategic financial decision-making across the organisation. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will partner with business units to deliver insightful analysis, accurate forecasting, and robust budgeting aligned with the organisation's strategic goals and funding obligations.
The Financial Strategist at this organisation supports operational efficiency by translating complex financial data into actionable insights, enhancing financial literacy among stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with financial policies. It also contributes to continuous improvement through process optimisation and the use of data analytics, while fostering strong relationships across teams to support impactful health outcomes for Western Australians.
Key Responsibilities:
* Demonstrate exceptional communication skills working with senior leaders to improve business outcomes and provide the support required to ensure financial and non-financial KPIs are met.
* Improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance.
* Delivering insights that link financial reports to business strategies.
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with various stakeholders within the organisation.
* Review and analyse the monthly forecasts for Operational activities.
Selection Criteria:
* Postgraduate qualification in Accounting or Commerce.
* Tertiary qualification in Finance or a related discipline.
* Demonstrated experience in managing annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and monthly financial planning cycles.
* Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or other data analysis tools is highly desirable.
* Proven ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively.
* Experience working collaboratively across all levels of an organisation, with the ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
What We Offer:
* Hybrid working arrangement that combines remote work from home with office presence.
* Commitment to employee development.
* Salary packaging - a maximum of $15,900 for general living expenses and $2,650 for entertainment benefits per fringe benefit tax year.
* Professional development opportunities.
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Additional paid parental leave.
About the Team:
The team provides robust structures and processes to support the organisation to align its strategic and operational goals. It does so through the development and implementation of strong internal financial control systems and processes; ensuring the organisation's people, processes, and workplaces are diverse, productive, innovative, and committed to wellbeing and excellence; bolstering corporate governance capacity in quality assurance, internal auditing, accreditation, and probity; and risk assessment and mitigation.