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 If you are viewing this ad on a job board, please click 'Apply' to be redirected to the University's website, where you can review the full Position Description and submit your application.
Please include the following:
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 Position enquiries?
For specific position enquiries, please contact Michael McKee, Senior Manager, Business Partners on (02) 4055 0678, or via email .
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