Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders.Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies.Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier.Job DescriptionNew RoleJoin a highly professional forward-thinking team.Hybrid working as standard.Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia's largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they're more likely to get a better retirement outcome.Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours. We want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply, we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.Reporting directly to the GM, Finance Business Partnering, you will partner with the Rest team and outsource partners to optimise our opportunities to deliver on our member and employer promises, including sound financial management and ensuring our members and the funds' rights are protected.Ensures accounting principles and practices are in place and delivered through the team to service, support and guide service partners and internal and external stakeholders on a day-to-day basis.This involves budgetary and expense control and managing internal and external stakeholders to influence, advise and achieve desired business outcomes.Provision of all business finance partnering capability for agreed Rest business units and divisions including:Leading finance engagement and managing senior stakeholders to ensure that their finance needs are met.Spearheading delivery of key finance responsibilities and accountabilities for agreed business units, ensuring always that deliverables are completed on time and accurately.Strategic financial analysis for business opportunities, input into business cases, benefit identification, monitoring and realisation.Providing impactful analysis and decision support across business units.Preparation of the annual budget to be incorporated into the annual business plan.Assisting stakeholders with Best Financial Interest Duty Assessments, including NPV calculations.Assistance with forecasting and monitoring, including assisting cost centre managers with accurate and regular financial reporting.Promoting a culture of innovation and value add, encouraging staff to initiate innovative responses to current and future business needs.Display effective influencing skills, ability to build trust and challenge existing practice.Provide partnering in the form of coaching, advice, support and recommendations to business unit stakeholders to ensure understanding of budget financial responsibility and where financial performance indicators could improve. This will involve ensuring that operating costs are aligned with the overall strategic business plan.Ensure appropriate controls within the finance function are complied with and operating effectively to manage operating risks, including manager and employee education, procedures and expense authorisation processes.Assist the business and transformation delivery management teams in the estimation of future costs and benefits for use in business case and budget preparation, and year-on-year spend for annual planning and forecasting purposes.Develop and implement new systems and processes to ensure ongoing efficiency improvements and cost reductions.QualificationsQualifications:CA or CPA qualified or tertiary finance qualifications or equivalent.Required experience, understanding or credentials including:Extensive experience in financial services, professional services firm or superannuation fund.Business partnering experience requirement across multiple senior stakeholders.Strong knowledge of the superannuation and financial services industry.Proven ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.Knowledge of project management processes and experience in the application of contemporary project management methodologies.Excellent organisational and time management skills.Ability to work effectively in a team environment.Excellent verbal, written communication and numerical skills.Experience in leading and developing people for performance.Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively.Additional InformationOur benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:Personal and professional development opportunities.Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave.Super Contribution Continuation for 12 months of parental leave.Income Protection Insurance.Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest's values and behaviours).If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.*Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.
#J-18808-Ljbffr