Finance Business Partner (Toowong)

**Purpose of the role**

The ‘Finance Business Partner informs and supports key performance delivery and execution across the Product Division (Product, Pricing and Underwriting) and within the Growth Ops Division (Innovation and Alliances) to play an integral part in the Corporate Finance purpose of supporting and driving profitable growth throughout A&G.;

The Product division spearheads exceptional profitable growth year-on-year through market-leading pricing and product design and underwriting excellence, and this role is pivotal to ensure it can continue doing so. The Alliances team oversees our products that leverage the excellence of our Alliance partners in product or services. The Innovation team does exactly that
- innovate for the future.

**The role**

The Finance Business Partner role works within the structure and procedures of the Corporate Finance team however works closely with the Divisional leadership teams.
- Provide financial leadership to the business with input, leadership and recommendations on strategic direction, commercial constructs, business cases and divisional initiatives.
- Driving the planning and forecasting processes for the Growth Ops Division providing adequate rigour and challenge to ensure alignment with strategy.
- Identifying performance opportunities through analysis and interpretation and providing clear insights to the Product Director and leadership teams. This includes daily, weekly, and monthly results as relevant to understand and drive performance as well as ad hoc analysis and reporting requests as required.
- Understand financial implications and risks (including mitigation) of performance, projects, initiatives, contracts and educate key stakeholders on these, including translation to operational results.
- Create and update relevant financial models to support new and ongoing business initiatives with a focus on driving process improvements and commercial insights. Providing input into business packs and materials to prepare and inform business cases.
- Ensure the delivery of financial and managerial reports and analysis to internal stakeholders, this specifically includes the production, analysis and actioning of monthly management, operational and Board reporting as required.
- Seek and lead process improvement from an operating rhythm perspective within the team and division, and across the wider business.
- Liaise with key stakeholders with the support teams, the broader Finance community and Customer & Data teams and the wider business to ensure effective delivery of key objectives.

**What experience you’ll bring**
- Essential _
- Formal qualifications in a relevant area and CA/CPA accreditation
- At least three years’ experience in a senior finance role in a comparable organization environment with experience from a business engagement / advisory perspective (business partnering / commercial manager etc)
- A high level of self-awareness and personal effectiveness
- Technically strong commercial mind with excellent systems & software capability.
- Preferred _
- Specific experience in the Banking, Finance & Insurance and /or Technology industry and associated understanding and knowledge of the current and emerging regulatory, commercial, technology and operational trends.
- Experience of driving performance, enhancements and innovation through engagement and challenge.
- Familiar with TM1, PowerBI or similar analytics tools

**Location **- Close to a variety of public transport and easy parking options, the Toowong office has excellent end of trip facilities (including secure bike storage and showers), outdoor spaces and plenty of modern collaborative areas to work and connect with colleagues.

Conveniently based at Toowong Village tower with views of the mountains and the Brisbane River, our location is only 4 km from the city and provides access to retail, restaurants and other amenities.

**The benefits of working at A&G;**
- **Be rewarded**:

- we recognise high performance and reward our people for their hard work through bonuses and other perks.
- **Work flexibility
- **with options to work from home two days per week.
- **Options for leave**:

- life happens, so we’ve got volunteer days, an additional paid ‘ME’ day, paid parental leave and the opportunity to purchase additional leave to cover all of the big stuff.
- **Grow with us**:

- we’ve got learning and professional development opportunities to suit everyone.
- **Give back**:

- our A&G; Difference program gives you the power to change our community for the better through volunteering, fundraising and donation opportunities for causes that you’re passionate about.
- **Take care of yourself**:

- your wellbeing is significant to us and our healthy mind and body hub, mental-health support and fitness discounts will help you be your best self.
- **Celebrate the wins**:

- we love sharing our successes and celebrating together
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