Finance Business Partner (Callaghan)

Fixed term contract
- Feb 2025
- Feb 2026, 35 hour week
- Partner with university stakeholders in a cooperative & supportive environment
- Callaghan campus, easy parking options & hybrid work options

**Finance Business Partner**: Join the University of Newcastle’s large finance team on a fixed-term to Feb 2026. 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 Join Us?**:

- ** Attractive Salary**: $112,112-$131,171 + 17% superannuation, commensurate with experience, with a 4% increase from March 2025.
- ** Work-Life Balance**: Fixed-term contract (Feb 2025-Feb 2026), 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 transforming 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)

**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.

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