Systems Lead and Finance Business Partner (Woodville South)

- Lead systems improvement and business partnering across Council
- Drive TechnologyOne optimistion, reporting and continuous improvement
- Influence decision making through insights, relationships and innovation Short Summary Lead business partnering and systems improvement while helping shape the future of finance at City of Charles Sturt. About the Company City of Charles Sturt is one of South Australia’s largest metropolitan councils, serving a diverse and growing community across Adelaide’s western suburbs. They play an important role in shaping the liveability, sustainability and long-term outcomes for their region through strong leadership, innovation and community focused services. Council is committed to continuous improvement and is evolving how it operates to support future growth, strengthen capability and deliver consistent, high quality outcomes for the community. Role Overview Reporting to the Manager Financial Services, this newly created role will play a key part in strengthening financial business partnering capability and supporting the ongoing evolution of Council's financial systems and reporting environment. Working closely with senior leaders across the organisation, you will provide strategic financial advice, deliver meaningful insights and help drive continuous improvement through enhanced systems, reporting and business processes. This is an opportunity to influence how finance supports decision making across Council while contributing to a range of initiatives focused on capability, efficiency and organisational performance. About the Person City of Charles Sturt is seeking an experienced finance professional with strong business partnering capability and a passion for driving improvement. You will bring a combination of commercial acumen, financial systems expertise and the ability to build trusted relationships across a diverse organisation. Equally comfortable working with data, systems and stakeholders, you can translate information into meaningful insights that support informed decision making. You are naturally curious, solutions focused and motivated by the opportunity to improve processes, strengthen capability and contribute to organisational performance. Strong communication skills, sound judgement and the ability to influence outcomes in a collaborative way will be critical to your success. CPA or CA qualifications are essential. Experience working with TechnologyOne and exposure to complex or service-based organisations will be highly regarded. Key Responsibilities
- Lead ongoing optimisation and enhancement of the TechnologyOne setting
- Drive systems improvements, process redesign and transformation initiatives
- Build strong business partnering relationships across Council
- Provide strategic financial advice and insights to support decision making
- Develop meaningful reporting, dashboards and performance measures
- Support budgeting, planning and financial performance activities
- Coach and develop our Assistant Systems Accountant while building team capability
- Champion continuous improvement and organisational change initiatives Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- CPA or CA qualified with tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
- Significant experience in business partnering, management accounting or finance leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience leading systems improvements, process optimisation or transformation initiatives
- Strong financial systems experience, ideally including TechnologyOne
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across an organisation
- Experience developing reporting frameworks, dashboards and management insights
- Strong problem solving, communication and change management capability
- Experience coaching, mentoring or developing team members Culture of the business: The City of Charles Sturt’s organisational values are passionate, progressive, caring and courageous. Employees are encouraged to model these values, foster a constructive culture and contribute positively to organisational performance and community outcomes. For more information, please contact Joanne Murtagh 0489 279 *** OR Elena Bacon 0483 9158 113 Please note – all applicant resumes must be submitted in Word format only. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3s5371