Finance Business Partner

Join us at the Australian Museum and help us achieve our Mission to ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change

About the Role

The Finance Business Partner is responsible for working with their allocated Division(s) to understand the business drivers to then support the Division achieve its targets within the allocated budget.

The role is the key driver in developing financial plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and management accounting activities, including report compilation and variance analysis.

Employment Status:

• Clerk Grade 7/8
• Ongoing
• Full time 35 hours per week

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You will be paid a competitive total remuneration package of $124,600 - $137,925 (including annual salary, employer's contribution to superannuation (currently 11.5%) and annual leave loading).

About you

We are seeking a professional with a positive can-do attitude who can work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will have experience as a finance business partner in NSW government and be a wizard with excel.

Key knowledge and experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP and reporting tools (Calumo/Cognos/TM1).
• Demonstrated experience in finance business partner role within an NSW Government entity
• Demonstrated experience in management reporting, budgeting & forecasting, and business partnering to executive management.
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Excel

Essential requirements

• Appropriate tertiary qualification or relevant, equivalent professional experience.
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a recognised Australian/International professional accounting body

About The Australian Museum

The Australian Museum is truly a great place to work. We aim to be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world-leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs.

Recent staff survey results confirm that our staff feel valued, accepted and supported and that they believe the AM is an inclusive workplace. AM staff also report a high level of job satisfaction.

The AM is located on the homelands of the Gadigal people and acknowledges and pays respect to the Gadigal people as the custodians of the land, sky and waterways, paying respect to Elders past and present.

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Benefits

Besides working together with other like-minded people, you will have access to professional development and dedicated Wellbeing programs.

How to apply

Applicants must submit (if submitted as attachment, please upload as PDF):

1. A one to two page covering letter which addresses the role description’s essential requirements, key knowledge and experience.
2. Resume (maximum 4 pages)

As part of the online application process, you will be prompted to answer two targeted questions.

1. Provide an example when you managed an initiative/strategy. How did you ensure the required results and outputs were communicated? What was the challenge and how did you monitor the progress? (300 words maximum)
2. Please describe one or more key challenges you have faced when building a financial or cost model for a business unit, service or product, and how did you manage those challenges? (300 words maximum)

For more details, Frequently Asked Questions and how to apply for the role go to I Work for NSW.

The successful applicant will be subject to national criminal records check. As recommended by Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), the Australian Museum encourages all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID-19, to be so.

Contact person: Lalith Ruban, Chief Financial Officer, [email protected]

Inclusive and welcoming

The Australian Museum is an NSW Public Service organisation and aims to attract and retain the right people for the right jobs. The AM is a diverse and inclusive workplace where genuine participation and contribution is enabled, and everyone, regardless of their background, identity or circumstances is valued, accepted and supported to thrive at work.

This means that we are embedding diversity and inclusion in everything we do on a daily basis, whether it be our recruitment processes, workplace culture, career development programs, customer service or policies and procedures. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment process to better enable you to shine, please reach out to the contact person or note this in your application.