• Full-time ongoing position, commencing August 2025
• ASO6 salary range, $98,478 - $104,165 p.a. + super
• Based at TAFE SA, Regency Campus

About TAFE SA
Awarded the Training Provider of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 SA Training Awards, TAFE SA ensures all South Australian students have access to quality education and skills training across a number of regional and metropolitan locations.

By working with TAFE SA, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a diverse and inclusive organisation, while helping to deliver job-ready skills and meaningful outcomes for students across our state.

The Role

The Finance Business Partner plays a pivotal role in supporting strategic decision-making by providing high-level financial expertise, analysis, and guidance. Drawing on extensive professional experience and relevant qualifications, the role delivers complex and specialised financial functions to support a defined business area in achieving its operational and strategic goals.

Operating under broad direction, the Finance Business Partner is responsible for managing sensitive, high-impact, and novel financial matters. The role may involve oversight of multiple complex activities that contribute to regional, state, or enterprise-level outcomes, requiring sound judgment and strategic insight.

What You’ll Do:

• Implement and monitor accounting practice and budgets in accordance with TAFE SA policies and procedures and Department of Treasury and Finance requirements and obligations.
• Acting as a Financial Business Partner to Directors within TAFE SA, providing consistent, timely and relevant commercial advice and financial analysis which satisfy the goals of the Business Units.
• This role assists in the development of the relationship between finance functions and commercial operations of TAFE SA.
• Provide commercial advice and financial analysis. Participate in the overall budget process and coordinate budget processes within the Finance Business Partner’s Business Unit and Work Groups.
• Interact with commercial and operational departments within the business to facilitate and interpret financial data and respectfully challenge the departments where necessary.
• Work with multiple stakeholders in Financial, other corporate functions and Business Units to identify efficiencies and solutions.
• Contribute to the delivery of financial projects, initiatives and investigations to achieve best practice in financial forecasting, modelling and reporting.
• Identify gaps in workgroup knowledge and skills and support the implementation of appropriate training to promote continuous improvement and best practice in Finance and Performance.

Why Join Us?

At TAFE SA, we don’t just shape futures—we empower them. You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation committed to excellence, collaboration, and delivering meaningful outcomes for the community. We offer:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• A supportive and inclusive workplace culture

Key Selection Criteria

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in complex organisations within the Corporate or Public sector, including management accounting experience.
• High level interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills that demonstrate a capacity to confidently develop, manage, influence and maintain effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, and concisely and accurately explain a range of sensitive and complex concepts and issues to achieve positive outcomes.
• High organisational capability and ability to work under broad direction, either independently or as a member of a team, and manage competing priorities to meet business needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, Executive financial management reporting, the compilation of financial management reports from systems and financial analysts or other sources of inputs, undertaking budget variance, comparative financial research and analysis, and applying sound analytical skills to identify financial management issues.
• Demonstrated ability working under broad direction and exercising significant judgement and delegated authority to resolve complex financial issues and prepare scenarios and models for the development of business cases and the assessment of projects.
• Demonstrated experience in reviewing business systems and processes, developing and improving financial tools and performance reporting frameworks, undertaking change management processes and implementing successful performance management practices.
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture and Community.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Role Description.

Special Conditions
The successful applicant is required to demonstrate having a valid DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) prior to being employed. Applicants who do not hold a WWCC will need to apply at Department of Human Services (DHS).

• Out of hours work may be required.
• Intra/interstate travel and overnight absences may be required.
• Incumbent will be required to participate in the department's Performance Development Program.
• Eligibility to work in Australia.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online.
For further information on how to apply for this position, please refer to the attached application guidelines and Role Descriptor.

Your application must address all Key Selection Criteria as listed in the Role Description. Provide examples outlining your skills, experience, and knowledge of each criterion, and how you put them into practice. It is important that you identify skills you may have which are not explicitly specified in the Role Descriptor and yet, in your opinion, would enable you to perform well in the position.

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement
At TAFE SA, we ensure our workplaces are safe, inclusive, supportive, and respectful. We do not accept discrimination, harassment, or violence of any kind. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ and people living with disability.

TAFE SA offers a range of work options to attract and retain great staff, including part-time. We support employees to manage their work-life balance at all stages of their lives. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Enquiries
Luke Hansen
Director, Management, Accounting and Performance
P: +61872103656
E: [email protected]