Finance Business Partner

DirectorateCorporate & Community
Section Finance
TeamFinance
Employment StatusPermanent fulltime.
Employment Arrangement 35 hours per week with access to Councils Agile Work Policy.
Salary Range Commencing from $102229.40 (Grade 19 Step 1 plus 11.5 Superannuation. The successful candidate will have access to step increases based on competency assessment and tenure within the position.

Council Overview

Strathfield Council (Council) is a medium sized Council located in Sydneys Inner West. The area of the Council comprises approximately 14 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 46000 residents which is growing at 2.53 annually. Based on NSW Government projections the population will increase to over 80000 by 2036.

About the Role

Strathfield Council is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our finance team on a full time permanent basis.

The Finance Business Partner plays a critical role in providing financial leadership and support to business units across Council. The role is responsible for partnering with senior leaders to develop annual budgets and operating benchmarks drive business performance achieve financial targets and support strategic decisionmaking.

The Finance Business Partner leads the financial planning and analysis function to ensure effective financial management across the organisation while providing support across other core finance functions.

For more information about the duties and responsibilities for the role please refer to the Position Description attached below.

About You

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field is essential with a membership to a professional body (e.g. CPA ACCA CA) or similar professional certification is desirable.
• Solid experience in financial planning and analysis or similar role.
• Advanced proficiency in financial analysis techniques including financial modelling forecasting variance analysis and business partnering to support strategic decisionmaking and improved business performance.
• Advanced knowledge of budgeting principles and methodologies with the ability to prepare various types of budgets (e.g. operating capital project) and manage the budget preparation process including coordinating with departmental managers analysing budget variances and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles regulations and best practices with the ability to interpret and apply complex accounting standards to the treatment of financial transactions.
• Proven ability to lead and develop junior staff with strong leadership communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Excel with the ability to manipulate and analyse large datasets including excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to identify trends variances and opportunities for improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing highquality work even under pressure with the ability to work independently and as part of a team with a flexible and adaptable approach to changing priorities.
• Solid experience in supporting financial accounting functions including preparing financial statements reconciling accounts and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations is highly desirable.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders across the organisation in order to implement process change budgetary improvement and other financial gains.

Position Description

To review the position description for this role please click here.

Staff Benefits

To see a list of Council Staff Benefits please click here. To view Councils Agile Work Policy please click here.

To Apply

Applicants can apply through our online application process:

1. Please fill out your details below review and answer our designated questions.

2. On the next page attach any required documentation before concluding your application.

Please have the following documentation (preferably in PDF format) ready to upload prior to commencing your application

• Cover letter addressing the selection criteria as found in the position description
• Up to date CV/Resume

If you have any questions about the role please contact Simmi Gaur via email

Applications Close at 11:59pm Thursday 10 April 2025

Strathfield Council is an EEO employer. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender age ethnicity cultural background faith disability or gender identity. We encourage applications from people from diverse groups including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from culturally diverse backgrounds young people older workers people with disabilities LGBTIQA and other minority groups.