Finance Partner (Capital Portfolio)
Full-time, Fixed Term through to November ****. Base salary will be in the range $106,709 - $116,199 + 17% super (HEW Level 7). Based at our St Lucia campus.
About This Opportunity
Join a collaborative, inclusive and purpose-driven finance team that plays a critical role in shaping the University's future infrastructure investment portfolio. Reporting to the Director, Corporate Finance, the IFG Finance Partner (Capital Portfolio) Finance Partner provides high-quality financial management, governance and business partnering support across the University's capital projects portfolio. Working closely with Project Managers, the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) and finance stakeholders, you will help create meaningful change by delivering insightful financial advice, maintaining robust governance practices, and supporting informed decision-making across major infrastructure initiatives. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to a visionary and collaborative environment where excellence, innovation and continuous improvement are highly valued.
Key Responsibilities
Providing finance business partnering support and expert financial advice across the capital portfolio, partnering with Project Managers, PMO representatives and key finance stakeholders.
Delivering portfolio financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, analysis and executive commentary to support strategic decision-making and successful project delivery.
Managing project financial structures, funding allocations, chartstrings, compliance activities and governance requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Driving continuous improvement across financial governance, reporting processes, systems, controls, data integrity and stakeholder service delivery.
About You
Degree qualifications in accounting, business, commerce or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of extensive experience and relevant training.
Demonstrated experience in accounting, financial analysis and reporting within a complex organisational setting.
Proven experience managing and delivering project-based accounting services, including budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
Experience working in a professional financial advisory and/or service delivery function supporting diverse stakeholder groups and governance frameworks.
Strong ability to establish productive working relationships and provide trusted financial advice to stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills,



with the ability to influence outcomes and support sound decision-making.
Demonstrated capability to provide strategically aligned operational financial solutions that contribute to organisational objectives and successful project outcomes.
Progress towards, or membership of, a recognised professional accounting body such as CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, or equivalent.
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Guided by a shared purpose of creating change together, UQ offers an environment where people are challenged, inspired and rewarded while working alongside a diverse and connected network of colleagues. UQ is committed to supporting career development, progression and fulfilment through world-class facilities, meaningful work and a culture built on collaboration, excellence, respect and inclusivity.
The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad. Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental leave, 17% super, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing initiatives, professional development opportunities, and a range of family‐friendly benefits including on‐campus childcare, affordable parking and salary packaging.
Benefits
Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental leave, 17% super, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing initiatives, professional development opportunities, and a range of family‐friendly benefits including on‐campus childcare, affordable parking and salary packaging.
Other Information
Pre‐employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, professional memberships, criminal history checks, and other integrity and conduct requirements. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
We are dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion.
We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity.




We're also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process.
UQ values equity, diversity and inclusion and seeks to reflect the broader community by attracting and retaining high‐quality staff from a range of backgrounds.
Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion aims to ensure that everyone at UQ feels valued and empowered to achieve their full potential.
We are particularly interested to hear from people who bring diversity to UQ – whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability.
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At the University of Queensland, we are proud to be one of Australia's leading research and teaching institutions, consistently ranking among the top 50 universities worldwide. As a member of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities, UQ is widely recognised for its intensive focus on research and teaching excellence – evidenced by our numerous accolades including more teaching awards than any other Australian University and reflected in UQ being the number one recipient of ARC Fellowships and Awards nationally across all scheme years (totalling 452 awards worth $339 million).
Our state‐of‐the‐art facilities, libraries, and cutting‐edge research centres offer unparalleled opportunities for academic and professional growth. With five faculties, a number of globally recognised research institutes, and over 100 research centres, we attract an interdisciplinary community of more than **** staff, supporting more than 55,000 current students from over 137 countries.
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Applications close Sunday 20 September AEST (R-*****).
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