About Inner West Council

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer versatile career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

The Financial Partner position primarily focuses to provide a business partnering function and provide best practice management accounting services. The partnering role is for a professional who works closely with service units, informing and advising their strategic and operational decision-making through financial and budget insights that drive better outcomes. The management accounting services use this business insight to drive the quarterly budget reviews and short to medium term budget forecasts, ongoing budget control for the service units, and the development of the budget (including financial modeling) and long-term financial plan.

Please read the to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

$103,079.60 - $122,063.24 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications * Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or related disciplines.

- Demonstrated skills and experience in Finance business partnering, expense budget control and ability to proactively investigate and pursue savings and efficiency measures.
- High level of computer literacy and ability to support the development and implementation of financial systems improvements with high level analytical, research and problem solving skills with capacity for innovative thinking.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills
- Ability to work as an active member of a team and provide a high quality customer service with the ability to manage and monitor the financial performance of capital works projects, including budget development, forecasting and reporting..
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and advisory skills with demonstrated organisational skills with capacity to coordinate multiple activities and meet deadlines from different stakeholders.

Enquiries

Manoj Singh, Manager Financial Partnering and Analytics on 9392 5151

Closing Date

Sunday 4 October 2026, 11:30PM

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Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the website.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please

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I agree and understand if I am the successful candidate, I will need to provide information for pre-employment checks if and as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copy of relevant qualifications, Driver's Licence as well as proof of work rights in Australia. Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its record as proof of verification.* * Yes

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As part of our recruitment strategy, Inner West Council strives to appoint skilled, experienced and the most meritorious candidates who align with Council's values and standards of behaviour. During the application and interview process, you will be asked questions regarding any occurrences of misconduct within the last 10 years. Do you agree to respond honestly to these questions? Please note, that declaring a past misconduct will not immediately disqualify your application. * * Yes
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- Business partnering is a key aspect of this role. How do you build strong relationships and solve finance problems for your business partners? How do you use data and analysis to assist you to solve the problem. Please provide an example and the problem that you solved.*
- Provide an example of a financial model that you created, enhanced or redesigned. What approach did you take to assess and improve the model, what key changes did you implement, and what outcomes or benefits were achieved as a result?*
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About Inner West Council

Inner West Council is among Sydney's larger local government agencies, looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city's most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join us on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community. We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation, and Council's values of integrity, respect, innovation, compassion and collaboration guide everything we do. As an organisation committed to child safety, we also recognise the importance of the wellbeing of all children and young people, and the marvelous value they bring to the inner-west community, and it is essential they are safe while taking part in community life. All Council employees share the responsibility to keep them safe while they access services and enjoy Council facilities. Council expects commitment to these values and responsibilities from all its employees as they serve the community and make Inner West a great place to be.

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