Job Description

About our client:

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A purpose-driven organisation committed to building a better future through world-class education, ground-breaking research, and a culture that values inclusion, diversity, and belonging.

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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President provides best-practice financial advice and services across the University. Within this portfolio, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;) brings together strategic planning, reporting, forecasting and decision support to enable strong financial stewardship and informed decision-making.

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The Opportunity:

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We are excited to partner with our client to recruit a Management Accountant to join the Finance Business Partnering / Financial Services team within Financial Resources Management. This is a hands-on role supporting forecasting, budgeting, reporting timetables, and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple cost centres.

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You'll join a small, collaborative team and work closely with stakeholders to provide clear, practical financial insights that support planning and performance.

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Key Responsibilities:

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- Deliver management accounting support including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, modelling and scenario analysis
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- Provide business case analysis, cost-benefit assessments and financial projections
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- Support decision-making through meaningful insights, trend analysis and performance monitoring
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- Assist with financial systems support (including budgeting/forecasting tools) and contribute to process improvement
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- Build trusted relationships with a broad network of university stakeholders and support compliance requirements
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- Contribute to survey / reporting requirements and assist with group consolidation activities as needed
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About You:

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You are a proactive, solutions-focused finance skilled who can translate complex information into clear recommendations.

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You will bring:

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- Relevant tertiary qualification in finance/business (or equivalent experience)
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- CA or CPA membership (current)
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- Strong experience across management accounting (ideally within a University or large/complex environment)
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- Ideally your experience as a Management Accountant spans at least 8+ years
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- Proven capability in budgeting, forecasting and income/expenditure management
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- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
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- Confidence working with tools such as SAP, advanced Excel, and ideally Power BI
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What's on Offer:

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- Full-time permanent opportunity within a values-led, high-performing university workplace
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- Hybrid working (policy: typically 2 days WFH, remaining days on-site) and flexible start/finish times
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- Supportive team environment and meaningful stakeholder engagement
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- You would be part of a purpose driven organisation committed to building a better future through world class education, ground-breaking research.
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