Senior Finance Business Partner | Communities & Shared Services
Join a large, fast-growing national organisation delivering employment, learning, health and community services across Australia.
This senior role will provide commercial finance leadership across the organisation's Communities segment and corporate Shared Services functions.
Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will work closely with operational and corporate leaders to strengthen financial performance, commercial decision-making and governance.
The Communities portfolio includes joint ventures and government-funded programs operating across extremely remote areas of Australia.
Shared Services encompasses People and Culture, IT, Marketing, Internal Compliance and other corporate functions.
This is a broad senior finance partnering position combining commercial insight, financial governance and hands-on financial management.
Responsibilities include:
Partnering with Communities and Shared Services leaders to provide clear financial and commercial advice
Challenging assumptions and identifying performance risks and opportunities
Leading monthly P&L; reviews, variance analysis and financial performance commentary
Preparing and presenting monthly business reviews
Delivering quarterly financial reporting for three Communities joint ventures, including board-level reporting
Leading budgeting and forecasting across operational businesses and corporate cost centres
Monitoring Shared Services expenditure, cost allocations and financial accountability
Supporting government-funded contracts,



grant tracking, acquittals and external audits
Coordinating corporate service fees, internal allocations, dividends and profit-share distributions
Developing financial models and providing commercial advice for tenders and current contracts
Improving reporting, forecasting, controls and financial processes
Providing informal leadership and guidance to finance colleagues and operational stakeholders
You
You will be a commercially minded and technically capable finance professional who can translate complex financial information into practical advice for non-finance stakeholders.
You will bring:
A degree in finance or accounting
CA or CPA qualification
Strong financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance-analysis experience
Proven experience partnering with senior operational and corporate stakeholders
Advanced financial analysis and modelling capability
Experience with internal controls, compliance, audit and risk-management frameworks
Experience using D365, Calumo or comparable financial and reporting platforms
Strong presentation, communication and influencing skills
Experience involving government-funded programs, joint ventures, grants and acquittals, remote service delivery or complex cost-allocation environments will be highly regarded.
This opportunity offers genuine breadth, senior stakeholder exposure and the chance to support services that have a meaningful impact across Australia.
Applicants must be able to obtain a Police Clearance and Working with Children Check.
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📌 Senior Finance Business Partner | Communities & Shared Services (New South Wales)
🏢 Archer Search
📍 New South Wales