Business Partner - Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne City Council

Description

• Full-time hours
• Permanent Ongoing positon
• Class 6 - $115,824 to 130,355 ( Dependant on skills & experience) plus 11% Superannuation

We are the City of Melbourne, a City of possibility and place to be bold and inspirational.

We are rapidly transforming to meet the evolving challenges faced by a global city. With a vision of being a leading organisation for a leading capital city, our mission is to create positive impact for our community. Each day, we work with passion and purpose so that together we achieve incredible things.

Together we Make the Difference #teammelbourne

How this position will Make the Difference to City of Melbourne...

The Finance, Rates and Investment Branch provides financial leadership and stewardship for Council, and is a key enabler of the financial and statutory accounts as well as taxation, financial risk management, investments and analysis, and finance business partnering.

In close collaboration with the Senior Business Partner, this role is critical as the main link between the Finance, Rates and Investment branch and the broader organisational operations. It will deliver top-tier financial analysis, advice, and support to aid in management decision-making processes.

The position will play a key role in initiating and supporting improvement and considerable change in the capacity of business partner and finance professional.

What you will bring...

All Com employees will demonstrate and display City of Melbourne Values – accountability, integrity, courage, respect for self and others, and striving for excellence.

In addition, the position will require:

• Appropriate tertiary qualification in Accounting or a related discipline and significant experience. CPA/CA qualified is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, financial analysis and financial reporting with the ability to exemplify financial management best practice.
• Proven skills and experience in developing and maintaining effective partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills, particularly in the provision of professional financial advice and support to Managers and staff with limited financial training.
• Proven project management skills, including the ability to lead complex projects.
• Sound analytical and conceptual thinking capability and ability to make recommendations to resolve issues.
• High level organisational and time management skills and proven ability to work in a pressure sustained environment.
• Highly developed computer proficiency, preferably in Microsoft Word, Excel and Financial Systems.

To view the physical requirements of this position, please see below under Position Information.

How to apply...

As part of the online application form you are required to:

• Attach your resume
• Attach cover letter, addressing selection criteria (no more than two pages)

For further information about the position, please contact Paul Millar, Manager Finance Business Partnering- via email –

Applications will be accepted up until 11:45pm, Wednesday 24th April 2024

For those interested in working with us, the City of Melbourne offers a great range of benefits. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact

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City of Melbourne is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity. Our commitment is for our people to be safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people regardless of their gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and age. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community