City of Canning

Finance Business Partner

About the role

Join the City of Canning as a Finance Business Partner! This exciting opportunity involves working closely with our business units to integrate the long-term financial plan, manage the annual budget, and provide contemporary financial reporting to senior management. Reporting to the Coordinator Strategic Finance, you will be a key senior member of the finance team, driving collaboration and leveraging your technical expertise to achieve the City’s goals.

In this role, you will undertake duties such as:

• Collaborating with business unit managers to deliver insightful and timely reporting, undertake data analysis and provide analytical support and strategic advice.
• Prepare monthly management report for circulation to the management team and identifying and communicating trends, risks and opportunities.
• Develop the annual budget using the City’s Enterprise Budgeting system (Technology One).
• Prepare statutory and management reports with XL One reporting tool and dashboards.
• Coordinate quarterly and mid-year budget reviews.
• Assist in the development of the long-term financial plan.
• Perform scenario analysis and financial modelling for business reviews and strategic plans.
• Provide training on the Enterprise Budgeting module, reports, and dashboards.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Financial Management, or a related discipline.
• Significant practical experience in management accounting, financial planning, reporting, and control.
• Experience working within local government is desirable.
• Strong technical skills to extract and analyse large volumes of data.
• Highly developed interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

Benefits

• Permanent, Full-Time Role
• $110,134.90 - $123,692.72 per annum + super
• Monthly Rostered Day Off
• Access to superannuation matching options
• Free Gym & Pool Membership to both Leisure Centres!
• Exceptional employee benefits such as a Health & Wellbeing Program

Impact the Community in a Big Way

The City of Canning aims to be a welcoming and thriving city, giving our people an opportunity to thrive through work that truly makes a difference!  With a population of around 100,000 over 64 square km of land, we provide services to support and develop our community every day. We believe that engaging people with diverse backgrounds and all abilities will assist in delivering superior services to our community and are committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all.

 Canning welcomes you to apply:

Click APPLY to submit your Resume and Cover Letter (PDF format preferred). For a confidential discussion, contact Toni van den Hurk at 0437 337 127. Visit our website for more information about the role. www.canning.wa.gov.au/jobs

Applications are open until 5.00pm Tuesday 16 July 2024, we reserve the right to contact applicants and close the advertising period early.