Your new company

This iconic Sydney institute is looking to appoint a new Senior Finance Manager to lead a small team within a dynamic part of its business. This is a fantastic role for a strong Business Partner looking to extend their role within a supportive environment, offering the opportunity to develop within their career.

Your new role

• Strategic and operational planning, advice, guidance in regard to all of the financial affairs and resources
• Financial insights and problem-solving
• Strategic and operational management of portfolio activities/budgets
• Advanced accounting and management reporting using a variety of financial and non-financial key performance indicators
• Interpreting, applying and implementing financial policies, procedures and guidelines
• Development of annual client plans that identify the current key issues and needs for the client's portfolio, and the schedule of approved projects and services for delivery throughout the year
• Designs and implements service delivery improvements to a client's portfolio and identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and the achievement of service excellence
• Engages with key stakeholders in the client portfolio to support the implementation of strategic transformation and change initiatives and ensure the successful implementation and realisation of key outcomes
• Resolve queries from the portfolio on reported results in a timely and customer-focused manner

• Reviewing structure within the general ledger to meet client needs in alignment with central guidelines
• Appropriate use of the chart of accounts by clients
• Maintain and champion compliance with Procurement and Finance policies and procedures across the business
• Monitoring and leading client compliance for travel and corporate card usage and ensuring anomalies are resolved proactively
• Manage funding compliance by, for example, ensuring grant conditions are adhered to, timely and accurate financial acquittal reports are submitted to the granting bodies as required and that all grant deficits / surpluses are managed

What you'll need to succeed

You will have previous experience in a Business Partnering or Finance Manager role within a large and complex organisation. Excellent communication skills as well as advanced Excel and analysis capabilities are required for this role. Previous management or mentoring experience would be highly beneficial.

What you'll get in return

You will receive an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive environment. You will have the flexibility to work from home 3 days per week. This role is currently a 2-year fixed term contract with the potential to extend after this point.

What you need to do now

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