City of Greater Geelong Hiring for Finance Business Partner Job at Geelong Full Time

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong

At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we’re building in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you!

We particularly welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the role

In this role you will be working in the Financial Services team to ensure internal and external customer enquiries are dealt with effectively and efficiently.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertake a partnering approach to providing financial planning and analysis advice to Directors, Managers and their teams.
• Undertake and support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the directorate and organisation. Including monitoring key internal and external drivers of performance and analysing the financial impact of emerging priorities, key risks and opportunities.
• Providing financial advice and decision analysis support for initiatives including structure and service reviews, process improvements, cost management initiatives and business cases.
• Providing financial training including induction of finance systems, awareness and understanding of management accounting principles and processes.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Commerce or Accounting or related field and/or commensurate demonstrate experience in lieu of formal qualifications.
• CA or CPA professional qualification (or equivalent) or commensurate experience.
• Experience in the preparation and monitoring of annual budgets.
• Experience in the preparation of business plans for large and complex operating units.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!

A career with us

With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond. We’re also committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people.

We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

All employees who may attend a worksite or any face-to-face work-related activity will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

We offer

• flexible work arrangements
• paid parental leave (14 weeks)
• a healthy and safe environment
• our employee wellbeing program
• discounted memberships at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
• career development opportunities.

Applications and Enquiries

Applications close 4 April 2022.

Enquires: Narelle O’Shea | 5272 4942 | no’[email protected]

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at