Sydney Water Hiring for Finance Business Partner Job at Australia Full Time

• Drive financial performance in Sydney Water’s operations and maintenance groups
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  Close partnerships with operations managers to provide consistent commercial and strategic advice
  
• Support continuous improvement and design of analytics methods, tools and reports visualisation.
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  Full-time permanent position (hybrid) based out of Parramatta or Potts Hill offering flexible work options

At Sydney Water, we’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities

About us

We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. We see the world is changing so we are changing too. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner you will partner with the business in providing strategic and financial insight and advice, driving business and commercial performance and supporting the business with its operational and strategic business decision-making; with your main focus being treatment operations, maintenance and service delivery excellence :

• Drive effective financial management, budgeting, forecasting and analysis of all Opex and Capex at Group and/or Business Unit management levels by conducting effective cost and business driver analysis.
• Influence decision-making of a diverse set of stakeholders ranging from operational frontline leaders to senior executives
• Facilitate the annual budgeting process for group level budgets, including focus on the key costs and risks for long term performance, translating group targets to operational targets
• Lead financial input into and review of key strategic documents, including the Group and/or Business Unit plan, to ensure consistency with corporate operating and capital commitments.
• Prepare feasibility papers and provide advice and support to reforms and restructures.
• Drive the month end performance management reporting including tracking the achievement of financial and where required non-financial targets and objectives
• Coach and guide the Groups with business case development including identifying key inputs, interdependencies, assumptions and methodologies to ensure the validity of financial and commercial analysis and consistency with corporate standards
• Develop the financial and commercial literacy in the business to understand and manage their budgets and use appropriate financial and commercial principles in decision making.
• Role may require site visits from time-to-time as per business needs

About you

To be considered for these opportunities you will need to have 7+ years experience working in commercial analysis and accounting within a large complex organisation.

You will be able to demonstrate previous experience working with corporate business functions, consulting senior managers in financial and commercial advice.

To be considered for this position you will be required to:

• Relevant degree qualification (e.g. Economics, Business, Accounting) or experience deemed equivalent
• Professional Accounting Qualification (CA/CPA)
• Proven ability to use business and financial data to resolve business issues and questions and identify efficiencies and opportunities for the business
• Hands-on with proven experience driving financial performance in either utilities, manufacturing, FMCG, or similar operational partnering roles
• Able to interpret and leverage commercial, regulatory and funding frameworks, policies and guidelines to produce commentary and insights on their impact on the core business operations
• Builds business understanding and knowledge to provide meaningful, actionable and timely insights to business leaders, communicates opportunities and risk to achieving business strategy.
• Builds business understanding and knowledge to provide meaningful, actionable and timely insights to business leaders; communicates opportunities and risk to achieving business strategy
• Draws on and synthesizes analysis to identify options and take actions that align to SWs short and long term objectives

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 31st July 2022

Please see the position description for the roles full accountabilities.

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role. For more information, you can contact [email protected]

Sydney Water welcomes you to apply if you feel you meet the selection criteria. The successful completion of a Criminal History Check and Medical Assessment form part of the application process.

Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process.

We want your perspective and ideas to help us find better ways to delight our customers, so we encourage you to apply no matter your age, sex or culture. You can be part of a committed, highly skilled team who’ll appreciate what you bring to the table. You’ll set and achieve real goals and make decisions that matter, as together we help shape the lifestyle of greater Sydney.

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