Barwon Water Hiring for Manager Finance Job at Geelong Full Time

About us

At Barwon Water we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. Enjoy being part of an organisation that values results, personal and professional growth, workplace diversity and a balance between work and life commitments.

About the role

Our Strategy 2030 vision is to enable regional prosperity. In this senior role, you will be responsible for strong fiscal outcomes across treasury management, taxation, remuneration services, statutory reporting, financial business planning, budgeting, asset accounting and accounts payable functions.

A highly regarded professional with solid strategic experience, you’ll provide expert advice for financial sustainability across Barwon Water and Barwon Asset Solutions.

You will oversee the financial management of an annual operating budget of $275 million, annual capital expenditure of more than $80 million ($654 million over 5 years) and an infrastructure base of more than $3 billion.

About you

With your demonstrated leadership, you’ll be a Chartered or Certified Practising Accountant with significant accounting and financial services experience.

Reporting to the General Manager Organisational Performance, you’ll be the key financial strategist and trusted financial advisor.

You will be accountable for the systems and frameworks for monitoring and reporting organisational financial performance and analysis to the Board and senior leadership team.

You’re passionate to deliver real change and benefit to the organisation.

You’re someone who demonstrates strong community values, with an engaging nature that allows you to develop exceptional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. With excellent communication skills, you build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation to drive outcomes and improvements. Leading a team of high-calibre professionals, you inspire others by setting a high personal standard.

Why join us?

We value your personal and professional growth. We embrace diversity. We value fairness and equal opportunity.

We’re flexible and know the importance of work/life balance. If you’re a parent or caregiver, studying or have other needs, we can support you with flexible work hours and leave options.

We have set ourselves ambitious, aspirational goals towards achieving regional prosperity and we are delivering on them.

Our work requires more than just engineering and scientific solutions. We’re learning from the tens of thousands of years of knowledge and insight from Traditional Custodians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.