Apply: Finance Business Partner - Projects

Reference: BH-158300
Due to a marked increase in project activity across the business, my client a major ASX listed financial services group is looking to hire an experienced Finance Business Partner with specific project accounting or PMO finance experience.  Partnering with key stakeholders in both finance as well as Project Managers and Program Directors, you will ensure the project portfolio is accurately reported, forecast and planned to achieve desired portfolio outcomes.

Key responsibilities of the role will focus on:
  • Working with Program Directors and Project Managers to deliver timely and accurate reporting on a monthly basis, ensuring that actuals and forecast are reported correctly;
  • Prepare project financial status reports and project steering committee pack with insightful commentary to senior management;
  • Provide robust financial profile and forecasts that support forecasting and planning processes, which include accountability to validate business assumptions, cost variances and driver inputs;
  • Review of all project business case and financials and to challenge project managers when required;
  • Financial and data analytics on key spend, run rate analysis, performance reporting;
  • Benefits tracking;
  • Extensive stakeholder management at a senior level (GM, CFO, Program Directors, CIO etc.)
 
Key requirements for this role will include:
  • CA/CPA/CIMA qualified;
  • Experience gained in either the Financial Services or Commercial sector with experience supporting large scale PMO functions;
  • Proven experience in management reporting, financial analysis and financial modelling coupled with outstanding business partnering experience;
  • A minimum of 5+ years accounting experience with at least 2+ years working in a Project Finance role;
  • Experience in leading people both through influencing behaviours and direct management;
 
The role will suit someone who is looking for an initial fixed term contract (12 months) with a view to permanent.
For further information on this role or to confidentially apply, please contact Stuart Soper on 02 8227 9200 or apply directly via the Apply for this job button.
Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

Let’s connect, and make exceptional happen, together: www.ethosbc.com

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