ERP Finance Lead

Monash University; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 205,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer superannuation 17%

12-month fixed-term appointment

Job summary

Monash University is seeking an ERP Finance Lead to drive the finance workstream within the ERP program in Melbourne. This senior role defines the future-state finance operating model, ensuring best-practice financial management, governance, reporting and compliance across the ERP delivery.

You will lead cross-functional design sessions, validate configurations, manage data migration, and mitigate risks, partnering with stakeholders from across the University to deliver a successful

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end finance workstream across the ERP implementation lifecycle.
• Review, validate and sign off on system configuration and data migration outputs.
• Engage and influence finance stakeholders fromoperational teams to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end finance workstream activities across the ERP implementation lifecycle.
• Act as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders and the broader ERP project team.
• Review, validate and sign off on system configuration, data migration and finance process design outputs.
• Identify risks and dependencies within the finance workstream and drive resolution.

Skills

Finance leadership

ERP experience

Stakeholder management

Data migration

Financial reporting

Governance

Education

Finance or Accounting degree

CA/CPA advantageous

Tools

Job description

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $227,857 pa HEW Level 10C (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

The ERP Finance Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for leading the finance transformation workstream within the University's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Program. The role is accountable for defining and delivering the future-state finance operating model, ensuring the ERP solution enables best-practice financial management, governance, reporting and compliance while supporting the University's long-term strategic objectives.

What You'll Be Leading

• Lead end-to-end finance workstream activities across the ERP implementation lifecycle, from design workshops through to go-live and stabilisation
• Act as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders and the broader ERP project team, ensuring business requirements are accurately captured and delivered
• Review, validate and sign off on system configuration, data migration and finance process design outputs
• Identify risks and dependencies within the finance workstream and drive resolution in a structured, timely manner

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience leading finance workstreams within a large ERP implementation
• Strong technical understanding of core finance processes including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting
• Proven ability to engage and influence finance stakeholders at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership
• Experience working within a structured project methodology (waterfall, agile or hybrid)
• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline; CA/CPA advantageous
• Prior exposure to complex, multi-entity or public sector finance environments highly regarded

This is a meaningful role for a finance professional who thrives in project environments, brings clarity to complexity, and understands that successful ERP delivery is as much about people and process as it is about technology. If you're ready to make a measurable contribution to a transformation of genuine scale, we'd welcome your application.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Position Description: ERP Finance Lead

Applications Close: Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 11:55PM AEDT