Finance Business Partner

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade); Canberra; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) in Canberra is seeking a Finance Business Partner at Executive Level 1 to support the Trade and Investment Group with strategic financial guidance and stewardship of budgets.

You will partner with senior leaders, deliver insightful financial analysis, drive budgeting and forecasting, and help build financial acumen across the business while maintaining a client‑focused and professional service in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Solid accounting knowledge base.

Responsibilities

• Develop trusted relationships with Executive members and senior leaders to provide strategic financial advice.
• Support financial decision making within the Trade and Investment Group to manage spend and budget.
• Collaborate with the broader CFO team to implement budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Mature the financial acumen of the business through coaching, support and targeted training.
• Liaise with other organisational Business Partners to drive consolidated planning & reporting.
• Create and support an environment fostering collaboration and accountability to promote a trust-based, inclusive culture.

Job description

• Classification: Executive Level 1


• Location: Canberra - ACT


• Salary: $121,755 - $136,267

The Role

The Finance Branch is looking for a talented individual to fill a Finance Business Partner role at the EL1 level. You will act as a trusted advisor in providing support and guidance to Trade and Investment Group within Austrade and will support the Agency in achieving its financial goals and outcomes.

Your strengths will be your client focus and commitment to providing an effective, professional service to your Austrade colleagues built on a solid accounting knowledge base. You will use your ability to identify insights to influence in supporting financial decision making within the Austrade leadership. Additionally, you will have highly developed organisational skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and have excellent attention to detail. Your capacity to respond positively to change will ensure you can operate in our fast-paced work environment.

If you are motivated to achieve results and enjoy working collaboratively in a small team environment – this role could be for you.

Given our commitment to diversity and inclusion, Austrade actively encourages applications from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds for all of our roles.

Duties Include

Develop trusted relationships with Executive members and senior leaders, particularly within the Trade and Investment Group to provide strategic advice and facilitate long-term financial thinking.

• Support financial decision making within the Trade and Investment Group to achieve positive outcomes through activities such as spend and budget management.


• Collaborate with the broader CFO team to generate insights into financial planning and analysis and implement budgeting and forecasting processes and procedures.


• Mature the financial acumen of the business through coaching, support and targeted training.


• Liaise with other organisational Business Partners to drive consolidated planning & reporting.


• Develop and maintain a broad network to provide value across the Agency at the peer and senior levels, and positively influence external stakeholders.


• Create and support an environment, which fosters collaboration and accountability to promote a trust-based, inclusive culture.

While we are aware people will utilise AI tools to assist with job applications, we need to see the candidate’s authentic responses to help us make a true assessment of the applicants applying.

Closing Date

Applications close at 11:30PM, Sunday, 13 September 2026 (AEST).

Eligibility

Australian Citizenship - Our successful candidate must be an Australian citizen.

Security Clearance

Our successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Pre-employment checks

- your suitability for employment will be assessed through a