Finance Business Partner

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14 weeks parental leave

Salary packaging options

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to collaborate with leaders across assigned portfolios. You will translate complex financial data into actionable insights, support budgeting, forecasting and planning, and drive governance and performance management.

The role focuses on turning financial performance into meaningful decisions, building strong relationships with operational teams, and delivering high-quality financial reporting and guidance

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related discipline.
• CA/CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Experience in finance business partnering and in a multi-site organisation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to provide financial insight, analysis and advice that supports decision-making.
• Support budgets, forecasts and long-range planning with robust assumptions and models.
• Analyse financial performance, variances and drivers to deliver clear narratives and insights.
• Build stakeholder relationships and lead portfolio performance conversations with escalation when needed.
• Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting and ensure data integrity across the portfolio.
• Collaborate with Finance teams to maintain high-quality outputs and build capability.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Data storytelling

Education

Finance/Accounting/Commerce degree

CA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Financial modelling

Job description

22h ago , from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

• Partner with leaders to turn financial data into meaningful insights that support better business decisions
• Support budgeting, forecasting and performance management across a complex operational portfolio, providing analysis and insight that informs better decisions.
• Bring curiosity, commercial thinking and strong relationships to a purpose-led organisation where your work makes an impact

About the role

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner Lead, you'll work closely with leaders across an assigned operational portfolio, such as Donor Experience and Engagement or Manufacturing and Logistics, helping them understand financial performance, identify key drivers and make informed decisions. You'll deliver insights across budgeting, forecasting, planning and performance management, translating complex financial information into clear recommendations and constructive commercial conversations.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to provide financial insight, analysis and advice that supports operational and strategic decision-making.
• Support annual budgets, forecasts and long-range planning, developing robust assumptions, financial models and recommendations aligned to operational plans.
• Analyse financial performance, variances, forecast movements and key business drivers, translating findings into clear narratives and actionable insights.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and lead routine portfolio performance conversations, providing constructive challenge and escalating material issues, trade-offs and executive-level matters to the Finance Business Partner Lead.
• Deliver timely, accurate and insightful financial reporting that strengthens understanding and accountability across the portfolio.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and Management Accountants to deliver an integrated finance service, providing guidance, review and support to Management Accountants to maintain high-quality outputs and build capability.
• Maintain strong financial governance, controls and data integrity while identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate financial processes and reporting

Sound interesting? Here’s what we’re looking for:

You're a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working with people just as much as working with numbers. You can look beyond the financial result to understand what's driving it, ask the right questions and translate complex information into practical insights for non-finance stakeholders.

You’ll also bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline, together with a CA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in finance business partnering, ideally within a complex or multi-site organisation.
• Strong capability across budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and management reporting.
• Experience partnering with operational or corporate stakeholders and using financial insights to support decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify performance drivers and communicate their implications clearly.
• Sound knowledge of financial controls, governance and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting or mentoring team members and contributing to their capability development.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, paired with a proactive and collaborative working style.

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one ofAustralia’s menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the Nation, you will have access to the following:

• Ability topurchaseadditionalannual leave
• Access to salary packaging withan optionto package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
• Our dedicated employeeassistanceprogram - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
• Plus, many more!

We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer for 2026 and commit to respond to every applicant. You’ll hear from us once your application has been reviewed.