Financial Partner

Inner West Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 103,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Flexible work options

Job summary

Inner West Council in Sydney, NSW invites applications for a Financial Partnering and Analytics role. The position focuses on providing best-practice management accounting, partnering with service units and informing strategic decisions with financial insights.

The role supports quarterly budget reviews, short-to-medium term forecasts, budget development, and long-term financial planning to drive better outcomes for the community.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in Finance business partnering, expense budget control and ability to proactively investigate and pursue savings and efficiency measures.
• High level of computer literacy and ability to support the development and implementation of financial systems improvements with high level analytical, research and problem solving skills with capacity for innovative thinking.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills
• Ability to work as an active member of a team and provide a high quality customer service with the ability to manage and monitor the financial performance of capital works projects, including budget development, forecasting and reporting.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and advisory skills with demonstrated organisational skills with capacity to coordinate multiple activities and meet deadlines from different stakeholders.

Skills

Finance partnering

Budget control

Financial systems

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Excel modelling

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or related disciplines.

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

3d ago , from Leichhardt Municipal Council

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity,Respect,Innovation,CompassionandCollaborationare at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

The Financial Partner position primarily focuses to provide a business partnering function and provide best practice management accounting services. The partnering role is for a professional who works closely with service units, informing and advising their strategic and operational decision-making through financial and budget insights that drive better outcomes. The management accounting services use this business insight to drive the quarterly budget reviews and short to medium term budget forecasts, ongoing budget control for the service units, and the development of the budget (including financial modeling) and long-term financial plan.

Pleaseread thePosition Descriptionto familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration

$103,079.60 - $122,063.24 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in Finance business partnering, expense budget control and ability to proactively investigate and pursue savings and efficiency measures.
• High level of computer literacy and ability to support the development and implementation of financial systems improvementswith high level analytical, research and problem solving skills with capacity for innovative thinking.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills
• Ability to work as an active member of a team and provide a high quality customer service with the ability to manage and monitor the financial performance of capital works projects, including budget development, forecasting and reporting..
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and advisory skills with demonstrated organisational skills with capacity to coordinate multiple activities and meet deadlines from different stakeholders.

Enquiries

Manoj Singh, Manager Financial Partnering and Analytics on 9392 5151

Closing Date

Sunday 4 October 2026, 11:30PM

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit theDepartment of Home Affairswebsite.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability.