Financial Planning, Budgeting and Performance Lead

Moreton Bay Regional Council; Strathpine; Hybrid; AUD 187,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

City of Moreton Bay seeks a Financial Planning, Budget and Performance Lead to shape and manage the council’s long-term financial planning, budgeting and performance. You’ll balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities, building forecasts, models and analytics to support strategic decisions.

You’ll partner with senior leaders across the organisation to drive improved financial performance, reporting and capital planning while leading a high-performing team in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial performance reporting.
• Proven experience developing long-term financial forecasts, financial models and scenario analysis.
• Strong business partnering skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including developing teams, managing priorities and driving continuous improvement.
• Current C class driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Leading Council's long-term financial planning framework, ensuring compliance with legislative and governance requirements
• Partnering with the Enterprise Project Management Office and business areas to support capital planning, forecasting and investment decisions
• Leading management reporting, financial analytics and performance reporting
• Build strong relationships across Council and provide trusted financial advice to senior leaders
• Drive continuous improvement in financial systems, reporting and business partnering practices
• Foster a customer-focused culture that delivers efficient and high-quality financial outcomes.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Leadership

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CPA/CA membership desirable

Job description

• Full Time Contract | 4 years
• Total Remuneration Package from $207,505
• 76 hour fortnight
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Financial Planning, Budgeting and Performance Lead, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

As Financial Planning, Budgeting and Performance Lead, you'll play a key role in balancing today's priorities with tomorrow's opportunities.

You'll lead the development of Council's Long-Term Financial Forecast, drive annual budget processes, provide strategic support to capital planning, and strengthen financial performance across the organisation. Working closely with senior leaders, you will use financial modelling, analytics and business partnering to support evidence-based decisions that deliver value for our community.

Key activities include:

• Leading Council's long-term financial planning framework, ensuring compliance with legislative and governance requirements
• Partnering with the Enterprise Project Management Office and business areas to support capital planning, forecasting and investment decisions
• Leading management reporting, financial analytics and performance reporting
• Build strong relationships across Council and provide trusted financial advice to senior leaders
• Drive continuous improvement in financial systems, reporting and business partnering practices
• Foster a customer-focused culture that delivers efficient and high-quality financial outcomes.

Position Description_Financial Planning, Budget and Performance Lead .pdf

About you

We're looking for a strategic finance professional who enjoys looking beyond the numbers to understand the bigger picture, and bring a strong foundation in management accounting, budgeting and financial performance, and the ability to engage, influence and build confidence with senior stakeholders.

You'll be working in a complex environment where long-term planning, competing priorities and continuous improvement are part of everyday work. You'll bring:

• Extensive experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial performance reporting
• Proven experience developing long-term financial forecasts, financial models and scenario analysis
• Strong business partnering skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including developing teams, managing priorities and driving continuous improvement
• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business or a related discipline required
• Membership of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, or an equivalent professional body will be highly regarded
• Current C class driver's licence required.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance, some opportunity to work from home.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at [e-mail].

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Your Future City. See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.