Senior Finance Business Partner

Intuit Inc.; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial solutions company in New South Wales is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience in business partnerships to support decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will have a business degree and CPA/CMA qualification, along with 5+ years in related roles, ideally within the high-tech industry. The company values communication skills and commercial acumen, offering opportunities for impactful decision making in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post qualified experience in roles supporting business decision making.
• Experience in the high-tech industry preferred.
• Demonstrable experience acting as a business partner.

Responsibilities

• Key contributor to Business Strategy for APAC Sales & Marketing.
• Advisor to APAC senior leadership teams highlighting risk and opportunities.
• Lead forecasting and business analytics for Sales & Marketing teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial understanding

Communication skills

Education

Undergrad Business Degree (BBA/BCom) and/or MBA

Qualified CPA/CMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Hyperion EssBase

Job description

Overview

Intuit’s Finance team drives business growth and profitability through strategic, financial and operational leadership. Our team is comprised of finance, accounting, supply chain, corporate strategy & development and tax professionals that support and enhance Intuit's operating efficiencies.

Come join the Finance team as aSenior Finance Business Partner (Internal title would be Principal Finance Analyst). The team supports the Go-to-Market teams through strategic and insightful business analysis and overall business partnership. This role will be the primary Financial/Business partner to the Business Unit leader supporting the team in delivering plan and forecast commitments.

Responsibilities

• Key contributor to Business Strategy for APAC Sales & Marketing, developing resulting priorities based on robust analytics and business direction.
• A trusted advisor to the APAC senior leadership teams, proactively highlighting risk and opportunities related to business growth and optimal investment decisions or outcomes and providing business modelling and what-if scenarios
• A strong business partner to the Sales & Marketing teams leading forecasting and business analytics that ultimately drive short, medium and long term decisions in investment and outcomes
• Operating in a leader capacity, proactively influencing, leading & coaching across the Finance organization, reporting to the Head of Finance
• Driving investment decisions that result in desired ROI and business acquisition costs for Sales & Marketing initiatives
• Exhibiting sound commercial acumen when evaluating sales channels, web & e-commerce platforms and additional ways of driving business growth

You will be a qualified financial analyst and accountant,with strong analytical skills and an innate commercial understanding. You will also have demonstrable experience of acting as a business partner, supporting and challenging non-finance stakeholders. As this role involves constant interaction with senior non-finance stakeholders across the business, you will need the confidence and emotional intelligence to effectively communicate at all levels. The ideal candidate will have worked in the high-tech industry and will enjoy operating in an extremely fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Qualified CPA/CMA or equivalent
• Undergrad Business Degree (BBA/BCom) and/or MBA
• 5+ years post qualified experience in roles supporting business decision making
• Ideally will have knowledge of SaaS/Cloud Computing
• Instrumental in providing insights and support based on sound analytics that drive business performance
• Ability to influence all levels of leadership to drive actions, behaviors, decisions and business outcomes
• Ability to lead teams to deliver exceptional results and drive business growth
• Exceptional track record of self-motivation, prioritization, initiative, and integrity
• Strong written and oral communication skills with experience in presenting to business partners and senior executives with confidence, conviction, and credibility
• Advanced experience with Excel and PowerPoint applications
• Hyperion EssBase experience preferred, along with the ability to model and analyze complex business scenarios.