Senior Finance Business Partner, Reporting

Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner, Reporting in Melbourne. This full-time role leads budget strategy, financial modelling and risk management for government programs.

You will provide counsel to senior executives on budget performance, funding submissions and policy implications, and oversee annual planning cycles with opportunities for savings and reallocations.

Qualifications

• Proven strategic financial planning and budgeting experience.
• Ability to build financial models and forecast expenditures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication with senior executives and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead budget strategy, modelling and risk management for business groups.
• Provide counsel to executives on funding submissions and policy implications.
• Oversee annual budget planning cycles including mid-year reviews.
• Develop financial models to forecast expenditure and support long-term planning.
• Ensure compliance with the Financial Management Act and internal controls.
• Mentor a team and provide quality assurance on reporting.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Data literacy

Innovation

Strategic planning

Flexibility

Job description

Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/021657A

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is focused on growing Victoria’s prosperity, building the productive capacity of our economy and increasing participation by creating more opportunities for people through skills and jobs; helping businesses and industries to thrive; and building vibrant communities and regions. For more information, see the DJSIR Strategic Plan 2023-2027.

Our work spans numerous portfolios, supporting departmental ministers and operating across metropolitan, regional and international offices.

The Department welcomes and encourages applications from diverse applicants, including First Peoples, refugees or asylum seekers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ people and people with disability. All roles at DJSIR can be worked flexibly and we offer reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Senior Finance Business Partner, Reporting

• Salary: $116,413 - $140,849 (plus Superannuation)
• Ongoing position
• Usual hours of work: Full-time
• Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (flexibility may be available)

The Role

The Senior Finance Business Partner, Reporting is a high-level specialist and strategic consultant who leads budget strategy, financial modelling, and risk management for business groups and government programs.

This role may involve:

• Providing counsel to senior executives on budget performance, funding submissions, and the financial implications of policy decisions.
• Leading the annual budget planning cycle for branches, including mid-year reviews and identifying opportunities for savings or reallocations.
• Developing financial models to forecast future expenditure, assess project feasibility, and support long-term strategic planning.
• Ensuring compliance with the Financial Management Act 1994 and management of internal controls to meet the requirements of external audits.
• Supervising or mentoring a team, providing quality assurance on their reporting and analysis.

Main accountabilities

• Prepares technical reports at an advanced professional level.
• Innovative thinking and analysis influences developments within area of responsibility.
• Provides high level expertise dealing with more complex issues in a specialised corporate support function.
• Contributes to strategic business planning Interprets and applies business plans and policies in own area of responsibility and provides advice to others on implementation issues.
• Initiates and maintains relationships with peer and senior internal and external stakeholders.

The Team

The position of Senior Finance Business Partner, Reporting forms part of the / Finance, Investment & Procurement Branch, which sits within Corporate Services Group.

Finance, Investment and Procurement Branch supports best practice resource allocation, budget and financial management and procurement across the department. It does this through the provision of strategic advice to the senior Executive and Ministers and the development and implementation of frameworks, policies, systems and internal controls in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, other relevant legislation, accounting standards and Department of Treasury and Finance and Victorian Government Purchasing Board requirements.

The branch includes the Procurement Centre, Partnering and Reporting Team, Budget Strategy and Investment Team, Financial Services Team and the Group Reporting and Operations Team.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have the following main skills and experience:

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Takes into account wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process.
• Data Literacy: Considers data volume, variety, velocity, and veracity to establish data collection (e.g. data parameters, data structure) and analysis (e.g. analysis equations, data visualisation) approach.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Reviews and analyses internal and external information to improve effectiveness and quality of work; Creates team environments where innovation and creativity are fostered and rewarded.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Adapts sy stems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations.
• Strategic Planning: Thinks at the whole of system level and undertakes internal and external scanning, considering wide-ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Cindy Wong, Reporting Manager via email [e-mail]

The Department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. To be eligible for this position you must hold the mandatory qualification as outlined in the position description. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

For Finance Roles

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry, and Regions is an accredited CPA Australia Recognised Employer Partner

Please note: We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at [e-mail] with the position number in the subject line.

Applications close at 23:59pm on Wednesday, 25 November 2026.

Applications close Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 11.59pm