Strategic Finance Partner — Budget & Forecasting

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

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.