Finance Business Partner

About The Role:

Are you the kind of finance person who genuinely loves working with people to turn information into action as well as numbers, data and a well-built spreadsheet?

This Finance Business Partner role sits at the centre of decision making, helping leaders understand the story behind the numbers and make confident, practical and well-informed choices.

You will partner with managers and General Managers across assigned portfolios, supporting budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, variance analysis and financial advice that is clear, accurate and useful. You will help translate complex financial information into practical insights, strengthen financial literacy across the organisation and identify better ways of working that improve consistency, service delivery and outcomes for our community.

This is a role for someone who likes to get under the hood, solve problems, ask smart questions and get things done. You will combine strong technical finance capability with curiosity, collaboration and a customer-focused mindset, helping Financial Services deliver proactive, responsive and trusted support across Council.

About You: 

• You love finance, data and spreadsheets, and you know how to use them to uncover insights, explain performance and support better decisions.
• You are a natural problem solver who is curious, practical and confident working through the detail to find the story behind the numbers.
• You build strong relationships with managers and stakeholders, and enjoy helping people understand budgets, forecasts, financial results and key business drivers.
• You can translate financial information into clear, simple and useful advice for people with different levels of financial knowledge.
• You bring experience in management accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations and business partnering in a complex or service-focused environment.
• You are organised, accurate and responsive, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within required timeframes.
• You are confident using finance systems and reporting tools, and you are always looking for smarter, more consistent and efficient ways of working.
• You hold a degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, along with CPA or CA qualification.
  
  

About Our Organisation: 

The City of Charles Sturt is a vibrant community home to around 130,000 people across 105 different cultures. We champion unity in diversity and strive to reflect our community within our workforce. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities. Wherever you're from, you're home in the City of Charles Sturt.

We prioritise customer and employee experience and foster a supportive environment where everyone belongs. With over 500 employees, our people and our community "Means the World" to us, highlighting the importance of our places, our people and our service to the community.

We work flexibly and support one another. Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our employee benefits and explore what flexibility could work for you.

About Our Team:

The Financial Services team are responsible for delivering an efficient and effective finance function for the organisation. Services include financial reporting, strategic management accounting, budgeting, long term financial planning, taxation and internal control. 

The Detail:

The position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis and is classified at Level 7, with a salary range of $126,847 to $134,514 per annum + Super + Annual Leave Loading + three grace days at Christmas and working flexibly arrangements.

Click ‘Apply for this job’ to submit your application for this vacancy by 9.00am, Wednesday 9 September 2026.

Please note that we review applications as they are received and may commence interviews prior to the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

For further information about this vacancy, please view the attached position description. 

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