Sr Finance Business Partner
Contract Type
Contract/temporary
Location
VIC
Industry
Accounting & Finance
Contact Name
Matthew Gavin
Contact Email
mgavin@quinnallan.com.au
Contact Phone
0456231439
Date Published
27-Aug-2026
Senior Finance Business Partner | Education Industry
About the Client
Our client is a leading organisation within the education industry, operating in a complex, large-scale environment with a strong focus on education, research, innovation and long-term organisational performance. This is an opportunity to join a highly respected institution and work closely with senior leaders across a broad and diverse business.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership and commercial insight to senior stakeholders. This is a highly visible role, partnering closely with business leaders to drive financial performance, support strategic initiatives and enable informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
We are looking for a commercially minded finance professional who can operate confidently at a senior level and build strong relationships across a complex organisation.
Key requirements:
If you are interested please apply today or email directly to mgavin@quinnallan.com.au or call (0) 456-231-439
About the Client
Our client is a leading organisation within the education industry, operating in a complex, large-scale environment with a strong focus on education, research, innovation and long-term organisational performance. This is an opportunity to join a highly respected institution and work closely with senior leaders across a broad and diverse business.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership and commercial insight to senior stakeholders. This is a highly visible role, partnering closely with business leaders to drive financial performance, support strategic initiatives and enable informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior leaders and executives to provide trusted financial advice and strategic decision support.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and performance management.
- Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities.
- Provide meaningful financial insights and recommendations to support business strategy and resource allocation.
- Develop and enhance management reporting, financial analysis and performance frameworks.
- Support business cases, investment decisions, new initiatives and strategic projects.
- Translate complex financial information into clear and actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, efficiency and value for money.
- Build strong relationships across finance and the wider business, operating as a true business partner.
- Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, reporting and business partnering.
- Support and mentor finance team members and contribute to broader finance capability.
We are looking for a commercially minded finance professional who can operate confidently at a senior level and build strong relationships across a complex organisation.
Key requirements:
- CA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent finance/accounting qualifications.
- Significant experience in a Senior Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance or FP&A role.
- Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management experience.
- Excellent analytical and financial modelling capability.
- Demonstrated ability to turn complex data into clear business insights and recommendations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
- Experience working autonomously in a complex, fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
- A strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify risks, opportunities and value-creation initiatives.
- A continuous improvement mindset and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
- Experience within education, government, not-for-profit or another complex large-scale organisation would be highly regarded.
- Experience with modern ERP and financial planning systems such as Workday and Adaptive Planning would be advantageous.
If you are interested please apply today or email directly to mgavin@quinnallan.com.au or call (0) 456-231-439
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