Finance Business Partner

About the Role We are seeking a customer service minded Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will partner with service and program leaders across Gowrie Victoria to provide insightful financial analysis, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will help managers understand financial performance, identify opportunities and risks, and make informed decisions that support organisational outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys building relationships, translating data into meaningful insights, and contributing to continuous improvement in a purpose-driven organisation. This is a permanent, full time role working on a hybrid basis in a positive and collaborative team. You’ll be based at our Docklands service at least 2 days per week to connect with the Finance team, as well as your key stakeholders. About You You are an experienced finance professional with strong management accounting and business partnering experience. You combine excellent analytical skills with the ability to communicate complex financial information in a clear and practical way for non-finance stakeholders. You are proficient in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and performance reporting, and enjoy working collaboratively to solve problems and improve business outcomes. You will hold a tertiary qualification in accounting, finance or a related discipline, and may hold CPA or CA qualifications (or be working towards them). You’re motivated by working in an organisation that makes a positive difference in the community, ideally with experience in a not-for-profit, education, community services or government-funded environment. Are you ready to nurture your career at Gowrie Victoria? For 85 years, Gowrie Victoria has been at the forefront of high-quality early learning. We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a reputation for inspiring others and shining a light on best practice. Our strength is our culture. It is built on a foundation of genuine curiosity. We encourage our people to ask questions, be reflective, and bring their authentic selves to work. In this role you will join a team of passionate professionals working together to create an environment for children to thrive. Want to know more? For more information about what it would be like to work with Gowrie Victoria, please click on this link and visit our Careers Hub https://gowrievictoria.org.au/careers-hub/ and to view the position description. Gowrie Victoria is an equal opportunity employer and a child safe organisation, committed to the Child Safe Standards. You can view our commitment to child safety here https://gowrievictoria.org.au/child-safety/. You must have a legal right to work in Australia and pass an employee Working with Children Check.