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Finance Business Partner
The Opportunity
This opportunity is within the Institute's Finance team, reporting to the Financial Controller delivering high quality finance business partnering to the Institute.
The Role
- Deliver high quality and timely budgeting, financial planning, financial data analysis and accounting advice to research and professional services staff to support and enable optimal decision making
- Support the Finance Controller and Finance Manager in ensuring that all financial compliance, regulatory, legal and reporting requirements for the Institute are fully satisfied
- Work with the Financial Controller and other Finance Business Partners in ensuring that the finance business partnering function is highly valued as a strategic partner to the Institute and retains an ongoing focus on quality, innovation and continuous improvement
Experience
- Finance or business degree
- CA / CPA certification (or equivalent)
- At least 1 years’ experience in a project accounting role
- Skills, knowledge and experience in financial reporting, financial analysis and the provision of financial advice
- Demonstrated experience in finance business partnering with key stakeholders across an organisation
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve complex problems using logic and reasoning
- Demonstrated experience in developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work requirements, meeting prescribed deadlines and objectives
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative, effective and outcomes-based working relationships with diverse teams and individuals
- Proven knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance regulatory, compliance and reporting requirements
- Advanced Excel skills
- Demonstrated passion to contribute to the vision and strategic objectives of the Telethon Kids Institute, and to align with the values of the organisation
This is a full time position fixed term for 3 years.
Salary: Between $70,000 to $80,000 per annum with access to generous salary packaging.
The successful candidate will be asked to provide a satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement.
How to Apply
Applicants should read the Job description.
Submit your CV along with a cover letter outlining your skills and experience that make you suitable for this role (maximum one page) to applications@telethonkids.org.au
Please quote the position title in the subject heading of your email application.
For further information about this position please contact: Nick Wood
Closing Date: Monday 6th August 2018, 5pm
About Telethon Kids Institute
The Telethon Kids Institute is one of the nation's leading medical research organisations with impressive facilities in Nedlands, Western Australia. It is home to more than 700 staff and postgraduate students who are dedicated to tackling the major causes of childhood disease, disability and disadvantage. Our research teams are among the world's best and we have strong affiliations with Perth Children's Hospital and all the major Western Australian universities, particularly The University of Western Australia and Curtin University.
2018 saw the Telethon Kids Institute move to brand new premises within the new children's hospital building at the QEII Campus in Nedlands. The Institute is now co-located with Perth Children's Hospital and housed in state-of-the-art premises with increased space and improved access to leading edge technology and research facilities.