Senior Finance Business Partner

Position Description Position Title Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP)

Reports to (title) Financial Controller

Directorate Business Services & Systems

Sub Directorate Finance

Service Unit Finance Location West Perth

Classification Band Common Law Award/Agreement Award/Agreement Free

Date of Review 12 December 2025

1 Position Purpose

The key purpose of this role is to provide dedicated, commercial and financial decision support aligned to strategic and customer priorities, to win good business and improve customer value. The SFBP with the support of Finance Business Partners (FBPs) and Assistant Finance Business Partners (AFBPs) will work with various Business Directorates to challenge assumptions, influence decisions and make recommendations for efficiency improvements in order to sustain growth and costs controls. To act as a trusted point of contact for business leaders, transforming financial and nonfinancial information into insight which influences decision making to improve financial performance of MercyCare services

2 Dimensions and Working Relationships Positions directly supervised and total number of reports (direct and indirect)

Directly – Multiple Assistant FBP (AFBP)

Indirectly – Multiple FBP

Working relationships (internal and external)

Internal Customers – Multiple Executive Directors, Services Managers; General Managers

External Customers – External Auditors, Various Government Agencies

Peers – Financial Business Partners, Financial Accountants, Revenue & Accounts Supervisor, Mercy Care employees

May be required to supervise volunteers and students

3 Major Accountability Areas Key Objective Key Outcomes

Reporting & Analysis • Prepare Service line Financial Performance Reports with detailed analysis (price/volume) to drive performance to target

• Contribute to monthly Finance and Board Reporting including consolidation, preparation and coordination of the FRAP reporting pack

• Responsible for Service line End of Month (EOM) and End Of year (EOY) processes including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and transactional review

• Prepare relevant analysis to support process and business improvement initiatives

• Support and contribute to the EOY acquittal and audit process

• Working with Financial Accounting, ensure effective financial policies and procedures are developed, maintained and communicated

Budgeting and Forecasting • Support multiple Directorate Executive Directors, Managers and General Managers in building annual budgets by preparing detailed bottom-up budget models and preparing adequate justification for budget requests for presentation to the CEO, FRAP and Board

• Group budget and forecasting preparation and coordination

• Prepare detailed periodic forecasts as required

• Contribute to the Board budget and forecast presentations providing adequate analysis and variance analysis

• Maintain adequate process documentation and budget supporting information

Statutory Compliance, Prudential Reporting

• Preparation of periodic and annual compliance and prudential reports for the Commonwealth and State and Local Governments

• Lead compliance and prudential reviews with Auditors

• Liaise with funding bodies on statutory compliance and prudential reports

Operational Excellence • Act as a trusted SFBP to multiple Directorates, including maintaining communication with Executive Directors and Managers with regular meetings and reporting updates

• Assist in the accurate and timely external reporting as required by funding agreements and statutory regulations.

• Provide reports, modelling, costing and analysis for Managers and ED’s as requested to ensure accurate and consistent information is available for operational decision making

• Ensure familiarity with the financial elements of contracts to ensure that revenue recognition and acquittals are done based on contract requirements

• Monitor performance against budget and act as a resource to Executive Director and program Managers by regularly reporting on the KPIs, identifying reasons for variations and providing advice on corrective actions

• Obtain an understanding of systems (e.g. client management, service delivery or billing) in order to understand the interaction and impact between these systems and the general ledger

• Provide data and information to assist with the preparation of tender applications as requested.

• Build business cases to support various budget management or other initiatives

• Undertake service and process performance analysis including benchmarking and costing, through process review and applying contemporary costing and analytical techniques

• Support the automation change process in Finance including finding efficiencies in current manual journal and reconciliation workings and processes

• Assist with deferred revenue and debtor reconciliations

• Work alongside the Business Intelligence team to develop enhanced reporting in Power BI creating reports and analytics that can be utilised by Operations and Finance teams

• Transition current excel based reporting and Prophix to Power BI or a similar system including the monthly Finance Report

• Provide complex professional advice on funding, cost control, financial modelling and business cases on various facets of business needs analysis over multiple Directorates.

• Drafting of complex strategic reports for various and multiple Directorates matters which may have a wide and long-lasting implication on the business.

• Provide high level review of work, guidance, coaching and support to various and multiple Directorates.

• Point of contact for financial modelling and business development business cases initiatives across the business.

• Various project work including but not limited to multiple Directorates grants and negotiations

• Reviews policies, procedures and the continuous improvement practices aligned with departmental business requirements and relevant legislation

• Other relevant duties as required.

Safeguarding Children

• Provides a welcoming and safe environment for children and young people.

• Adheres to MercyCare’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Procedure in relation to the appropriate treatment of children.

• Promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people who come into contact with MercyCare.

• Ensures that interactions with children and young people are positive and safe.

• Provides adequate care and supervision of children and young people in your charge.

• Acts as a positive role model for children and young people.

• Reports any suspicions, concerns, allegations or disclosures of alleged abuse to management in a timely manner.

• Raise any concerns about abuse or neglect of children or young people with the Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer where needed.

• Reports any relevant police matters that arise during your period of employment including criminal charges or convictions.

Occupational Safety and Health

• Ensures safe working environments are provided for employees, volunteers, contractors and visitors

• Models compliance with relevant legislation, professional standards, policies, procedures and instructions

• Ensures that all risk, hazards and incidents are investigated, and adequate controls applied

• Consults with employees and their representatives on safety and health matters

4 Decision Making Authority Authority to commit resources of MercyCare in line with the Operational Delegations of Authority.

5 Position Demands Position Demands include: Maintaining one’s wellbeing, resilience and performance.

6 Position Holder Requirements Formal Qualifications • Relevant tertiary accounting or business qualification

Skills, knowledge and experience (including technical skills)

Experience within a similar role, preferably in a similar industry

Demonstrated history of drive, self-initiating behaviour and successful outcomes

Exceptional communication, partnering and influencing skills

Experience in budgeting, forecasting and month-end processes.

Experience in decision support, contract/activity-based revenue recognition and balance sheet reconciliation.

Well-developed problem-solving skills, particularly in the area of financial analysis, modelling and supporting sound financial decision making.

Advanced Excel skills

Power Query and Power BI skills would be beneficial

Must have a flexible approach with an ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment

Continually seeks improved and more efficient methods of working

Works well in a pressured environment and demonstrates resilience

Demonstrates an understanding with MercyCare’s policy and procedures in identifying and reporting of any risk and/or compliance related issues, hazards, concerns or incidents (including near misses).

Demonstrates an understanding of your own safety and that of others in the workplace.

Special Conditions, Registration/s, Licenses

Driver’s License

CA/CPA qualified

National Police Clearance (obtained within the last six months)

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