Finance Partner

Working at Transurban is different; it’s a place where you can see the benefits of your work play out in real life, every day. We create city-sized solutions—building and operating safer, smarter, and more sustainable roads—to solve pressing transport challenges that are slowing cities down.  

About the role  
  

We’re seeking a Finance Partner to be responsible for the provision of Finance partner services. This position will contribute to the success of Business Function by identifying new opportunities to improve revenue or reduce costs, assessing project financial outcomes and benchmarking operational performance. 
  

You’ll join an innovative team, who take a proactive role in managing business case support,  revenue and cost analysis and financial modelling.  The position will play a key support role to the General Manager and Group Executive on a variety of financial aspects across the business. 
  

As our Finance Partner, you’ll contribute to lasting and positive changes that shape the future of our cities and communities. It’s meaningful, challenging and exciting work.  

Day-to-day, you will:  

• Identify key commercial business improvement initiatives and ensure they are developed, shaped and evaluated

• Determine priority of initiatives as well as resourcing, support service and funding requirements

• Review and challenge the business on key budget assumptions, including adverse operating performance (including intercompany cost allocations), major maintenance (lifecycle model) and capital expenditure and cash flows/distributions outcomes 

• Support business in obtaining required approvals, resourcing and funding 

• Assess expenditure (opex, maintenance and capital) and benefit realisation plans and support implementation with project managers and business owners 

• Undertake scenario modelling and “what if” analysis and provide financial support and modelling input into business cases for major development projects, capital expenditure, business initiatives, systems implementations and major procurement contracts  

• Provide required level of finance support for projects, including strategic initiatives 

• Work closely with joint venture teams on information provision, provide insight and analysis as part of ongoing review of business performance 

• Assist the Business with Capital Expenditure planning, ensuring that any major deviations to the previous Capital plans (per the Asset financial models) are reasonable and adequately explained 

• Partnering with Reporting, Forecasting and Analytics team, support the Business with ad-hoc finance reporting needs to drive tactical decisions. Existing reporting produced by Transurban Finance and Business Services team should be leveraged in a first place 

• Track performance against strategic goals, business plans and budgets and work with the Leadership team to develop programs 

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including:  

• Tertiary accounting, finance or commerce qualifications plus professional accreditation (e.g. CPA, ICA, CFA, Masters of Applied Finance) 

• Proven experience working as a Finance Business Partner in a complex Corporate environment, ideally in Infrastructure, Construction or Energy/resourcing 

• Advanced MS Office skills – Excel 

• Budgeting and forecasting skills and the ability to identify and analyse key business drivers 

• Strong numeracy and operational / financial modelling skills 

• Exposure to a capital and maintenance project environment 

• Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail 

• Excellent written, oral communications and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to liaise and challenge across all levels of the organisation 

• Well-developed documentation skills, particularly in process maps and business cases to support 

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.  

With a career at Transurban, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:   

• A range of flexible working and leave options, including the option to purchase an additional six weeks of leave each year   

• 16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender or carer status), with no waiting period, with Superannuation paid during unpaid leave as well 

• Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests  

• Health and wellbeing support—access to Headspace and our EAP program, wellness facilities, and more  

• Share offers and insurance benefits  

• Social activities, community give-back programs and paid volunteer days  

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you.   
  

We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience – whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions and concerns.  

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living with disability. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact us on [email protected].   

  
 Ready to help us keep cities moving? Apply today.  

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