Manager, Finance Business Partner
SA - Adelaide
Full Time
Job description
Your new organisation
Join a high-performing finance function supporting complex and strategically significant operations. This permanent leadership opportunity offers the chance to influence key business decisions, lead a capable team, and deliver meaningful financial outcomes within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.Supporting a large and diverse organisation, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to provide trusted financial advice, lead a finance team, and contribute to major programmes and investment decisions. This is an opportunity to work on large-scale budgets, complex projects and strategic initiatives that directly impact organisational performance.
Your New Role
As a Manager Finance Business Partner, you will provide leadership, financial management expertise and strategic advice across a broad portfolio. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders, support decision-making through high-quality financial insights, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing a high-performing finance team
- Delivering budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis
- Providing strategic financial advice to senior stakeholders
- Supporting complex projects and investment initiatives
- Building trusted relationships across a diverse stakeholder group
- Preparing financial reports, written recommendations and business cases
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies
- Managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
What You'll Need to Succeed
You will have established experience within accounting, finance or commercial management and be known for your ability to influence, collaborate and deliver outcomes.
You will ideally possess:
- Strong people leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial management and analysis
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
- A proactive approach with sound judgement and a results-focused mindset
- The ability to build effective relationships and influence outcomes
- Resilience and the ability to thrive in a complex environment
Desirable qualifications and experience include:
- CPA or CA qualification (completed or working towards)
- Experience within government, defence, infrastructure or other complex organisations
- Experience with SAP and/or TM1 (Cognos)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial reporting skills
- Strong commercial and business acumen
Security Clearance Requirement
Applicants must hold a current Baseline Security Clearance or NV1 Security Clearance.
What You'll Get in Return
- Permanent career opportunity
- Northern Adelaide location
- Leadership role with genuine strategic influence
- Exposure to large-scale budgets and complex projects
- Professional development and long-term career growth
- Collaborative and supportive team culture
What You Need to Do Now
If you're interested in this opportunity, click Apply Now or contact Roisin Smith at 
for a confidential discussion.
Please note: Due to the nature of this role, only applicants holding a Baseline or NV1 Security Clearance will be considered.
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Job Summary
- Published on: 10 Jul, 2026
- Category: Senior Finance
- Vacancy: 1
- Job type: Full Time
- Salary:
- Location: SA - Adelaide
- Job Nature: Full Time
Company Details
- Name: Hays
- Location: SA - Adelaide