The Opportunity
The Commercial Finance Business Partner role is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to support growth and delivery of efficiencies in our core Education Partnership business unit across Australia and the UK. The primary purpose of this role is to be the trusted commercial partner for business stakeholders and executive team members in delivering to our strategic partnerships’ objectives.
The role will encompass business partnering, financial modelling/analysis and working collaboratively with the broader business stakeholders and broader finance team on a number of initiatives. The acquired deep knowledge on commercial performance will also support the monthly forecast and annual business planning process.
About OES
OES is a vibrant and values led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student focused, innovative and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work in a high performing team and also autonomously manage own workload
- Strong financial and business development modelling skills (advanced MS Excel skills)
- Ability to think creatively and apply different problem solving and modelling techniques
- Ability to work in a fluid environment and manage competing priorities
- Experience of developing long term plans and business cases
- Possess a growth mindset and love for finding solutions to business problems
- Experience in a Professional Services environment, particularly Transaction Services (preferred)
- PowerBI skillset (preferred)
- Undergraduate degree (ideally Finance/Accounting/Commerce) and either part or fully qualified CA or CPA
- 5+ years' experience in commercial finance business partnering role or equivalent
What’s in it for you?
We pride ourselves on being a 'People First' employer and if you join the OES Team, you will benefit from:
- Flexible, hybrid work for genuine career-life fit (2-3 days in our Cremorne Office)
- Professional development and mentoring
- OES Culture Club and events calendar
- Health and wellbeing activities
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Paid parental leave
- Purchased leave
- Study assistance and leave for eligible employees
- Mental health support resources and Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Income protection insurance
- Corporate health insurance
Ultimately, you will be joining a values-driven, collaborative business where your creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.
Ready to make an impact?
Please apply now with your updated CV.
We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace for all. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re here to support you.
