Metro moves you around Melbourne.

As the city’s metropolitan rail service, Metro operates 226 six carriage trains across 998 kilometres of track, transporting 450,000 customers each day. We aim to encourage the Melbourne community’s vibrant and ever evolving lifestyles, by providing a seamless transport solution to keep individuals connected.

With 15 lines, 222 stations and services seven days a week, Metro can take you wherever you’re headed across the city, whenever you want to go.

Metro is a multi-award-winning organisation, and we pride ourselves on our team of honest, high-performing professionals who are talented, inclusive and safety focused and who are at the core of our success. You will be joining an organisation that is known as a global leader in its field but also prides itself on being dynamic, embracing new technologies and focused on customer service. Our aim is to promote work/life balance, allow team members to bring their best to work and to truly be focused on a common goal which is to provide a world-class railway service.

Position Purpose Statement

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our Finance & Commercial team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, Rolling Stock, this role will partner with the General Manager, Rolling Stock, the Head of Finance & Commercial to drive financial outcomes and performance.

In addition, you will work in a supportive team environment that values unique and diverse thinking and promotes career development to help you achieve your aspirations.

What’s in it for you?

• A flexible working environment that supports work/life balance
• A competitive salary and corporate benefits
• An inclusive and progressive workplace culture that walks the walk on gender equality
• Job security that offers genuine career progression for those dedicated to developing
• A Myki card that allows free public transport in Victoria

About Us

At Metro we believe that inclusion is the achievement of a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully to our success. We place a significant focus on increasing women in our workforce and have made substantial efforts to increase the number of women in senior leadership roles. We also have our commitment to social inclusion employment for people from under-represented groups and those facing barriers to employment.

About the role

Key responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner include:

• Preparing month-end reports, profit and loss accounts, divisional accounts, EBIT reconciliation, variance analysis and commentaries.
• Oversee all financial reports & provide analytical insight on Rolling Stock performance to managers.
• Business partnering with the budget holders to educate and monitor budgets and provide support to budget holders in developing and monitoring business plans and costs.
• Supporting the preparation and validation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts & projections (including long-term forecast plans)
• Maintaining strong relationships with peers in the Procurement (Supplier Tenders), Commercial (Deriving Value) and Partner Performance (Contractual Operationalisation) teams to ensure Finance has an effective seat at the table.
• Undertaking special projects/tasks as needed for the Financial Controller Rolling Stock.
• Participating in the improvement of the company’s financial policies, procedures and processes and adherence to the company’s policies and guidelines.

Qualification, Skills, and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, or Business
• CA/CPA/IIBA (or equivalent) status.
• Extensive experience within Finance Manager/Finance Business Partnering roles.
• Demonstrated experience working with Senior Stakeholders, with an ability to present complex data and information clearly and directly
• Experience in the preparation and collation of professional communication materials (business cases, position papers, formal written correspondence) and financial information.
• An ability to negotiate, persuade and influence opinions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the career you've developed to date and take it to the next level by making a tangible impact that matters.

If what you’ve read resonates with your values, experience and career aspiration then we want to hear from you!

Applications close at 11.59 pm Tuesday 11th April 2023

Metro Trains is an equal-opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We encourage all interested applicants to apply but please do note only applications with the right to live and work in Australia will be considered for this position.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our Finance & Commercial team.

Flexible Working Environment; Free Public Transport; Competitive Salary & Benefits