Finance Business Partner

Cuscal – where curiosity and expertise are rewarded. 

Be part of a smaller team taking on a bigger role – a role where your curiosity, your energy, your ambition is rewarded. You’ll grow with us in an unconventional way where sideways develops you as much as up; where voices are heard and ideas are tested, and new things are created in fast-paced and efficient ways. Where your expertise and excellence are seen and valued. 

What is this role about?

This role supports the Finance Business Manager and our Product Team by providing quality financial advice, modelling, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and other financial functions to enable our teams to build innovative technology solutions for our clients. 
  
The responsibilities in this role include:

Monthly Reporting:

• Responsible for full end to end (E2E) accounting for all strategic projects.
• Steering committee reporting packs for all strategic projects.
• Presentation of project financial reporting to steering committee members as required.
• Benefit realisation reporting for all strategic projects on a monthly basis.
• Preparing and posting project journals as required.

Forecasting & Budgeting:

• Prepare and maintain project budget / forecast models as required
• Analysis of inputs, particularly transaction drivers (or similar)
• Prepare reporting on budget / forecast submissions, including performance against target and variance analysis
• Monthly reforecasting for strategic projects, both cost and benefits.

Decision Support:

• Assistance with preparation of Project Evaluation Models, Project Business Cases and other governance artefacts as required for strategic projects and other projects as required.
• Build and maintain financial models.
• Analysis and review of project forecasts and assisting Project Managers with financial analysis of projects.
• Benefit and contract review for application of accounting standards.
• Other ad-hoc financial analytical activities as required.
• Assisting Project Managers and other Project community members with preparation of financial summaries for inclusion in business cases and other project documentation as required.

What can you bring?

This role requires the successful candidate to have strong analytical skills and be able to interpret and evaluate data.  You will also bring your strong financial modelling skills to the role along with your ability to understand business objectives and drivers and how they translate into financial measure.
  
As the successful candidate you will have experience working in a commercial environment and previous experience working on projects. This role is a very visible one within Cuscal so you will get the opportunity to present to and work with key stakeholders. 
  
A relevant university degree will be essential with at least 4 years’ commercial experience and an understanding of resource costing methodologies will be highly regarded.            

Although not required, any experience with FTE reporting or product control treasury is highly desirable. 

Why Cuscal? 
We are in the rapidly evolving world of payments, and we are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. We support our colleagues with flexible work arrangements through our hybrid model whilst also offering a wide range of educational, financial, lifestyle, health & wellbeing benefits. 
 
Next Step 
If you think this role is the right fit for you, we invite you to apply. Let’s explore who you are and what drives you. We’d love to share our vision for the future of payments sector. Please note candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the job advert. 

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