Financial Business Partner - Immediate Start

About the Company
Our client is a respected Local Government organisation seeking an experienced finance professional to provide critical support during a busy end-of-financial-year period. With a major finance system implementation underway and key finance leaders focused on strategic priorities, this role will play an important part in ensuring business-as-usual operations and EOFY deliverables continue seamlessly.

About the Role

An opportunity exists for an immediately available Financial Business Partner to join the finance team on a 6–8 week contract.

Working closely with the Manager Finance, Financial Accountant and Management Accountant, you will provide hands-on support across financial and management accounting functions while assisting with end-of-year reporting, audit preparation and financial statement development.

This role requires a senior finance professional who can quickly integrate into the team, manage competing priorities and provide practical support with minimal onboarding.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting end-of-financial-year processes and reporting requirements
• Assisting with annual financial statement preparation and audit readiness
• General ledger maintenance, reconciliations and journal processing
• Financial reporting, analysis and modelling
• Budget support and variance analysis
• Preparation of returns, acquittals and statutory reporting requirements
• Supporting business-as-usual finance operations during a period of change
• Providing senior finance support to the broader team as required

About You

To be successful in this role, you must possess:

• Demonstrated Local Government finance experience within an Australian council environment
• CPA or CA ANZ qualification
• Strong financial accounting experience, including annual financial statements and audit preparation
• Advanced knowledge of end-of-financial-year processes and statutory reporting requirements
• Experience across general ledger management, reconciliations, reporting and financial analysis
• Strong financial modelling and budgeting capabilities
• The ability to work autonomously and deliver immediate value in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Candidates without Local Government experience and CPA or CA ANZ qualifications will not be considered.

The Benefits

• Immediate start available
• 6–8 week contract opportunity
• Opportunity to support a high-performing Local Government finance team during a critical period
• Collaborative and supportive working environment
• Competitive hourly rate

Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact on chantelle.flood@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -062026-43558. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com