Head of Finance Partnering

• Key strategic leadership role
• Contribute to an inclusive and collaborative culture
• Impactful work that helps make a difference to the Australian people

We are seeking an influential, courageous Head of Finance Partnering who is ready to take on a pivotal role in our financial leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for a 'can-do' leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about leading and empowering a team of Finance Partners to deliver Finance's vision best supporting the Bank's strategic priorities.

As the Head of Finance Partnering, you will lead a team of high-performing Finance Partners, passionate about translating financial data into actionable insights to drive strategic priorities. You'll influence decisions, provide expert advice, and ensure alignment between Finance and the Bank's goals.

This role will report directly to our Deputy Head of Finance. It is a key appointment to achieve our strategic ambition and operational success of Finance's refreshed service model. The successful candidate will be a trusted strategic partner, working closely with senior leaders to ensure financial decisions are aligned with the Bank's overall objectives.

Our Head of Finance Partnering will be an inspirational leader with a proven track record in financial partnering and planning. Strong commercial acumen, the ability to build enduring relationships with stakeholders whilst translating complex financial information into clear insights that influence effective decisions, will be critical. You will drive collaboration, provide expert advice, whilst motivating and empowering teams. You will have a keen eye for detail and enjoy solving problems aligned to the Bank's values and strategic goals.

• Contribute to the broader strategic direction and leadership within the area, sharing accountability with fellow leaders for the overall performance and successful delivery of outcomes.
• Provide expert advice and insights, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of accounting, financial reporting, procurement, or payroll services that support the organisation's strategic objectives.
• Uphold operational accountability in people management, budgeting, and processes.
• Lead, guide, and develop individuals and teams to successfully achieve area-specific outcomes.
• Recognise and enable workforce performance in a way that fosters continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the enhancement of policies, systems, and processes, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of information in line with legislative requirements.
• Identify and proactively address issues, risks, and opportunities, ensuring robust processes are in place.
• Maximise value for the Bank by managing key relationships and collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Foster a culture aligned with RBA values, creating an environment that drives high employee engagement and performance.

Your background


We are seeking a highly motivated and inspiring leader to lead the Finance partnering team. Your thought leadership and commitment to serving the public interest, combined with strong stakeholder management skills, resilience, leadership and personable nature will help set you up for success in this key senior Bank leadership role. To be successful in this critical role you will have a detailed understanding of the Australian banking landscape, an ability to produce high quality Business -as-usual and project-related deliverables.


Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.