BlueRock

Senior Finance Business Partner

BlueRock

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Melbourne • Australia

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Act as the trusted finance partner to Practice Leads, Managing Directors, and senior operational leaders.
  • Translate financial results into clear commercial insights, highlighting risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
  • Proactively challenge assumptions and decisions with constructive, evidence based analysis.
  • Partner with Practice Leaders and People & Culture to provide financial insight on workforce planning, remuneration structures, and capacity decisions.
  • Support leadership with scenario analysis on hiring, leverage, utilisation, and cost sustainability.
  • Own the end-to-end budgeting and rolling forecasting process for assigned entities/service lines.
  • Develop and maintain robust financial models covering revenue, utilisation, cost structures, and profitability.
  • Partner with leaders to develop achievable targets aligned to strategic objectives.
  • Identify variances to plan and lead discussions on corrective actions.
  • Deliver high quality monthly performance packs with clear commentary and actionable insights.
  • Analyse KPIs including revenue growth, utilisation, recovery rates, contribution margin, and EBITDA.
  • Design and continuously improve dashboards and reporting tools to enhance decision making.
  • Ensure consistency of metrics and definitions across entities.
  • Support strategic initiatives such as new service offerings, geographic expansion, and acquisitions.
  • Support M&A and corporate development initiatives through multi-year financial modelling, valuation support, and scenario analysis.
  • Partner with transaction teams to assess financial risks, integration implications, and value creation opportunities.
  • Partner with the broader finance team to ensure integrity of underlying financial data.
  • Ensure commercial decisions align with group financial policies and risk appetite.
  • Provide input into revenue recognition, cost allocation, and inter‑entity charging models from a commercial perspective.
  • Build strong relationships across finance and the broader business.
  • Coach and mentor junior finance team members where applicable.
  • Act as a role model for commercial acumen, professionalism, and collaborative behaviour.

Requirements

  • CA / CPA qualification
  • 8+ years’ experience in commercial finance, FP&A, or business partnering roles
  • Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and analytical skills
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts
  • Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively
  • Experience in professional services or consulting environments
  • Experience in multi-entity or complex group structures
  • Exposure to M&A, integrations, or high growth environments
  • Advanced Excel / financial modelling capability
  • Experience with Xero and BI tools (e.g. Power BI)
Benefits
  • Officially B-Corp Certified, a Certified Great Place to Work 2025, 2024!!
  • Competitive salary, free weekly lunches, awesome social events (including a social club – winery tours to museum tours), flexible working arrangements, and amazing headquarters in the CBD
  • Receive mentoring and coaching from industry leaders and plenty of opportunities for growth and promotion
  • Learning and development including internal and external training programs to build your career skills.
  • An inclusive and diverse workplace culture centered on health, wellbeing and fun.
  • The ability to salary sacrifice for their very own BlueRock shares
  • Gym membership after one year of tenure and mobile phone allowance after 6 months!
  • We have our very own BlueRock public holidays to give our people the day off, on us!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial modellingforecastinganalytical skillsbudgetingscenario analysisKPI analysiscost allocationrevenue recognitionprofitability analysisutilisation analysis
Soft Skills
communication skillsinfluencing skillsconstructive challengerelationship buildingcoachingmentoringcollaborative behaviourcommercial acumenleadershipproblem-solving
Certifications
CACPA