Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Business Partnering Advisor Finance

Location negotiable across TAFE NSW Campus’ (subject on campus availability)

Temporary full-time opportunity until 31st October 2027

$122,493.07 -  $128,694.85 package includes salary ($107,921 - $113,385), employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.   

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

This position supports the activities of the Finance Business Partnering Team by acting as the first point of contact for stakeholders and ensuring they receive timely, accurate, and high‑quality financial support. Leveraging a strong understanding of the business, the role assists stakeholders in resolving finance‑related issues either directly or by coordinating support from specialists within the Finance Team, and undertakes a range of operational finance activities such as helping stakeholders navigate and interpret finance dashboards, building financial acumen, preparing journals, maintaining cost centre hierarchies, and supporting contract reconciliations.

About You 

To be successful for this position, the candidate will need:

• Diploma in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Sound understanding of routine financial activities and experience in providing high level support to stakeholders in using and understanding a variety of financial tools including financial performance reports and dashboards
• Demonstrated ability to translate and deliver financial information to key stakeholders to inform decision making
• A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement)

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm (AEST) Sunday 29th March

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Certified Qualifications (PDF) or upload your equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Response to the targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Provide an example where you have had to tailor your communication style in order to explain complex information to a stakeholder who wasn’t familiar with Finance.

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Kayla Smith, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at kayla.smith64@tafensw.edu.au.

Role-specific enquiries: contact Lucinda Milsom, Senior Business Partner Finance via email at Lucinda.Milsom@tafensw.edu.au or 0419 801 203.

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment. 

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer. 

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