HFG Insurance Recruitment Hiring! Full Time Finance Business Partner in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

Role Overview

We are seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to provide financial insight, performance analysis, planning support, and decision support across a portfolio of Group functions.

The role will work closely with Finance leadership, business stakeholders, and regional/global finance teams to translate financial and operational information into meaningful insights, constructive challenge, and actionable recommendations.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting financial planning, forecasting, performance management, cost management, resource allocation, governance, and continuous improvement, while ensuring high standards of financial accuracy and data integrity.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning, Forecasting & Reporting

• Support the preparation and delivery of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Produce timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis, reporting, and performance commentary.
• Take ownership of the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial outputs and supporting analysis.
• Support scenario modelling and forecasting to assess business risks, opportunities, and potential outcomes.
• Monitor performance against budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans and identify key financial drivers.
• Provide clear explanations of financial variances, trends, and emerging issues.

2. Data Analytics & Decision Support

• Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business insights.
• Investigate anomalies, challenge assumptions, and proactively identify data quality issues.
• Develop meaningful analysis and recommendations to support management decision-making.
• Leverage financial reporting, data analytics, and management information tools to improve visibility and transparency.
• Translate complex financial information into clear and actionable business insights.
• Support the development and enhancement of financial models, dashboards, and management reporting.

3. Performance & Cost Management

• Analyse cost drivers, expenditure trends, and financial performance while supporting month-end activities.
• Provide financial insight to support resource allocation, prioritisation, and cost management decisions.
• Monitor expenditure, commitments, and financial delivery against agreed plans and targets.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and financial performance.
• Provide recommendations to Finance and business stakeholders on opportunities, risks, and performance improvement.
• Support effective cost governance and financial discipline across the supported functions.

4. Finance Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Build strong and trusted relationships with Finance and business stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner by providing objective financial analysis, insight, and constructive challenge.
• Understand business priorities and translate them into relevant financial analysis and recommendations.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• Support stakeholders in understanding financial performance, business drivers, and financial implications.
• Influence decision-making through fact-based analysis, commercial insight, and effective stakeholder engagement.

5. Financial Governance, Risk & Control

• Ensure adherence to financial policies, governance frameworks, and internal control requirements.
• Support the identification, assessment, and escalation of financial risks, including cost leakage and operational inefficiencies.
• Apply appropriate review and validation procedures to ensure financial outputs are accurate, complete, and reliable.
• Maintain strong financial data integrity, consistency, and transparency across planning and reporting processes.
• Support effective financial controls and governance within the assigned portfolio.
• Proactively identify control gaps and recommend appropriate corrective actions.

6. Process Improvement & Finance Transformation

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, automate, and improve financial planning and reporting processes.
• Support automation and enhancement of management information and reporting capabilities.
• Drive improvements in data quality, transparency, consistency, and reporting efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and improve the effectiveness of financial analysis.
• Promote best practices across Finance Business Partnering and financial planning activities.
• Participate in finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

7. Global Finance Collaboration

• Work closely with Finance Business Partners, Finance leadership, and business stakeholders across local, regional, and global teams.
• Coordinate with finance teams across different geographies to support consistent planning, reporting, and governance processes.
• Ensure Finance deliverables are completed accurately, completely, and within agreed timelines and service standards.
• Support the delivery of Group Finance priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Build effective working relationships across a geographically dispersed and matrixed Finance organisation.
• Share knowledge, best practices, and insights to strengthen the overall Finance Business Partnering model.

Core Competencies & Skills

• Strong financial planning, forecasting, and performance management capabilities.
• Strong financial and data analytics skills with the ability to identify trends, risks, and business opportunities.
• Proven Finance Business Partnering and stakeholder management experience.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage Finance and non-Finance audiences.
• Ability to operate effectively within complex, matrixed, and geographically dispersed organisations.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial data accuracy and integrity.
• Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in automation, standardisation, and process optimisation.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across local, regional, and global Finance teams.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Finance, Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, Management Accounting, Business Management, Strategy, Operations, Analytics, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and performance management activities.
• Experience working within a large multinational, shared services, global business services, or matrixed organisation is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational information.
• Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and provide constructive financial challenge.
• Strong experience communicating financial insights and recommendations to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and strong financial/data analysis capabilities.
• Experience with financial planning, reporting, visualisation, or analytical tools is advantageous.
• Experience in finance transformation, automation, dashboard development, or process improvement would be an advantage.