Lead with impact. Partnering with purpose.
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 and courageous Head of Finance Partnering who is ready to take on a pivotal role in our Finance 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 to best support 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.
What you’ll do:
Contribute to the broader strategic direction and leadership within the Finance function, collaborating with fellow leaders for the overall performance and successful delivery of outcomes. Connecting the dots across other enabling functions, including other Finance functions (e.g. Procurement, Data Analytics and Reporting), and People Department.
Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of a diverse range of services, insights and advice (including partnering and insights, financial reporting, procurement, or payroll services) that support the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Lead, empower and coach your team of Finance Partners to work with senior business leaders and stakeholders in providing strategic financial advice, insights and recommendations to maximise value in the best interests of the Australian public.
Building an engaged culture and enabling behaviours as a member of the Finance Leadership Team. Lead the Partnering team and more broadly across the RBA Finance function: including customer focus (walking in the shoes of our stakeholders), courage and conviction to form your own judgment, embracing diverse perspectives and constructive challenging to drive positive change.
Recognise and enable workforce performance in a way that fosters continuous improvement.
Lead key performance reporting, planning and forecasting processes to support disciplined financial performance management across the Bank. Uphold operational accountability in people management, budgeting, and processes.
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.
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.
What you’ll bring:
Proven experience in senior finance leadership roles, ideally within large, complex organisations.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
Strategic mindset with the ability to translate financial insights into business action.
A track record of leading change and building capability across teams.
Courage, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit.
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 drive 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.
Application Close :
November 25, 2025.
