Finance Business Partner FP&A

Finance Business Partner FP&A (12 month contract — immediate start) We are looking for a commercially‑minded and highly analytical Finance Business Partner to join our Sydney team for a 12‑month contract with an immediate start. This is not a traditional back‑office reporting role. You will be a true strategic co‑pilot to the business, embedding yourself as a trusted advisor to senior management and cross‑functional teams. Your mission is to translate complex financial data into a clear, high‑impact narrative that drives our commercial strategy and supports critical decision‑making. In this high‑visibility role, you will take full ownership of the end‑to‑end financial planning and analysis cycle. You’ll lead the preparation of dynamic budgets, rolling forecasts, and insightful variance analyses that go beyond what happened to explain why it happened. You will build sophisticated financial models to support new initiatives, challenge assumptions, and proactively hunt for value. This includes identifying and championing opportunities for cost optimisation and process improvements across the organisation. Your success will depend on your ability to build strong relationships and communicate with influence. You will be a key voice in management meetings, confidently presenting your financial findings and data‑backed recommendations to senior leaders. You will also serve as a guardian of our financial integrity, ensuring all activities and reports comply with the highest accounting principles and reporting standards. Qualifications To be successful in this challenging and rewarding role, you are a curious and driven finance professional who thrives in a fast‑paced environment. You aren’t satisfied with just reporting the numbers; you need to understand the story behind them. Proven experience in a similar FP&A or Finance Business Partner role. Expert‑level financial modelling and analysis skills—you can build complex models from scratch. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, lookups). Deep, hands‑on experience running the full end‑to‑end budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis cycle. Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to translate complex finance for non‑financial stakeholders. A natural problem‑solving ability and a strong commercial acumen. A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A CPA, CA, or equivalent professional certification. Hands‑on experience with data visualisation tools like Power BI or Tableau . Advanced Excel skills, including VBA or macros. A solid understanding of financial planning and analysis methodologies. Additional Information Why join us: NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well‑being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI‑driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth. NCS Australia is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. Agencies We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resume that is submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or