Job Description

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our Through Life Support (TLS) team
Reporting directly to the Head of Finance – TLS Projects, this new role will see you partner closely with project managers, engineering teams, and commercial leaders to provide high-quality financial insights, drive performance, and support strategic decision-making across a diverse portfolio of operational contracts, projects, and major initiatives including AssetIQ and ETCS Level 2.

This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to influence outcomes, improve financial frameworks, and contribute to the delivery of sustainable projects.

Some accountabilities will include:
• Leading the development of annual budgets and business plans across TLS operations, engineering and project portfolios
• Maintaining rolling forecasts and project-level financial models
• Analysing trends, risks and opportunities to support proactive decision making
• Production of financial performance reporting
• Collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders including engineering, operations, finance and commercial teams
• Producing pricing for TLS commercial opportunities and major project bids, as well as assisting with improving standardised pricing models

This is a fulltime, permanent role, based onsite in our Melbourne CBD office.

About You:
• 5+ years demonstrated experience in financial accounting, management accounting or similar finance role
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or equivalent related field (CPA advantageous)
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence within a complex environment
• Demonstrated capability in commercially reviewing, analysing and preparing project performance reports, forecasts, budgets and costing models.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including AASB standards and financial systems (e.g. OneStream, JDEGS).
• Proven ability to analyse and interpret financial data, assess risks, and identify corrective actions.

Our Culture:
Downer is dedicated to nurturing our people personally and professionally through skills development, competitive benefits, career pathways and fostering a proudly diverse and supportive workplace culture.

We cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace that facilitates opportunity and respect. Our focus on gender and cultural inclusiveness is active and ongoing, and through various initiatives we aim to help close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous communities.

For more details about this position contact Sarah Clark - Talent & Sourcing Business Partner, at sarah.clark@downergroup.com

Please note applications will not be accepted via email, please apply via the link.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.