Finance Business Partner, RS Projects

About this opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial support across a portfolio of complex projects and programs. Working closely with Program Managers and operational leaders, you will deliver high-quality financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and commercial insights that support informed decision-making and drive business performance.

In this influential role, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, helping project teams understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and improve financial outcomes across the project lifecycle.

Key accountabilities include

• Partnering with Procurement, Engineering, Heavy Maintenance, Production and Planning teams to provide proactive financial and commercial support across project and program portfolios.
• Developing and delivering monthly financial reporting, dashboards, variance analysis, and performance insights at project, program, and business unit level.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities through robust analysis and commercial recommendations.
• Developing and maintaining Forecast Cost at Completion (FCAC) models for complex, multi-year major overhaul programs, improving project cost visibility and forecasting accuracy.
• Working closely with procurement, production, planning, and operational teams to ensure current pricing, labour standards, and overhead assumptions are accurately reflected in financial models.
• Monitoring and improving work order structures, job costing methodologies, cost allocations, and reconciliation processes.
• Analysing Work in Progress (WIP) performance and implementing initiatives to improve project cash flow and profitability.
• Providing business leaders with meaningful performance metrics and key performance indicators that support effective decision-making.
• Reviewing tenders, contracts, and bid strategies to identify commercial opportunities, risks, and optimisation initiatives.
• Supporting capital investment reviews to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and return on investment expectations.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, including the enhancement of financial processes, reporting frameworks, monthly close activities, and project claims management.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working in complex project environments and partnering with operational leaders to deliver tangible business outcomes.

About you

You are a qualified finance professional with strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to influence operational decision-making in project-based environments. You thrive in fast-paced settings where analytical thinking, stakeholder engagement, and attention to detail are critical to success.

To be successful in this role, you will bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• CA, CPA, or equivalent professional accreditation.
• At least 7 years' experience in project financial management within a complex engineering, maintenance, infrastructure, manufacturing, or asset-intensive environment.
• Strong technical financial modelling capability, with demonstrated experience developing sophisticated models to forecast costs, revenue, volumes and project outcomes, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, forecasting, budgeting, and cost control principles.
• Experience managing complex Work in Progress (WIP) ledgers, reconciliations, work order completion, and cost allocation processes.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition requirements, including IFRS 15 and associated accounting standards.
• Experience preparing project progress claims and supporting contract performance reporting.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into practical business insights.
• Experience in Bill of Materials (BOM) development and costing, including material pricing, labour standards, subcontractor pricing and consumables.
• Proven capability to build strong relationships and influence senior operational and project stakeholders.
• Experience researching complex issues, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing effective business solutions.
• A continuous improvement mindset and experience developing or enhancing financial processes, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Outstanding attention to detail, communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• If you are looking for an opportunity to combine financial expertise with strategic business partnering in a complex project environment, we'd love to hear from you.