Finance Partner - ROAD and D&R

About the role

We’re seeking a Finance Partner – ROAD, D&R to support the General Managers and the Group Executives across the ROAD (Road experience, Operations, Assets) and D&R (Delivery & Risk) portfolios, providing strategic, commercial and operational financial insights to support business decisions.

You’ll join an innovative team, who contribute to the success of the business by enabling informed decision-making, improving financial performance, and strengthening the overall financial discipline.

As our Finance Partner, you’ll contribute to lasting and positive changes that shape the future of our cities and communities. It’s meaningful, challenging and exciting work.

Day-to-day, you will:

• In conjunction with the business, identify key commercial business improvement initiatives. Ensure these initiatives are developed, shaped and evaluated. Determine priority of initiatives as well as resourcing, support service and funding requirements. Support business in obtaining required approvals, resourcing and funding.
• Assess expenditure (opex, maintenance and capital) and benefit realisation plans and support implementation with project managers and business owners
• Review and challenge the business on key budget assumptions, including adverse operating performance (including intercompany cost allocations), major maintenance (lifecycle model) and capital expenditure, and cash flows/distributions outcomes
• Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders through proactive engagement, manage requests and ensuring requirements are met under the Transurban management agreements and investor agreements
• Continuous Improvement lens applied, including proactively identifying opportunities for standardisation, simplification and digitisation

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including:

• Tertiary accounting, finance or commerce qualifications plus professional accreditation (e.g. CPA, ICA, CFA, Masters of Applied Finance).
• Advanced MS Office skills - Excel
• Budgeting and forecasting skills and the ability to identify and analyse key business drivers
• Ability to critically assess a business initiative and consider Enterprise impacts
• Ability to influence indirect team members to align with portfolio priorities
• Strong numeracy and operational / financial modelling skills
• Exposure to a capital and maintenance project environment
• Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple portfolios/projects simultaneously
• Ability to influence and advise Senior Management on financial issues and projects
• Finance Partner experience advantageous

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.

About Transurban

At Transurban, we show up with an open mind and a focus on what matters. Here, your work shapes real-world outcomes.

Every day, we step into our customers’ shoes to understand what creates the most value for them on and off the road.

Through smart technology and continuous innovation, we’re redefining how roads and infrastructure connect communities, and make our cities safer, easier, and more efficient.

With us, you’ll learn, grow, and broaden your skills through purposeful work. And together we are guided by our purpose to “Be the link between people, places and progress”.

With a career at Transurban, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• A range of flexible working and leave options, including the option to purchase an additional six weeks of leave each year
• 16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender or carer status), with no waiting period, with Superannuation paid during unpaid leave as well
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests
• Health and wellbeing support—access to Headspace and our EAP program, wellness facilities, and more
• Share offers and insurance benefits
• Social activities, community give-back programs and paid volunteer days

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you.

We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience – whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions and concerns.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living with disability.

Ready to take on your next challenge? Apply today.

Job Type

Permanent

Closing Date

09-July-2026 0:00

Please note: The closing date reflects the time zone of the Primary Location for this job posting.

Primary Location

Melbourne CBD & Inner Suburbs Melbourne VIC