Associate Business Partner

Today and tomorrow at Compass Group, we serve a better future by enriching people, communities and our planet. We do this because we believe that everyone should be seen and nourished as a whole person. We focus on the individual, their needs and more broadly on positive impacts in the community.

The Position:

Join our team as an Associate Business Partner focused on 28 Villages within the Living and Working Service sector! In this dynamic role, you'll provide crucial commercial support to Senior Operations and financial leadership teams, assisting Senior Business Partners in leading and developing our commercial teams. Your responsibilities will include end-of-month accounting for an allocated portfolio, ensuring contractual compliance, and conducting in-depth financial analysis. You'll also play a vital role in promoting our Safety Culture framework. If you're detail-oriented, confident, and passionate about exceeding client expectations while driving commercial success, we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to engage with our managers and identify ways to deliver exceptional value. Apply now!

The Role:

• Preparation and analysis of P&L statements, along with monthly reports that highlight key findings for both internal and external stakeholders
• Develop revenue, expenditure, and capital investment plans, builds consensus for budgets and forecasts, and analyse strategic and operational plans
• Support retention and bid modelling by assisting sites in developing business cases, providing historical benchmarking data, reviewing commercial terms, and participating in operational reviews
• Stocktake reconciliation
• Accurate & Timely Month End Closing Processes
• Client reporting and billing
• Provide comprehensive support to operational managers on financial and commercial matters, ensuring accurate and efficient contractual information as a key contact for clients on all commercial issues
• Month end reconciliations
• Adhere to health, safety and security procedures
• Preparation of detailed Budgets and Forecasts
• Contract Compliance
• Liaise with and support Internal and External stakeholders
• Prepare Contract Price Escalations and Contractual Variations
• Identifying and communicate opportunities for improvement & process streamlining 

The Person:

• Accounting/Finance degree  (ideally CA/CPA qualified)
• Minimum 3 years previous experience within a business environment
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Ability to problem solve, prioritise and multi-task
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to comfortably communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Positive 'can-do' attitude, who can work autonomously in a team environment
• Dedicated, passionate and committed to progressing the performance of the portfolio
• Ability to "stand in" for Senior Business Partner when required and have the ability to motivate and support the team in their absence

The Benefits:

Compass Group is an organisation that's proud of its great people. We believe in the opportunity to recognise and develop great talent and offer many diverse opportunities for career advancement. Recognised as an employer of choice we also have an attractive benefits program including a competitive salary and incentive scheme, recognition programs, paid parental leave, team event days, site-based benefits, and company discounts.

Our people’s unique backgrounds, experience, and abilities are at the heart of our vibrant workforce. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the diverse communities that we serve, where everyone feels empowered and valued. By building diverse teams means we are creating inclusive environments for all our people and those we connect with through our day-to-day operation. We welcome & encourage applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, gender expressions, gender identity and people with disability.