About the Company
Join a major public sector transformation program focused on modernising finance capabilities and improving the delivery of services across government. This large-scale initiative will shape the future of financial management by driving standardisation, efficiency, transparency, and improved service delivery outcomes through the design and implementation of a contemporary Finance Target Operating Model.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-profile transformation program that will deliver long-term strategic benefits, working alongside senior executives, business leaders, architects, and program professionals.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Architect to provide strategic leadership in defining the future-state Business Architecture and Finance Target Operating Model (TOM) for a significant finance transformation initiative.
The successful candidate will lead the design of future business capabilities, governance frameworks, service delivery models, organisational structures, roles and responsibilities, and guiding principles that will support a modern, efficient, and sustainable finance function.
Working across multiple business areas and stakeholders, you will drive the harmonisation of enterprise-wide finance capabilities, business processes, and value streams. You will play a critical role in ensuring future-state business requirements remain strategically focused, outcome-driven, and independent of legacy technology constraints.
This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, governance, and business transformation expertise.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of the future-state Finance Target Operating Model, including business capabilities, governance, service delivery models, organisational design, and operating principles.
- Design and standardise enterprise-wide finance capabilities and end-to-end value streams, including:
- Strategy-to-Budget
- Procure-to-Pay
- Record-to-Report
- Asset Management
- Related finance business processes
- Facilitate business workshops to simplify, standardise, and harmonise processes, policies, and business rules across multiple stakeholders.
- Develop future-state business requirements, capability models, business rules, process maps, and business architecture artefacts.
- Ensure business requirements remain outcome-focused, technology-agnostic, and aligned with strategic objectives.
- Establish and lead Business Design Authority governance processes.
- Manage business design governance artefacts and decision registers.
- Facilitate executive decision-making and ensure alignment with the agreed Target Operating Model.
- Support procurement activities, including development of Request for Tender (RFT) documentation and vendor evaluation processes.
- Contribute to business capability models, functional and non-functional requirements, and solution assessment activities.
- Work closely with change managers and business leaders to assess organisational impacts and support business readiness activities.
- Define measurable benefits, success criteria, and benefits realisation frameworks.
- Collaborate with enterprise, solution, data, integration, security, procurement, and program delivery teams to ensure business outcomes are reflected in solution architecture and implementation planning.
- Support the successful delivery of transformation outcomes through effective stakeholder engagement, governance, and business design leadership.
What You Will Bring
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- 10-15+ years of experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Business Design, Business Transformation, or related disciplines.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale ERP, finance transformation, or enterprise transformation programs.
- Extensive experience developing and implementing Target Operating Models (TOMs), business capability frameworks, value streams, and enterprise business process architectures.
- Deep understanding of finance functions including:
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Procurement
- Financial management
- Asset management
- Project accounting
- Governance and compliance
- Strong knowledge of ERP platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, TechnologyOne, and/or Workday.
- Demonstrated experience working within Australian Government or large public sector environments.
- Strong understanding of governance, procurement, audit, and financial management frameworks.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, with the ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups and senior executives.
- Experience applying recognised industry frameworks such as:
- BIZBOK®
- TOGAF
- APQC Process Classification Framework
- BPMN
- Business Capability Modelling
- Relevant qualifications in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Management, or a related field.
- Professional certifications such as TOGAF, Certified Business Architect (BIZBOK®), CBAP, Lean Six Sigma, or Prosci Change Management will be highly regarded.
What Is On Offer
- Opportunity to lead a strategically significant finance transformation program.
- Influence the future operating model of a large and complex organisation.
- A current Police Check is required.
Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Submissions close COB on the 7th of August 2026.
Please call Lisa Berjak on 0480 011 550 for any further information . Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client-requested checks.
Why partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
Our team of talented people are passionate about your experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on your long-term career goals. We even give you a best in industry merch pack! Even if this role isn’t the exact fit for you, we would love a chat, contact us to find out more!
