TAFE NSW - Life Changing CareersManager Planning Systems & Tools

Location Negotiable depending on TAFE NSW Campus availability

Temporary Full Time up to 30th June 2027

$216,278 salary package - includes base salary ($190,867), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer First, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

- We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, a 38-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

TAFE NSW is undertaking a significant finance transformation initiative to modernise budgeting, forecasting and reporting capabilities across the organisation. We are seeking an experienced Manager Planning Systems & Tools to lead the foundational work that will shape the future finance systems landscape and support the delivery of our Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting Solution (RBFS) Project.

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic project leadership, finance systems expertise and stakeholder engagement to drive a high-profile initiative that will improve decision-making, planning and reporting across one of Australia's largest education providers.

This role offers the opportunity to shape one of TAFE NSW's key finance transformation initiatives and influence how financial planning and reporting is delivered into the future.



You will work with senior stakeholders across the organisation and play a pivotal role in establishing the foundations for a modern enterprise planning and reporting capability.

About You

Reporting to the Director Finance Systems, you will lead the planning, analysis and delivery activities required to support the next phase of TAFE NSW's budgeting, forecasting and reporting transformation. You will oversee critical project streams including business case development, market evaluation, process simplification, data readiness and architecture documentation that will inform future solution selection and implementation.

You will work across Finance, Technology and key business stakeholders to develop a future-focused planning and reporting environment that improves organisational performance, strengthens governance and supports data-driven decision making. You are a finance systems leader who can operate comfortably across strategy, technology and business transformation. You enjoy solving complex problems, engaging stakeholders and translating business requirements into practical solutions.

To be successful you will bring:

- Significant experience leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting or reporting systems within a large and complex organisation.
- Demonstrated experience delivering finance transformation, systems implementation or business process improvement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of financial management, planning and reporting frameworks.
- Experience developing business cases, leading vendor assessments and managing technology-related projects.
- Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational information.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement,



communication and influencing skills.
- Relevant qualifications in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally secure and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you.

Role-specific enquiries:

Role-specific enquiries: Please contact Veronica Laurikainen, Director Finance Systems via email

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries:

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Please contact Kayla Smith, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.

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To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.

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