Office of the Children’s Guardian

Finance Officer

- Use your finance skills to support an organisation that keeps our children safe
- Support our finance team in managing a $75 million budget & play a core role in driving improved processes and projects
- Join a supportive and collaborative team culture with learning & development opportunities and health & wellbeing programs.
- One full-time, temporary role located at Strawberry Hills with hybrid / flexible working arrangements.
- Clerk Grade 7/8 $113,574 - $125, 720 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading).

About the Office of Children’s Guardian

The Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) upholds NSW children and young people’s right to be safe by overseeing, regulating and monitoring organisations and individuals that provide services to children. We are guided by our values of integrity, trust, service, accountability, respect and empathy.

To find out more about the Office of the Children’s Guardian, visit our website.

About the directorate

The Corporate
Services Directorate ensures the OCG is credible, responsive and
accountable. We focus on providing high quality customer service to the OCG and

our broader stakeholders.

The team embaraces flexible working and
career development. Our office is based in Strawberry Hills, however staff have access to hybid work models.
This is a term role to the end of December
2026. The vacancy has arisen from a staff member who is temporarily seconding

in another NSW Government agency. This successful candidate for this role will

receive the below career experiences:

- Help complete month-end financial reporting processes and support forecasting exercises
- Advise and support the Director (and other senior leaders) as they prepare the 2026-27 budget, including preparing costings and providing advice on trade-off choices
- Support the preparation of the agency’s end of year accounts, including the review and assurance of critical data
- Support systems and process change across a large organisation – our agency is transitioning to a new Governmet ERP system – ‘MyWork Zone’




- Identify opportunities to improve financial policies and processes, and to be empowered to implement changes (either autonomously or in teams with others)
- Lead research and investigations on high sensitivity and broad impact financial matters, as required

We place a strong focus on career growth

and development. We will work with the successful candidate to support their

training and development needs, in addition to the above career experiences.

About the role

The
role supports the overall budgeting and financial reporting processes of the
agency. We regularly provide advice to colleagues and senior stakeholders on
the agency’s budget performance and its compliance with policies. This role is
being advertised at an exciting time, while the organisation responds to an
external Inquiry that has identified improvements to systems, processes and
governance. We are also rebuilding a number of core financial processes to
better support our staff. Finally, our organisation is embarking on a
transition to a current ERP system and this role will play a central role in that

project.

While technical
accounting qualifications are not mandatory, they are highly valued. As is

experience working in a government agency or similarly large organisation. The

type of person we are seeking will:

- Use appropriate systems and processes to review, maintain and manage accounting and financial information
- Enjoy analysing data and running assurance processes to ensure public resources are well manged
- Support colleagues across the organisation to solve problems or identify solutions when it comes to managing budgets. This includes helping staff who are in roles that are critical to child safety but who do not have a strong technical background in financial management.




- Help senior management in analysing the agency’s financial management requirements.
- Be able to represent the organisation in meetings with NSW Treasury, the Audit Office and external parties as needed.
- Develop and analyse management reports. We require someone who can explain complex financial matters in a digestible way to non-financial stakeholders.
- Maintain a knowledge of management accounting and budgeting procedures and methodologies.
- Enjoy problem solving.

For further information about the role, please view the role description.

Our commitment to Diversity

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

The OCG encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the OCG People and Culture team on (02) 8219 3661 or and advise of your preferred method of communication.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit a
covering letter addressing the below questions. Please also provide an

up-to-date resume (maximum 4 pages in total). Please attach Word or PDF format.

Targeted questions

- Why are you interested in this role at this point in your career?
- Please highlight which skills and experiences on your resume are the most relevant to this role.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

We encourage you to please call or email our

contact Neil Do, on to discuss the role.

Applications closing date: Monday, 9 March 2026 at 10:00am

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.

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