Finance Coordinator – Recent Colombo Plan, Program Support Unit

Finance Coordinator – New Colombo Plan (NCP), Program Support Unit (PSU)

Are you a financeprofessional who is detail-oriented and thrives in delivering efficiency and compliance?We are looking for a Finance Coordinator to be a part of New Colombo Plan andsupport the team in delivering high-quality and compliant financial operationsacross the program. These include the financial management, grants disbursementand monthly reporting.

- Location – Adelaide or Brisbane Preferred
- Applicationsclose on Thursday 3 September 2026 at 11:59pm AEST

About Palladium

Palladium is aglobal development and consulting firm, part of the GISI Consulting Group,working alongside some of the world’s leading project management andengineering organisations. We partner with governments, businesses, investorsand communities to design and deliver complex programs that create lastingimpact. With a presence across more than 90 countries, Palladium offers theopportunity to work on meaningful challenges, alongside talented colleagues, inenvironments where your work can truly make a difference.

About The Project

The NewColombo Plan(NCP)playsakey role in supporting theAustralian Government’sobjectivesin building Asia capability. Itaims to lift the Indo-Pacific capability and Asia literacy in Australia bysupporting Australian undergraduates to undertake study,languagelearningand internships in theIndo-Pacific.Thegoal of NCP isNCP alumni contributetheirskills,knowledgeand networks to Australia’s enduring engagement inthe Indo-Pacific region.This is achievedthroughthreecomplementarygrants programs:theScholarship Program, Mobility Program andSemester Program.

The NCP PSU isadministered by Palladium on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs andTrade (DFAT) under the Australia Awards Global Support Mechanism (AAGSM). TheAAGSM provides operational and technical support services to DFAT’sInternational Education and Scholarships Branch, with two End of InvestmentOutcomes (EOIOs):

- EOIO 1 - Operational Support: High quality and efficient administrative and standard business support services provided to DFAT.
- EOIO 2: Technical Support: High quality, coherent,



consistent and fit for purpose technical support services that also promote gender equality, disability and social inclusion outcomes throughout DFAT’s international scholarship programs network.

The NCP Program Support Unit (NCP PSU) supports DFAT’s NewColombo Plan Secretariat (NCS)withhigh-qualitygrantadministration and management consistentwith the principles of theCommonwealth Grant Rules and Principles.Support servicedeliveryincludes end-to-end grants cycle and funds management,aswell as technical support in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL),alumni engagement, communications, events management,businesssectorengagementand risk management.

Aboutthe Role

The FinanceCoordinator will support the achievement of EOIO 1 by providing high qualityand efficient financial administrative and support services to NCP PSU.

The FinanceCoordinator supports the NCP PSU Finance Manager in the delivery of efficient,compliant and well-controlled financial operations; and contributes to theintegrity of program financial systems.

The FinanceCoordinator will support the management and administration of finances andfinancial accountability across the program including contributing to thefinancial management, grants disbursement and financial management reportingincluding Monthly Financial Reports and Audit Reports, as required.

Primary Responsibilities

Accurate and EfficientProgram Finance Support

- Oversee accounting financial operations while ensuring compliancewith the DFAT, Palladium and NCP Financial policies and procedures.
- Process payments and ensuring compliance and documentationrequirements are met.
- Assist with reconciliations of financial data and reporting forexternal and internal audits.
- Manage the NCP Finance inbox attending to any queries received and issuesthat requires resolutions.

Support Scholarships andMobility Grant Payments

- Process weekly scholar and third-party payments timely and accuratelyincluding domestic,



international and foreign currencies ensuring compliancewith ProgramManagement Manuals and NCP Fund Account SOP.
- Manage the processing of payments for scholars and universities ina timely manner.
- Ensuring payment documentations are processed and accuratelyrecorded in the financial management systems in a timely manner.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, project management orcommerce.
- At least 5 years of practical experience in finance and admin inAustralia, preferably within the Australian Government or Universitysector.
- Experience in Costpoint accounting systems is highly regarded
- Strong financial and administration skills.
- Strong analytical thinking and pro-active problem solving.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Commitment in diversity and inclusion, particularly incross-cultural setting

Equity, Diversity &Inclusion;

- Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusioninto everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society andactively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome andseek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all jobapplicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of theirbackground or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to)socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion,ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital orIndigenous status.

Should you require anyadjustments or accommodations to be made due to adisability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any othercircumstance, please email our team at and we will be in touchto discuss.

Safeguarding

- We define Safeguardingas “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clientsand the communities we work with from harm”. We arecommitted to ensuring that all children and adults who comeinto contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free fromabuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selectionprocess including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligenceprocess.

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📌 Finance Coordinator – New Colombo Plan, Program Support Unit (South Australia)
🏢 Palladium
📍 South Australia