APS6 Finance Officer – Financial Analysis & Management Reporting

- Federal Government opportunity
- Contract opportunity
- Competitive hourly rate + super
- Australian Citizenship required
- Surry Hills NSW, Richmond VIC or Geelong VIC

DFP Recruitment is seeking an experienced APS6 Finance Officer to join a large Federal Government agency within its financial reporting and control function.

This is a senior finance opportunity with a strong focus on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and financial management, supporting business areas to understand and effectively manage their financial position.

Working under limited direction, you will undertake complex financial analysis, provide advice to stakeholders and support financial planning and decision-making across multiple cost centres and projects. The position may also contribute to broader project, quality assurance and strategic planning activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Undertaking detailed analysis of actual expenditure against budgets and forecasts
- Managing financial administration across cost centres and projects
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, monitoring and accrual processes
- Analysing financial and statistical information to support planning and decision-making
- Preparing and reviewing cost estimates, assumptions and supporting justifications
- Investigating financial variances and working with stakeholders to resolve issues
- Preparing financial reports, business cases, briefs and corporate documentation
- Supporting quality assurance activities and financial integrity reporting
- Collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation to deliver timely outcomes




- Providing professional financial advice and support to business areas

These responsibilities reflect the role's particular emphasis on variance-to-budget analysis, forecasting, accruals, cost estimates and financial administration.

About you
To be successful, you will ideally bring:

- Demonstrated experience in management accounting, financial analysis, budgeting or a similar finance function
- Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis capability
- Experience managing cost centres, accruals and financial reporting
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex financial information
- Experience preparing financial reports and providing advice to stakeholders
- Strong written communication skills, including reports, briefs and business cases
- Confidence working autonomously and managing competing priorities
- Experience within Federal Government or another complex organisation will be highly regarded
- Experience with SAP or similar financial management systems will also be advantageous

You may currently be working as a Management Accountant, Finance Business Partner, Senior Finance Officer, Financial Analyst, Budget Analyst, Project Accountant or APS6 Finance Officer.

Eligibility




Applicants must be Australian Citizens and be willing to undertake the required pre-engagement screening.

If you are an experienced finance professional looking for an opportunity to apply your analytical and financial management skills within a large and complex environment, we would love to hear from you.

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📌 Finance Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Dfp Recruitment
📍 Melbourne