Reporting to the Director, ETD Customer and Financial Management, the ETD Finance Manager is responsible for providing financial leadership and trusted advice to support informed decision-making across the Division. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, the ability to translate complex financial information into practical advice, and experience managing budgets, forecasting and competing priorities in a quick-paced environment.
Responsibilities of the EL1 Finance Manager may include:
- Managing budgets, forecasting and financial performance for ETD cost centres, accounts and IT projects.
- Preparing and presenting accurate and timely financial reports, analysis and insights to support decision-making.
- Providing strategic and operational advice on the Division's current and forecast financial position, performance and risks.
- Monitoring and reporting on contractor expenditure, funding sources and budget utilisation.
- Managing month-end financial processes, reconciliations and reporting requirements.
- Building productive relationships with internal stakeholders and providing financial guidance to support effective budget management.
- Contributing to financial governance, compliance and continuous improvement activities.
Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.
This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months.