The Director, Financial Statements and Special Accounts role is responsible for providing accountability and specialist oversight for NIAA's annual financial statements and compliance with financial reporting and governance obligations. It ensures the Agency maintains the technical expertise, professional judgement and assurance necessary to protect the integrity of its financial reporting and manage financial and governance risks.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join our Financial Statements and Special Accounts team to lead the delivery of the administered financial statements for the NIAA.

As Director, Financial Statements and Special Accounts you will:

- lead the preparation and delivery of the Agency’s annual financial statements and audit process
- oversee asset management, taxation, treasury, investments and banking functions
- provide strategic financial and technical advice to the NIAA Executive
- ensure compliance with the PGPA Act, Commonwealth Resource Management Framework and relevant financial standards
- build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the Australian National Audit Office, Audit and Risk Committee and Department of Finance
- identify emerging financial risks, trends and opportunities and drive improvements to frameworks, systems and processes
- lead and leverage the expertise of your team to deliver high-quality financial management outcomes.

Our ideal candidate is a motivated finance professional who enjoys working through complex accounting issues, can see both the detail and the bigger picture and is comfortable taking ownership of deliverables.

As a leader, you will:

- inspire high-performing teams to deliver quality outcomes
- champion innovation, improvement and positive change
- build strong and influential stakeholder partnerships




- provide strategic oversight of business, budget and risk priorities
- navigate emerging risks and make sound, high-impact decisions.

Qualifications and experience:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline.
- Membership of a recognised qualified accounting body such as CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, or equivalent.
- Experience in financial accounting is required.

- To be eligible for this position you must be an Australian Citizen.
- Occupants must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance, or hold a current security clearance of an appropriate level.
- Successful candidates will be required to be assessed through our pre-employment screening checks, such as an Australian Criminal History Check.

Ongoing & Non-ongoing (for an initial period for up to 12 months).

These roles are being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing, with the employment type to be determined in negotiation with the preferred candidate and the NIAA delegate.

Where a non-ongoing specified term is offered, this would be for an initial period of up to 12 months, with possibility of extension up to a maximum period of two years.

A non-ongoing offer may result in conversion to an ongoing offer of employment however this must occur within 18 months from the opening date of this advertisement.

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) has a range of flexible working arrangements available to its employees under the Enterprise Agreement and relevant policies and guidance materials. Working arrangements can be negotiated with successful candidates on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the operational requirements of the role and the individual's personal circumstances and preferences.

📌 Director, Financial Statements and Special Accounts (Woden Valley)
🏢 National Indigenous Australians Agency
📍 Woden Valley