- Attractive annual salary $135,149 - $148,929 p.a. plus 12% superannuation
- Location: Sydney Olympic Park(hybrid working arrangements considered)

Looking for more information?

Why not reach out to our role expert, Matthew White, A/Director Information Communication Technology (CIO) for a confidential chat on *****@rfs.nsw.gov.au.

Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

What you’ll be doing:

Are you an experienced finance skilled who enjoys turning complex financial information into clear insights and practical recommendations? Are you passionate about supporting better investment decisions, strengthening financial governance and delivering value for money?

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative ICT Finance Lead to join our ICT team. In this role, you will lead ICT budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting while providing trusted advice to the Chief Information Officer and ICT Senior Leadership Team. You will support business cases and investment decisions,



identify emerging financial risks and opportunities, and help improve financial accountability and capability across ICT.

As the ICT Finance Lead, you will lead financial planning, analysis, reporting and governance across ICT. You will provide strategic financial advice to the Chief Information Officer and ICT Senior Leadership Team, helping to inform investment decisions, manage financial risk and support the delivery of operational and organisational priorities.
You will work closely with ICT leaders, program and project teams, Finance, Procurement and other key stakeholders to develop budgets, forecasts, business cases, cost models and funding submissions. You will also translate complex financial information into clear insights and practical recommendations that improve financial performance, accountability and value for money.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the development and monitoring of ICT budgets, forecasts and multi-year financial plans.
- Provide strategic financial advice on expenditure trends, funding pressures, savings opportunities and emerging risks.
- Deliver accurate monthly and ad hoc reporting on financial performance, commitments, accruals, variances and forecasts.
- Establish and maintain effective financial controls, governance arrangements,



reporting standards and assurance processes.
- Develop robust business cases, cost models, funding submissions and whole-of-life cost assessments.
- Support commercial evaluations, procurement strategies and ICT contract decisions.
- Coordinate ICT input into agency and government budget processes, audits, statutory reporting and governance forums.
- Improve ICT financial data, systems and practices to strengthen transparency, consistency and accountability.
- Build financial capability across ICT by providing practical guidance and advice to leaders, project teams, and service owners.
- Maintain collaborative relationships across ICT, Finance, Procurement, Governance, vendors and external assurance providers.

Our Ideal Candidate:

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

- Substantial management accounting and finance business-partnering experience.
- The confidence and credibility to advise the CIO and ICT Senior Leadership Team.
- A strong understanding of how ICT projects, services, contracts and investments affect budgets.
- The ability to identify emerging risks, funding pressures and savings opportunities early.
- Experience preparing accurate budgets, forecasts, accruals, variance analysis and executive reporting.
- Experience developing robust business cases, commercial evaluations and whole-of-life cost models.
- Knowledge of NSW Government financial, procurement and governance requirements.
- The ability to constructively challenge assumptions while maintaining positive working relationships.
- A commitment to improving financial systems, controls,

📌 ICT Finance Lead (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Rural Fire Service
📍 Sydney