Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PMAEST on 17th November 2026. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found.

Candidates must have valid right to work in Australia. Palladium cannot consider applicants who require work authorisation sponsorship for this role.

Position: Fixed Term Employment (Full Time)

Contract Term: 12-month contract with the possibility of an extension

Classification: Level 16

Reports To: Deputy Team Leader - Operations Lead

Location: Australia, preferably Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide

About REnew Pacific

REnew Pacific is a AU$75M program over 4.5 years. It aims to scale and expand on the critical lessons learned in the DFAT-funded Business Partnerships Platform (BPP) pilot to support DFAT and the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) to address climate infrastructure mitigation, adaptation and resilience among Pacific states and help Australia be the climate infrastructure partner of choice in the Pacific.

Purpose of Position

The role of Senior Finance Manager is considered a leadership role and is relied upon to provide strategic advice on the Program's overall budget performance. This advice is not limited to Program expenditure and forecasts and often extends to advising the Managing Contractor and DFAT with financial information for strategic reporting. Reporting to the Deputy Team Leader - Operations Lead, the Senior Finance Manager is also responsible for managing and overseeing REnew Pacific program's finance function, managing a team and ensuring financial and expense systems and processes for the project are managed in line with corporate and DFAT head contract requirements.



This includes working closely with other members of the Operations Team and supporting accurate invoicing and robust financial reporting and budgeting.

Primary Responsibilities

- Budget Management
- Provide strategic advice in relation to the Program's budget for planning purposes to relevant stakeholders
- Lead and manage and report on a regular basis to the Leadership team, Palladium and DFAT on the program expenditure, forecasts and budget position at periodic intervals, or as requested
- Lead with budget input for annual reporting and annual planning
- Prepare and lead presentations on budget plans to assist the Leadership team and DFAT with Program planning
- Lead and manage the overall budget process and systems ensuring completeness, accuracy and currency
- Collaborate on a regular basis with the Portfolio Lead and Senior Portfolio Managers to manage timelines for grant milestone disbursements, ensuring alignment with the Program's budget forecasts
- Collaborate on a regular basis with the Managing Contractor Representative and Palladium focal points to manage timelines for task order disbursements under the Direct Delivery framework, ensuring alignment with Program's budget forecasts
- Manage the Program's cashflow forecasts in line with Palladium Treasury's requirements




- Develop internal and external working relationships to benefit Program to achieve its budget and financial targets
- Oversee and quality assure the review of Grant Recipient Financial Reports provided by the Finance and Administration Coordinator
- Ensure the use of grant funds for procurement and expenditure comply with Grant Agreements, DFAT's and Palladium's policies
- Ensure the integrity of the grant management framework and agreement
- Advocate for streamlined and effective processes to report and manage the financial reporting for Grant Recipients
- Promote and maintain the currency of grant templates, ensuring all stakeholders are informed though ways of working sessions
- Plan, manage and control all day-to-day financial transactions and functions
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate financial accounts and records for all financial transactions, ensuring all records for receipts and expenses are accurate and information can be readily accessed by the Operations Lead – Deputy Team Leader
- Ensure records can be conveniently accessed for internal and external audits
- Provide immediate access to all financial records, accounts and other financial material for inspection
- Conduct internal audits and facilitate external audits on the project's financial systems
- Assist with drafting policies and procedures relating to the project's financial management
- Assist the HR team and Operations Lead with relevant information needed for payroll
- Monitor project expenditure, manage cash flow to project accounts and advise the Operations Lead of any issues
- Assist monitoring of consultant's expenses against contracts and ensure invoices are processes in a timely manner
- Ensure effective internal controls,

📌 Senior Finance Manager (Townsville City)
🏢 Palladium
📍 Townsville City