- Location: Brisbane, QLD
- Salary Range: $159,145 - $179,125 + 15.4% employer super contribution
- This vacancy has been identified to participate in VetPaths

JOB OVERVIEW

DVA is seeking to fill the ongoing EL2 position of Director, Forensic Accounting & Debt Recovery within the Integrity Operations Branch, Provider Integrity Division. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a high-profile function within the Provider Integrity Division, providing specialist financial analysis to support investigations and legal processes, overseeing the recovery of health care provider overpayments, and contributing to DVA's broader provider integrity priorities.

The role offers an opportunity to contribute at an executive level, support key strategic priorities, and lead a highly capable team delivering important integrity outcomes for veterans and the department.

The 2025–26 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook provided substantial new investment – $151 million over four years and ongoing funding – to strengthen DVA’s ability to prevent, detect and respond to service provider non-compliance and fraud. This funding underpins the establishment of the Provider Integrity Division, which comprises two branches:

- Integrity Capability Branch
- Integrity Operations Branch

The Director, Forensic Accounting & Debt Recovery leads the Forensic Accounting & Debt Recovery Section (currently 6 FTE, primarily located in Brisbane and Melbourne). The role leads forensic accounting support for investigations and legal processes involving complex financial activity, assets or benefits. The section examines accounting records, banking data, claims information and other evidence to identify irregularities, reconstruct transactions, trace the movement and ownership of funds or assets, and quantify losses or benefits derived from alleged offending. It also recovers overpayments made to health care providers who were not entitled to those funds, whether through error or fraud. These matters are identified through intelligence, compliance activities, tip-offs, auditing and self-reporting and referred for debt recovery action. This provider-focused function is distinct from the Debt Management Unit within the Income Support Branch, which primarily manages client debts.DUTIES
As an Executive Level 2 you will be required to:

- Lead and manage the Forensic Accounting and Debt Recovery Section,



providing strategic direction and oversight of section priorities.
- Lead the development and refinement of documented standard operating and governance procedures for forensic accounting and debt recovery functions.
- Oversee financial analysis to identify irregularities, reconstruct transactions, trace funds or assets, and quantify losses or benefits from alleged offending.
- Provide forensic accounting expertise for investigations and legal processes involving suspected fraud and non-compliance affecting DVA programs.
- Translate complex financial information into explicit analysis supporting enquiries, evidence, findings and recovery options.
- Lead recovery of health care provider overpayments arising from error or fraud.
- Build stakeholder relationships that support financial investigations and recovery outcomes.
- Monitor financial risks and trends and advise on compliance, enforcement and integrity responses.
- Support Branch strategy and initiatives that strengthen DVA program integrity and sustainability.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

- Demonstrated experience (ideally 7+ years) in forensic accounting, financial investigations, fraud and debt recovery, including knowledge of evidentiary requirements and relevant legislative frameworks.
- Tertiary qualifications in accounting or a related discipline.
- Current membership, or eligibility for membership, of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, or an equivalent recognised professional accounting body.

ELIGIBILITY

- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- Any successful candidate external to DVA offered employment will be required to undergo pre-engagement screening checks, even if they currently have a security clearance. The screening checks are conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
- Any successful candidate will be required to obtain and/or maintain, a Negative Vetting level 1 (AGSVA) security clearance as a minimum.





NOTES

This recruitment process may be used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences and perspectives. DVA is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community we serve and encourages applications from:

- Veterans and former Australian Defence Force members, whose skills and experience are highly valued across the APS
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- People with disability
- People who identify as LGBTQIA+
- People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

We are a Veteran Employer of Choice! This means you benefit from a workplace actively supporting veterans and families of veterans – one that understands and values military experience. You’re joining an organisation publicly recognised for its commitment to fostering veteran-friendly employment pathways and long-term career success.

The Australian Public Service (APS) values the unique skills, perspectives, and experiences that veterans gain during their Australian Defence Force (ADF) employment and encourage veterans to apply. Support may be available to veterans transitioning to meaningful APS careers through participation in VetPaths, which offers veterans an opportunity to participate in a six-month program offering formal learning and development, career mentoring and activities for wellness and peer support. More information can be found on the DVA Website.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. Further information can be found at https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability.
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CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACKThe candidate information pack is available below.

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📌 EL 2 Director - Forensic Account & Debt Recovery (Brisbane)
🏢 Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs
📍 Brisbane