EL 1 Assistant Director - Financial Operations

DVA; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DVA in Canberra is seeking an EL 1 Assistant Director - Financial Operations to lead a high‑volume finance function within the Finance Branch. The role focuses on delivering accurate financial services, governance and internal controls across the department, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder collaboration and workload planning.

The successful candidate will manage staff, set expectations, develop capability, and foster an inclusive team culture while ensuring financial transactions and

Job description

EL 1 Assistant Director - Financial Operations

JOB OVERVIEW

The Finance Branch is responsible for managing all relationships with external Departments, Agencies and organisations and provides strategic financial services across the department.

The Financial Operations Section is responsible for the delivery of accurate and efficient financial services. The team supports effective financial management, strong governance, and internal controls, while ensuring financial transactions and systems are managed in accordance with relevant policies, legislation and organisational requirements.

Financial Operation Section requires an EL1 with a strong financial background and with demonstrated experience leading and managing staff. The successful applicant shall have a diverse range of skills, including managing competing priorities, working effectively with stakeholders, setting expectations, developing capability and performance. It is essential they will be experienced in managing performance, planning team workloads and fostering an inclusive and supportive team culture.

The candidate shall be a professional with strong leadership skills with a proven ability to manage high-volume financial operations in a complex environment. They will have a sound understanding of financial management, governance, internal controls together with the ability to identify risks, improve processes and deliver accurate and timely financial outcomes.

Experience with financial systems, particularly TechnologyOne and a practical understanding of areas such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable functions, Treasury, Travel, Credit Cards and financial reconciliations would be highly regarded.

DUTIES

As an EL 1 you will be required to:

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

Highly Desirable

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:

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 .

CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK

The candidate information pack is available below.