Finance Director

Services Australia; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Services Australia is seeking experienced leaders to join the CFO Division with strong financial management, budgeting, financial statements and finance systems acumen. Directors operate with substantial independence to deliver budget outcomes, financial information and system design across the agency.

We value energetic, critical thinkers who can lead teams, influence across the agency and contribute to the strategic direction while implementing reform of finance processes and systems.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a senior financial role.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting and policy.
• Experience leading cross-agency financial initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team within the CFO Division.
• Influence agency-wide financial strategy.
• Deliver budget and financial performance reporting.
• Drive innovation and change in finance functions.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Influencing skills

Education

Accounting qualifications

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Division is seeking experienced leaders with financial management, budget management, financial statements and/or finance systems acumen to join the team.

Directors within the Division operate with a significant degree of independence and work under the broad direction of a National Manager and the CFO, to deliver quality outcomes regarding budget, financial matters, finance and payments systems design and deliver key financial information.

In performing a leadership role, Directors identify and drive innovation, manage and lead change and have an active role in contributing to and implementing Services Australia's (the agency’s) strategic direction.

We are looking for people who are energetic critical thinkers who thrive on a challenge and have strong leadership, influencing skills and subject matter expertise to lead a team and influence across the agency.The CFO Division encompasses the following branches:

• Group Financial Management, responsible for the internal financial management and provision of financial services across business areas within the agency.
• Financial and Budget Management, responsible for delivery of the agency budget, Cabinet Submissions, costing policy proposals and reporting to the Executive on the agency’s financial position.
• Financial Systems, Policy and Reporting, responsible for the agency’s financial reporting, financial systems and treasury functions. This is complemented by the Branch’s role in providing strategic guidance on customer payment and debt systems, asset management, taxation and internal financial management in compliance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Finance experience and accounting qualifications will be highly regarded.

The CFO Division manages the agency's budget of $6.1 billion and administered payments of over $200 billion on behalf of partner agencies to ensure all Australians, no matter where they live, can quickly and easily access streamlined government services and support. The CFO Division continues to implement an ambitious reform agenda to modernise and automate the finance function.

The CFO Division provides financial advice, contestability, control and assurance to the agency based on the following principles:

• Financial information that is accurate, transparent, consistent, relevant and timely.
• Simple, helpful, respectful, quality, contestable and informed financial and procurement advice to assist the agency in decision making.
• Standardise and streamline financial structures, processes, reporting and services, in order to remove duplication and reduce inefficiencies.
• The automation of financial processes where it is efficient and viable to do so.