Finance Lead

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA); City of Parramatta; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking a Finance Lead to provide financial leadership, advice and assurance for the agency's reporting, governance and decision-making processes. You will support emissions reporting and Net Zero strategies.

Successful candidates will hold CA or CPA qualifications with industry experience and have strong skills in financial reporting, risk management and procurement practices, enabling robust financial management across EPA programs.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualifications with appropriate industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements.
• Experience in climate change financial disclosures/reporting and emissions reporting.
• Experience in business and finance reporting and risk management.
• Experience in grant administration, financial modelling and procurement practices.
• Technical accounting expertise and the ability to apply and evaluate facts and circumstances to accounting authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership, advice and assurance across the EPA to support effective reporting and decision-making.
• Guide compilation and reporting on emissions reporting and Net Zero initiatives.
• Apply governance and risk expertise to key agency priorities and financial strategies.

Skills

CA/CPA

Financial reporting

Climate disclosures

Risk management

Grant administration

Financial modelling

Procurement practices

Technical accounting

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Lead to join the NSW EPA. In this role, you will be responsible for providing financial leadership, advice and assurance to support the effective financial reporting, financial management and business decision-making across the EPA. The role applies financial, governance and risk expertise to key agency priorities and guides the compilation and reporting on emissions reporting and strategically lead EPA to achieving Net Zero.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• CA or CPA qualifications with appropriate industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting and accounting and the preparation of financial statements.
• Experience in Climate change financial disclosures/report and emissions reporting.
• Experience in business and finance reporting and risk management
• Experience in grant administration, financial modelling and procurement practises
• Technical accounting expertise and the ability to apply and evaluate facts and circumstances to accounting authority.

This role closes on Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 11:55 PM