Manager Financial Systems

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport; City Of Vincent; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous leave entitlements

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS) in Western Australia seeks a Manager Financial Systems to lead the Finance Systems team, delivering end-to-end financial systems, reporting solutions and process improvements for the Department and client agencies, ensuring strong controls and data integrity.

Based at 246 Vincent St, Leederville, this permanent full-time role (75hrs p/f) offers an opportunity to drive upgrades, data migrations and collaboration across Finance, ICT

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Finance Systems team, providing guidance and support while driving continuous improvement.
• Manage and enhance the Department’s financial systems to meet operational, financial management and reporting needs.
• Lead finance system projects, including upgrades, integrations, data migrations, testing and implementation.
• Analyse complex system and business issues and develop practical solutions, while maintaining strong system controls, security and data integrity.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, ICT, business areas, client agencies and external stakeholders to deliver system and process improvements.
• Ensure financial systems support legislative and financial management requirements and provide high-quality advice and reporting to management and senior executives.

Job description

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS) acknowledges the Aboriginal people throughout Western Australia as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waters, and communities in which we operate. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal people and their cultures, and to Elders past and present.

About the department

CITS is a diverse agency that supports all Western Australians by giving them opportunities to reach their potential and live their very best lives. Staff in our department work across the portfolios of creative industries; sport and recreation; tourism and multicultural interests. We’re also responsible for supporting major events and infrastructure projects throughout WA:

• We support a sustainable arts and cultural sector that facilitates social and economic wellbeing by building capacity of the sector, the provision of funding and grants, progressing infrastructure projects, providing research, policy, information and support.
• We help maintain a strong and diverse sport and recreation sector by removing barriers to participation, providing funding and support for the sector through grants, infrastructure and major capital projects.
• We promote and support multiculturalism, through the Office of Multicultural Interests, which strengthens communities to ensure WA is a vibrant and effective multicultural society.
• We champion WA’s tourism industry and promote Western Australia as an incredible destination.
• We support the people of WA, including First Nations peoples, to connect to their culture and history through Aboriginal History Western Australia, and the State Records Office.

About Finance

As part of the Capability and Performance and Creative Industries Division, the Finance Directorate drives the delivery of financial planning, management, and accounting services for CITS. It plays a critical role in enabling strategic decision‑making by providing expert advice, guidance, and reporting that supports the achievement of financial business plans and operational outcomes.

About the role

We are seeking a Manager Financial Systems to join our Finance division to lead the Finance Systems team in the end-to-end delivery and management of financial systems and other financial applications, reporting solutions, business process improvement, and user support services for the Department and client agencies, ensuring operational and business needs are met.

In this role you will:

• Lead and develop the Finance Systems team, providing guidance and support while driving continuous improvement.
• Manage and enhance the Department’s financial systems to meet operational, financial management and reporting needs.
• Lead finance system projects, including upgrades, integrations, data migrations, testing and implementation.
• Analyse complex system and business issues and develop practical solutions, while maintaining strong system controls, security and data integrity.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, ICT, business areas, client agencies and external stakeholders to deliver system and process improvements.
• Ensure financial systems support legislative and financial management requirements and provide high-quality advice and reporting to management and senior executives.

Contract & Hours

We have one permanent, full time (75hrs p/f) position available.

Benefits

The opportunity for career and leadership development in a collaborative environment that values diversity and recognises and respects contributions from all.

In addition to flexible working options, generous leave entitlements and access to a broad range of wellbeing benefits.

Location

This role is based at 246 Vincent St, Leederville.

Closing date

Closing date: Monday 16 November 2026 at 4.00 pm (AWST)

Equal opportunity

We are proudly an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace equity. We support diversity and inclusion in the public sector because it makes us stronger as an organisation, and better able to meet our community’s needs. We strongly encourage people with disability, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women and youth to apply. CITS is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.