Senior Accountant

NSW government; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Government’s Department of Customer Service is recruiting a Senior Accountant for an ongoing, full-time role based in Sydney CBD with hybrid work options. You will lead management reporting and provide financial leadership to directors and budget holders, shaping strategic outcomes and informing decision-making.

Responsibilities include end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, with partnerships across FP&A and Financial Control to optimise resources and savings.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end budget development and management with FP&A and Financial Control teams to optimize resources and savings.
• Ability to translate financial insights into strategic business decisions and to provide trusted financial leadership.
• Experience in managing and presenting financial performance analyses to senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of management reporting and analysis of financial performance for senior leaders.
• Partner with directors and budget holders to drive strategic financial outcomes and identify funding pressures and savings opportunities.
• Present financial results in management meetings and support regular monthly finance discussions.

Skills

Finance partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Accountant, Ongoing opportunity based in Sydney CBD + hybrid working options available

• Ongoing, full time opportunity
• Salary, Clerk Grade 9/10: $133,348 - $146,945+ super, commensurate with experience
• Based in Sydney CBD with hybrid and flexible working options available

This role willgive you the opportunity to collaborate closely with senior executives and be involvedin end-to-end financial processes.

What will yourday involve?

Lead the preparationof management reporting and analysis of organisation's financial performance toensure senior leaders can effectively respond to changing circumstances anddevelopments

• Provide trusted financial leadership and strategic advice to directors, managers and budget holders by analysing and interpreting financial performance, identifying trends and risks, evaluating options and delivering impact assessments that support informed decision-making.
• Partner with directors and managers to drive strategic and financial outcomes, identifying resourcing challenges, funding pressures and savings opportunities and developing effective strategies and solutions to achieve organisational targets and business objectives.
• Actively participate in management meetings by presenting financial performance results, analysis, and insights to divisional leaders, and facilitating regular monthly finance meetings to support informed decision-making, accountability, and achievement of business objectives.

What are we looking for in our ideal candidate?

• Exceptional finance business partnering capability, with a proven ability to influence and advise senior executives/ managers, lead complex budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, and translate financial insights into strategic business outcomes.
• Experience in end-to-end budget development and management, working closely with FP&A, Financial Control and operational stakeholders to optimise resource allocation, manage funding and savings targets, and support sound financial decision-making.

What we will need from you:

A talent pool may be created to fill future ongoingor temporary opportunities.

Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $133,348 base plus superannuation

For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Nicole Turner via [e-mail].

A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.

Closing Date: Thursday 5th November at 11:59pm

Careers at Department of Customer Service

A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

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