Senior Associate, Financial Control

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport in Sydney CBD is seeking a Senior Associate, Financial Control. The role oversees critical finance functions, including general ledger maintenance, month-end closing, taxation, and cash management, with external providers supporting the delivery of services.

The position is a Clerk Grade 9/10, full-time with hybrid arrangements where feasible.

Qualifications

• Lead month-end financial reporting including accounting, cash flow forecasting and GL reconciliations.
• Deliver finance projects and system enhancements aligned to organisational priorities.
• Manage financial operations via external service providers in line with delegations and policies.
• Provide financial support to stakeholders, ensuring audit, legislative, governance compliance.
• Drive continuous process improvement to enhance controls, efficiency and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end financial reporting activities, including accounting, cash flow forecasting, taxation compliance, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Deliver and collaborate on finance projects, system enhancements, and strategic initiatives that support organisational priorities and business requirements.
• Manage financial operations delivered through external service providers, ensuring compliance with DCITHS financial delegations, policies, and controls.
• Provide financial support to business stakeholders by overseeing transaction processing and ensuring compliance with audit requirements, legislative obligations, and governance frameworks.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance financial controls, operational efficiency, and service delivery outcomes.

Skills

Month-end reporting

Financial controls

Cash flow forecasting

Taxation compliance

General ledger reconciliations

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Senior Associate, Financial Control Exciting opportunity to j oin the Financial Control team , within the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport This is a Clerk Grade 9/10 with a salary range of $ 133,348 - $ 146,945 per annum plus superannuation Full-time o ngoing role ba sed in Sydney CBD , h ybrid working arrangements may be available within business operational needs

About the Role

The role is responsible for the management of critical finance functions including, but not limited to, general ledger maintenance and reconciliations, insurance, cash management, finance projects, taxation, and other finance transactional activities via external service providers for the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (DCITHS) and agencies in the portfolio where DCITHS provides shared corporate services.

About You

• L ead month-end financial reporting activities, including accounting, cash flow forecasting, taxation compliance, and general ledger reconciliations
• D eliver and collaborate on finance projects, system enhancements, and strategic initiatives that support organisational priorities and business requirements
• Manage financial operations delivered through external service providers, ensuring compliance with DCITHS financial delegations, policies, and controls
• Provide financial support to business stakeholders by overseeing transaction processing and ensuring compliance with audit requirements, legislative obligations, and governance frameworks
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance financial controls, operational efficiency, and service delivery outcomes

Contact

For enquiries related to the role, please contact Sirtaj Hussain, Associate Director Financial Control via [e-mail]

For enquiries about the recruitment process or to discuss reasonable adjustments please contact James Changkaeomanee, Talent Acquisition Partner via [e-mail]

Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

• Create social and economic opportunities for the state
• Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor and night-time economies
• Prioritise First Nations artists, stories and culture
• Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed by all
• Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
• Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
• Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gaming environment
• Support NSW’s key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state’s diverse cultural assets and history.

At DCITHS, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Reasonable Adjustments

I f you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process or have an enquiry about the support provided, please contact James Changkaeomanee at [e-mail] or 9228 3637.

For more information on reasonable adjustments and types of alternate formats available through the recruitment process you can visit ‘ Adjustments for Individual needs’ at I work for NSW.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.