Senior Management Accountant

Work Initiatives; Maitland; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) NSW is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to ensure robust budgeting, governance and accurate financial reporting that informs decision-making across the Department.

You will work with stakeholders across Finance and the broader business, coordinating budget allocations, improving processes, and advising on budget systems and financial management. Flexible work options and NSW-based leadership opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in management accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence outcomes and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong leadership capability, including the ability to guide, mentor and develop team members while fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex information, provide advice and prepare high-quality reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications
• Eligibility for membership to a recognised professional accounting organisation such as CPA or similar and be prepared to progress to membership status

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting and financial reporting processes across the department.
• Ensure integrity of budget allocations and strengthen financial governance.
• Deliver accurate financial reporting to support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate budget governance activities and identify process improvements.
• Provide specialist advice on budget systems and financial management.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications

CPA or similar membership

Tools

Budgeting software

Financial systems

Job description

• NSW DPHI office location negotiable: Parramatta, Orange or Newcastle with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 p.a + super

The role

Join a team that helps shape the future of NSW by ensuring funding is allocated where it can make the greatest impact for communities. You'll play a key role in ensuring the integrity of budget allocations, strengthening financial governance, and delivering accurate financial reporting that supports informed decision-making across the Department.

Working closely with stakeholders across Finance and the broader business, you will provide specialist advice on budget systems, processes and financial management. You will coordinate budget allocation processes, manage budget governance activities, and identify opportunities to improve financial management practices.

Read the role description for more detail:Senior Management Accountant

About you

• Demonstrated experience in management accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence outcomes and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong leadership capability, including the ability to guide, mentor and develop team members while fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex information, provide advice and prepare high-quality reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications
• Eligibility for membership to a recognised professional accounting organisation such as CPA or similar and be prepared to progress to membership status

About us

At the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure(DPHI), you could shape your world while helping us shape the future of NSW. Together, we create vibrant communities, places and precincts, and manage land, assets and property.

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you'll help shape lives and communities across NSW while growing your own career, supported by flexible work options, impactful projects and a collaborative, diverse team. As a high-performing and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve, we value your lived experience and cultural knowledge, and we are committed to helping you thrive through flexible arrangements, workplace adjustments and a culture where everyone feels supported, connected and belongs.

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including a criminal record check.