Senior Management Accountant

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to join a team shaping NSW budgets. You will ensure funding is allocated where it makes the greatest impact, strengthen financial governance and deliver accurate reporting to support informed decision-making across the Department.

The role collaborates with Finance and business units, provides expert advice on budget systems and processes, coordinates allocations and governance, and looks for

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem solving to identify trends and risks.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement across diverse groups.
• Leadership capability to mentor and develop teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; produce reports and briefings.
• Relevant professional accounting qualifications.
• Eligibility for CPA or similar membership.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on budget systems, processes and financial management.
• Coordinate budget allocation processes and governance activities.
• Deliver accurate financial reporting to support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial management practices.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications

CPA or equivalent

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.

For more information about the role, please contact Brielle Hardstaff on [e-mail] or 0419 027 219

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career Pathways team for a yarn.

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. Contact the Talent Team via [e-mail] or [phone] - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

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.