Strategic Finance & Budgeting Lead – Government

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

12.75% superannuation

Job summary

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) seeks a senior finance professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and modelling to support strategic investment and operational decisions. You will build, maintain and evolve EDQ's in-house budget model and deliver insights to executive leadership.

You will automate reporting, develop Power BI dashboards and partner with business units on budgets, estimates and financial advice, while upholding strong governance and accounting practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis and forecasting with executive-facing briefings.
• Strong governance, process and controls experience with accounting principles.
• Ability to build and maintain budgets, models and real-time reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-level financial analysis, modelling and forecasting to support strategic investment and decisions.
• Build and evolve EDQ's budget and finance model as the business grows.
• Automate reporting and build real-time Power BI dashboards for senior management.

Skills

Finance analytics

Budgeting

Forecasting

Power BI

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Finance / Accounting / Economics / Commerce

Tools

SAP

Power Platform

Power Automate

Job description

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) seeks a senior finance professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and modelling to support strategic investment and operational decisions. You will build, maintain and evolve EDQ's in-house budget model and deliver insights to executive leadership.

You will automate reporting, develop Power BI dashboards and partner with business units on budgets, estimates and financial advice, while upholding strong governance and accounting practices.