The role
Finance Officer
- Ability to work with stakeholders to understand and document business, financial, reporting and system requirements.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of financial, analytical, reporting, automation and business process solutions.
- Analyse datasets and apply appropriate analytical, quantitative or statistical techniques to identify trends and generate insights.
- Contribute to sustainable reporting, analytical and decision-support products that meet business needs.
- Identify issues, risks and dependencies and contribute to practical responses.
- Prepare clear briefs, reports, analysis and technical or business documentation.
- Build productive relationships and work collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders.
- Contribute to quality assurance and continuous improvement activities.
Finance Analyst
- Undertake analysis of financial, operational, business, systems and data-related issues and contribute to practical solutions.
- Analyse financial and operational information to support reporting, costing, funding, forecasting and decision-making.
- Analyse datasets and apply appropriate analytical, quantitative or statistical techniques to identify trends and generate insights.
- Contribute to costing methodologies, financial models, business rules and analytical methods.
- Assist with the design, testing, implementation and quality assurance of system, reporting, data and process improvements.
- Build productive relationships and work collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders.
Job description
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Division is seeking motivated financial and analytical professionals to contribute to financial reporting, financial systems, budgeting, costing, business analysis, data analytics and reporting across the Division. Multiple APS5 vacancies are available across the Financial Systems, Policy and Reporting Branch and the Budget and Financial Management Branch.
Successful applicants will analyse information, contribute to financial and analytical activities, work collaboratively with stakeholders and deliver reliable products that support financial stewardship and decision-making.
Financial Systems, Policy and Reporting Branch
The Financial Systems, Policy and Reporting Branch within CFO Division is responsible for the Agency’s financial reporting, financial systems and financial policy functions. This is complemented by the Branch’s role in providing strategic guidance on customer payment and debt systems while ensuring the integrity of financial data is well maintained, standardised and reconcilable with financial structures to support reporting. The Branch also assists the Division with business process improvement, automation and standardisation of financial processes, and the consolidation of bespoke financial systems into enterprise financial systems where appropriate.
Budget and Financial Management Branch
The Budget and Financial Management Branch is responsible for providing financial management at the Agency level. This involves creating, costing, governing and reporting on the Agency’s budget, and producing the financial benefits and activity costings data which underpin the Agency’s funding requirements.
Eligibility requirements
Security Clearance level required: Baseline (or ability to obtain and maintain).
In accordance with section 22(6) of the Public Service Act 1999, Services Australia requires applicants to be Australian citizens to be eligible for employment with Services Australia.
An applicant’s suitability for employment with the agency will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process. This process includes but is not limited to a national police history check, referee checks, code of conduct check and an employment history integrity check.
Some positions within Services Australia may be required to work in settings where mandatory vaccinations are required. Staff in such positions will need to demonstrate that they meet the vaccination requirements or have a relevant exemption.
About the agency
We touch the lives of nearly every Australian. We’re responsible for helping people meet life’s challenges, but we don’t just serve the community we work with, we’re part of it. As one of Australia’s largest public sector employers, we offer meaningful work in every corner of the country. We’re one agency with many possibilities. When you work with us, you’ll be doing something that matters, and you’ll be valued for the unique views and skills you bring to the agency. We embrace and celebrate our diversity, and we’re proud to be a leading employer of First Nations Australians and a Platinum tier LGBTQIA+ inclusive employer. Are you interested in being part of a large organisation with a strong future? We’re looking for people who want to work with us to deliver our vision of making government services simple so people can get on with their lives. - https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/why-you-should-work-with-us?context=22Notes
Services Australia’s workforce operates using an agile approach, and all staff should be prepared to redeploy to critical frontline functions as required. Should you need to redeploy as part of the agency’s surge workforce, all learning and development and technical/pastoral support will be provided to you to enable you to undertake that work.