Assistant Director, Finance Chief Digital Officer Projects Lead

Financial Performance and Partnerships

The Financial Performance and Partnerships team is responsible for a portfolio of business area focussed financial activities on behalf of the Commission including Management Accounting, Revenue, Costing and Modelling, Procurement, and Financial Frameworks and Business Improvement.   This role is part of the Management Accounting function which manages the Commission’s internal, supports external budget development and supports business areas through a network of finance business partners.

Position Description

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a newly created role that will provide financial support for projects undertaken in the Commission under the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) function. The Commission is undertaking a period of significant uplift in its ICT and digital capability and this role will provide financial analysis to support the ongoing digital transformation.

Reporting to the Assistant Director Management Accounting, this role is act as the key point of contact for finance related activity for ICT and digital projects, including timely and accurate reporting and analysis, insight, and advice to assist with decision making. 
 

• Provide high quality, financial information supports the CDO and project managers to ensure that budget allocations are managed effectively.
• Maintain and validate the accuracy of financial data in TechnologyOne finance system in respect of projects undertaken by the CDO function.
• Work with stakeholders to link financial activities to business plans and priorities.
• Recognise financial impacts of projects for the Commission and ensure that these impacts are appropriately considered. 
• Contribute to wider financial management in the Commission by providing commentary on cost drivers of the financial performance of projects and maintaining stakeholder performance meetings (minimal monthly).
• Support the commission’s CFO to implement the annual update of the TechnologyOne finance system.
• Support the Assistant Director Management Accounting by providing mentoring and coaching to develop the skills and capability of the management accounting team. 
• Support the preparation of financial information for external stakeholders i.e. Department of Finance and Department of Health and Ageing as required.
• Assist with other ad-hoc financial management matters as they arise. 

• Qualified Accountant (CA, CPA or equivalent).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the level designated by the agency.
• Significant experience in financial management within the APS environment. 
• Experience building and sustain relationships with a network of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with TechnologyOne finance system.
• An ability to assess and evaluate financial impacts of proposed ICT changes.

Salary offered will be between $109,853 and $125,288 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, 15.4% superannuation will be paid.

Only candidates who hold Australian citizenship can apply. Appointment is conditional on successfully completing a national police check. For more information please visit www.apsc.gov.au/citizenship-aps 

In your application please provide a statement of claims against the Eligibility Requirements in no more than 600 words.

Non-ongoing opportunities may be offered for varying periods up to a maximum of 24 months. 

Merit Pool established through this selection process may be used to fill this or future Ongoing and Non-Ongoing vacancies.
 

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) was formed on 1 January 2019. The role of the Commission is to protect and enhance the safety, health, wellbeing and quality of life of people receiving aged care.The Commission is the national end-to-end regulator of aged care services and the primary point of contact for consumers and providers in relation to quality and safety. Our vision is to support a world-class aged care system driven by empowered consumers who enjoy the best possible quality of life.We aim to build confidence and trust in aged care, empower consumers, promote best practice service provision, promote quality standards and hold providers to account for their performance against the expected standards of care. We seek to promote an aged care system that develops safer systems of care, inculcates a culture of safety and quality, and learns from mistakes, while providing the oversight that can assure the community that aged care services are operating as they should, including working on continuous improvement.Meet some of our people and learn more about the Commission and our Regulatory Strategy on our website www.agedcarequality.gov.au