Assistant Director Financial Systems

The Department of Veterans' Affairs, Financial Operations Directorate is looking for a Assistant Director - Financial Systems to continue to support changes and improvements in the way we operate. A key change is the implementation of a new expense management and Financial Management Information System.
What we can offer you

• Competitive salary plus 15.4% superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements, which includes working from home up to 3 days per week and flexible working hours between 7am-7pm;
• $299 yearly healthy lifestyle payment;
• Access to salary packaging;
• Access to study assistance; and
• Generous leave entitlements to help you live your best life outside work, including;
  • 4 weeks annual leave, plus additional paid leave when we close down over the Christmas to New Year period;
  • paid parental leave, including maternity leave, supporting parents leave and adoption and foster care leave; and
  • Purchase leave.

Our ideal applicants will have proven experience in Financial Management Information Systems Administration, with strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills and a meticulous attention to detail. You will be responsive in high pressure and changing environments and have the ability to work independently and apply strategic thinking for decision making. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills, be innovative, have a continuous improvement mindset and be able to implement changes.
The key duties of the position include

• Project manage the design and implementation of new Financial Management Information System.
• Management of Technology One and Expense8 systems, including system configuration changes, user access maintenance, help desk inquiries, train new system users and system testing.
• Coding and running adhoc SQL queries to generate data extracts for QoNs, data analysis, and audit inquiries and develop dashboards and reports for the senior leadership.
• Manage the data migration process & master data tidy-up & management.
• Lead, supervise and develop a small team.
• Provide expertise and technical knowledge in Financial Systems.
• Manage the ongoing development, implementation, system performance and quality assurance of the financial management systems and processes used.
• Build rapport and maintain internal and external relationships, respond to enquiries, provide assistance and factual advice in a timely manner.
• Manage prioritisation of own workloads and those of team, ensuring work activities are completed to agreed timeframes and standard, undertake quality assurance reviews of information and work, and ensuring quality customer service and advice.
• Preparation and approval of end of month processes.