El1 Assistant Director Financial Operations

About the role: 

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) is responsible for managing the application of bankruptcy and personal property securities laws through the delivery of high-quality personal insolvency and trustee, regulation and enforcement, and personal property securities services. 

The Corporate Services Division is responsible for delivering a range of business and enabling services that support the Australian Financial Security Authority purpose through partnering with business divisions that regulate Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securities programs. The division provides professional services and leadership that promotes the efficient and effective operations of the agency whilst ensuring compliance with commonwealth legislation, polices and guidelines and promoting integrity, accountability, and transparency. 

Purpose of the Position

As a direct report to the Chief Financial Officer, this position assumes leadership and authoritative oversight of the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, and Special Accounts functions within AFSA. It encompasses all aspects of accounting operations, including the design, implementation, and maintenance of operational policies and internal controls tailored to the unique context of the Commonwealth Government. 

Accountabilities

As theAssistant Director Financial Operations, you will: 

• Lead a Financial Operations Team, overseeing vendor and creditor management, payments, credit cards and treasury while fostering team growth, development and collaboration through effective leadership and mentorship. 
• Apply advanced knowledge to ensure compliance with governance, legislation, industry standards and best practices while providing accurate information to Stakeholders of all levels and experience. 
• Oversee the management of all critical financial records to uphold compliance with legislative mandates and AFSA policies, processes, and procedures. This includes maintaining meticulous records and adhering closely to established guidelines, guaranteeing AFSA’s adherence to regulatory standards and completeness for audit. 
• Provide strategic reporting of Financial Operations data needed for informed decision making, focused on aligning to the strategic goals, and driving sustainable growth. 
• Oversees operational practices, providing guidance on developing, and implementing best practice procedures and guidelines to foster continuous improvement. 
• Lead and prioritise the development your team to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality outcomes, sharing your expertise and providing mentorship. Empowering team members to reach their full potential through a culture of collaboration and continuous learning; fostering an environment where excellence flourishes, driving success within the organisation. 

All duties will be performed in accordance with:

• the APS Values, Code of Conduct and Employment Principles
• WHS obligations, taking responsibility for own health and safety and that of others.
• AFSA’s risk management framework and relevant legislation, including guiding others to identify and mitigate foreseeable risks.

Core skills and capabilities

To be successful in this role, you will bring confident communications skills, expertise in Commonwealth government financial frameworks, deep understanding of Financial Operations as well as functional leadership to the finance team. 

You will also demonstrate the following capabilities: 

Fosters a service culture. 

• Keep clients and stakeholders at the centre of all thinking, decisions, and actions, including internal systems and processes. 
• Demonstrate empathy and listen deeply, to understand the stakeholder’s context, challenges and needs. 
• Keep one’s word and follow through any promise or commitment made to the stakeholder. 

Financial Management 

• Demonstrates specialist in-depth knowledge, ensures effective performance and service delivery of Financial Operations functions in accordance with policies and legislative requirements and provides tactical direction to achieve organisational financial objectives. 

Communicates Effectively 

• Provides high level advice to staff, management, and clients, develops, and presents persuasive arguments, negotiates more complex, sensitive, and contentious matters and represents the work unit and/or Business Line within and outside the agency. 

Stakeholder Liaison and Management 

• Manages and promotes collaborative and cooperative interactions across operational areas of the business and external stakeholders to facilitate open communication. 

Qualifications accreditations and experience

• Knowledge of or experience in Federal Government accounting operations (including Central Budget Management System). 
• Tertiary qualifications in accounting or finance will be highly regarded. 
• Working knowledge and familiarity of Technology One products would be advantageous.

Why AFSA? 

You will enjoy excellent conditions including:

• generous superannuation (15.4%).
• hybrid working environment. 
• a modern work environment.

We are a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential. 

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. 

At AFSA we encourage every employee to balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.

Eligibility:

Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens.

The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo and maintain a security clearance to the level of Baseline Vetting as a condition of employment.

To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.

Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment.

How to apply? 

The closing date for this position is 11:59PM AEDT, Sunday 10 March 2024.

 Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through the AFSA careers portal.

If accessing the AFSA careers portal for the first time you will need to register. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to confirm your registration. Make sure to check your Junk folder if you don't see this email in your Inbox. Please note that the registration process only needs to be completed one.

Once you have confirmed your registration, to complete your application, you need to:

• Click the 'Apply' button below which will open the AFSA careers portal.
• Provide evidence in the education/qualifications section of your application, if applicable  
• Complete a short questionnaire (mandatory).
• Attach your resume and statement of claims (cover letter 1-pages) addressing the skills and capabilities and required qualifications, accreditations, and experience outlined in the position description (mandatory)
• Provide the full name, employer, and contact details of at least two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent manager.
• Ensure that all mandatory fields (marked with a red banner) are completed.