Finance Business Partner Support Officer

Investment and Technology is a Group within the Department of Transport and Planning and is responsible for providing investment strategy and delivering commercial and information technology services to drive high performance and improved commercial outcomes for the State.
About the Role
This position is responsible for providing a range of financial business partnering activities to internal clients. The position also requires the incumbent to provide sound financial advice, guidance and support to internal clients, and implement business improvements to financial business partnering related frameworks, systems and procedures.
The ideal candidate will possess appropriate knowledge of financial and management accounting functions as they relate to financial business partnering activities (financial budgeting, forecasting financial performance monitoring and project/program financial management) and experience in undertaking related services to internal clients. You will also have the ability to create and present financial information to a range of audiences, seek feedback and influence outcomes.
On a personal level you will be able to cooperate and work well with others in pursuit of team goals; share information and acknowledge others' efforts; step in to help others where required.
Position Outcomes

• Under direct supervision, undertake a range of financial business partnering activities including budget and forecasting development, actual financial performance monitoring, analysis, and reporting, and financial management of projects/programs.
• Provide sound advice, guidance and support to internal clients regarding financial budgeting, forecasting, financial performance, and financial management of projects/programs matters.
• Use negotiating and influencing skills with internal clients to achieve successful business outcomes in relation to financial budgeting, forecasting, monitoring analysis and reporting activities.
• Under supervision, implement changes to financial business partnering related frameworks, systems and procedures that result in business improvements.
• Apply written and oral communication skills and exercise professional judgement to provide insight into financial business partnering activities undertaken for internal clients.

Qualifications and Experience
Desirable

• Relevant Finance or Accounting degree which includes all foundation requirements for entry into CPA Program
• Membership of CPA or CA

Cultural Values
At DTP, we are commited to building a safe,inclusive and high performance culture through shared actions and behaviours - aligned to our strategy and direction, that empowers our people to deliver on our goals in a constructive way.
To do this we engaged our people in a co-design process to create our own meaningful and fit-for- purpose values. Our Cultural Values are a true reflection of what values and behaviours our people told us matter to them in the workplace and within our strategy and unique mission. We are commited to living Our Cultural Values – and these are reflected in our internal processes and all people focused programs. As part of the VPS, we also uphold the VPS values, which are reflected in the VPS Code of Conduct.
How to Apply
Applications should include a resume and a covering letter. Applications close 11.59pm on 30 March 2023 For further information about the role please contact Paul Albanis via email at paul.albanis@transport.vic.gov.au information pertaining to the role can be found within the attached Position Description.
This position requires the successful employee to provide evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or medical evidence which confirms the individual is unable to receive a dose, or a further dose, of a COVID-19 vaccine due to a medical contraindication or an acute medical illness. To be considered up to date vaccinated, you must have been administered COVID-19 vaccines as determined by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). DoT is requiring all staff to be Vaccinated and to have had Booster Vaccination (Triple vaccinated as a minimum).
Failure to comply with this condition of employment will impact your eligibility for employment in this position with DTP.
Preferred applicants may be subject to pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport will be treated in the strictest confidence

Financial accounting, Financial management, Negotiation