Company

Queensland GovernmentSee more

addressAddressBrisbane, QLD
salary SalaryPermanent
CategoryEducation

Job description

Are you a financial management professional and proven leader?
Infrastructure Services Division recently created a new senior executive role to lead the annual infrastructure budget of over $2 billion, provide expert financial advice to the Division’s Executive Management Team and uplift financial management and accounting practices and performance across the whole Division.
Job details Position status Contract
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Accounting and Finance
Classification SES2(Lw)
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/CO540275/24T
Closing date 06-Feb-2024
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration Up to 5 years, unless otherwise determined
Contact person Rachel Trombin, Senior Associate, Luminary
Contact details Rachel.Trombin@luminarypartners.com.au / 0424 900 041
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About us
The ‘Equity and Excellence in Action: Infrastructure for Learning' plan underpins the achievement of the department's vision, with the department's Infrastructure Services Division (ISD) playing a key role in providing teaching and learning environments in which our children, students and teachers can thrive and achieve success.
About the role
The Senior Director will:

  • Monitor financial performance of the division and provide expert financial advice to the division's Executive Management Team
  • Lead development and governance of the annual infrastructure budget of over $2 billion, including a capital works portfolio with thousands of in-flight projects and a substantial maintenance program
  • Oversee development and ongoing governance of finance & accounting policies and procedures for the division, such as budget management, project accounting, asset accounting, operational financial management, etc.
  • Provide people leadership to the Portfolio Investment team and work collaboratively with other related business functions across the division
  • Be the division's primary point of contact with departmental Corporate Finance, Queensland Treasury and Queensland Audit Office on budget, finance, accounting and related matters, including building trusted relationships with these and other key stakeholders
  • Manage grants and other funding programs that allocate State Government and Australian Government funding to school infrastructure projects
  • Address a wide range executive reporting and Cabinet/ Ministerial correspondence The initial focus will include:
  • Overseeing a high-priority project to uplift financial management and accounting practices across the whole Division (immediate priority for this being project cashflows & accruals)
  • Developing an Infrastructure Financial Management Manual for the division that provides clear protocols for financial management and accounting practices
  • Be a key contributor to the division's ‘Better Portfolio & Contract Management Project', including implementation of a robust annual infrastructure planning & budgeting process and other activities to strengthen infrastructure portfolio management practices.
About you
This senior role will suit a financial management professional with extensive experience leading the development and governance of infrastructure capital works budgets, along with knowledge of accounting processes related to infrastructure assets such as project accounting (eg. cashflows and accruals) and asset accounting (eg. asset capitalisation). Previous experience in operational financial management and/or portfolio management of infrastructure projects would also be advantageous.
You will also bring your people leadership, business improvement and change management capabilities to our ‘OneISD' People Strategy and ‘Equity and Excellence in Action: Infrastructure for Learning' plan.
We are looking for someone who:
  • Is dynamic and inspires change
  • Is driven to make a difference, including getting hands-on
  • Demonstrates achievement of outcomes
  • Can communicate and influence at all levels and builds genuine relationships with staff and stakeholders
It would be highly desirable for the successful applicant to have:
  • a tertiary qualification in finance, accountancy, commerce or economics
  • current membership with an accredited professional body, such as CPA Australia (Certified Practicing Accountants) or ICAA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia).
Interested? To Apply:
  • Please click “Apply now” and you will be redirected to the Luminary website for further information.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote and .
For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
Role Description
Information Package for Applicants
Refer code: 1327557. Queensland Government - The previous day - 2024-01-25 10:06

Queensland Government

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