Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer
* Salary: $106,534 to $128,897 (Plus Superannuation)
* Fixed term until 30 June 2025
* Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)
* Usual work location: Melbourne VIC (flexibility may be available)
The Role
Reporting to the Manager, Office of TAFE Coordination and Delivery (OTCD) Funding and Finance, the role of a Senior Finance Officer is to provide innovative budget, policy and financial management analysis, along with grants and procurement advice.
The Senior Finance Officer will work closely with the Manager, OTCD Funding and Finance to provide; specialised financial, budget, grant and procurement advice, develop business cases and financial modelling; prepare briefings, demonstrate exceptional communication skills including the capacity to explain complex outcomes to key stakeholders and decision makers.
The key business operational management functions to be undertaken by this role include leading on OTCD budget development and management, business planning, internal and external reporting, preparation of business cases, project management and financial modelling, procurement and grant management, risk analysis and reporting, resolving budget pressures, and other business management activities.
The Team
The position of Senior Finance Officer forms a part of the Skills and Employment Group and OTCD Branch. This Branch plays a system leadership and management role for the TAFE Network across Victoria. The OTCD is primarily responsible for driving change in the way in which the Victorian TAFE Network provides training as a coordinated network and serves Victorian students, employers and communities and responds to Government priorities.
About You
* A Bachelor's degree in appropriate field or appropriate experience
* Demonstrated sound understanding and working knowledge of the accounting and government grant and procurement principles
* Sets clearly defined objectives and priorities and operates accordingly
* Monitors expenditure against budget projections
* Seeks all relevant information for problem-solving
* Identifies and responds to clients' underlying needs
Further Information
For a confidential discussion, please contact Jen Heavy, Manager, OTCD Funding and Finance at jen.heavey@ecodev.vic.gov.au.
The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organsiation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team at recruitment@ecodev.vic.gov.au with the position number in the subject line.
How to Apply
Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.
Applications close at midnight on Wednesday, 3 April 2024.