Aps6 - Financial Policy Officer, Financial

1 week ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Full time

Contact Officer:

Linda Banks on contactphone2

Closing Date:

11.59pm AEST, AEST Sunday 26 May 2024

Our Department Values
Our values set the direction for what it means to work in our department.

They inform the standard and expectations of behaviours, skills and capabilities and the attributes we currently have, will continually work to achieve and develop, and that we use to acknowledge and attract, retain and recruit into our department.


Work with us

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts is responsible for the design and implementation of the Australian Government's infrastructure, transport, regional development, communications and the arts policies and programs.

Our Department's objectives are connecting Australians, enriching communities and empowering regions.

We live by our Departmental values:
collaborative, respectful, informed, adaptive and accountable.

We are at the forefront of the Australian Government's efforts to secure the nation's economic future and improve living standards.


We play a critical role in building stronger communities through major infrastructure planning, investment advice and delivery, and strategic development of policies and programs.

We also support a thriving aviation industry, connecting even our most remote residents with the rest of the country and the world, and making sure that all transport users benefit from a safe and secure transport system.

We provide an environment in which all Australians can access and benefit from communications services, creative experiences and culture.

Our purposes are to enable all Australians to connect to effective communications services and technologies, for inclusiveness and sustainable economic growth; and to support inclusiveness and growth in Australia's creative sector, and protect and promote Australian content and culture.


We also manage some of Australia's most significant infrastructure projects which affect the wider community, including regulating airports, the development of the Western Sydney (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport and the delivery of Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail.

Enabling us to achieve our objectives is a strong corporate team who provide a range of strategic legal, ICT, human resources, procurement, risk, communications and governance services to the Department.


A little bit about us
The Financial Governance and Procurement team operate within the Department's Finance, Budget and Governance Division.


The team works closely with the Department's legal and finance sections to support the broader Department in delivering a wide range of procurement and financial governance activities.

The team provides professional high-quality financial policy, procurement and contract management support and advice to the Executive and the Department's business divisions to enable them to deliver their respective projects, programs and activities, in line with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs), PGPA Act 2013 and related policy and guidance.


The opportunities we have available
This opportunity at the APS 6 level will assist a variety of stakeholders across the Department to achieve their outcomes while also contributing to several team business improvement projects aiming to:

  • Review, streamline and update the departments Accountable Authority Instructions (AAI's)
Review all facets of the department's delegation's management, including:
systems, processes, currency of instruments, procedures, and review cycle.

What will you do?

As an APS6 Financial Policy Officer, under limited/general direction you will undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for an APS6 classification.

You will assist with a number of projects and reviews and support the recently established Financial Governance section.

As a Financial Policy Officer, your duties will include, but are not limited to:

  • Maintain the department's financial, human resource, and program delegations
  • Maintain the department's Accountable Authority Instructions
  • Update the department's delegation management system iDelegate
  • Provide advice to business areas to ensure compliance with legislative requirements
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the department and the broader APS financial governance community
  • Monitor and respond to helpdesk queries
  • Assist in the management of the department's financial governance Community of Practice

What else can we offer?

  • Work on a variety of projects to drive continuous improvement, integrity and business partnering with key stakeholders.
  • Dynamic supportive team who welcome better ways of working and innovative approaches to service delivery
  • Networking opportunities across the department and wider APS include Communities of Practice, forums and procurement professional groups
  • Capability development opportunities focused on your individual career g

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