
Manager - Infrastructure Accounting, Infrastructure Investment & Finance
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We're on the lookout for a Manager, Infrastructure Accounting, to lead best-practice financial management across a major infrastructure portfolio (over $2B/annum). This role puts you at the helm of project accruals, cashflow management, and asset accounting while driving financial performance reporting and compliance. You'll also influence capital budget development, respond to external audits, and lead transformative improvements in infrastructure finance.
About The Department Of Education
Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us .
About The Role
As the Manager, Infrastructure Accounting you will have responsibility for (but not limited to) the following:
- Subject Matter Expertise (SME): Provide advice on financial management for infrastructure projects, DoE financial policies, and relevant legislations. Support teams in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting within approved frameworks.
- Capital Settlements and Accruals: Manage timely capital project settlements and asset capitalisation in line with financial policies. Oversee accruals to ensure accurate reporting and implement processes to monitor work-in-progress and transition to assets
- Governance and Compliance: Liaise with QAO on audits, lead reviews of accounting processes to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring robust internal controls
- Business Process Improvement: As part of a project team and the lead SME on ISD improvement projects, develop and implement processes, policies, guidelines and practices that underpin an evolved financial management framework for infrastructure asset accounting.
- Reporting and Analysis: Evolve infrastructure financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and provide analysis of performance and trends
- Stakeholder Communication: Partner with various teams and executives to build productive relationships; engaging in regular interactions with auditors and regulators; enabling change management and knowledge transfer through delivery of training, workshops and other educative materials
- Management Briefing: Prepare and deliver briefing notes, reports, and recommendations to senior management on infrastructure accounting matters
What Success Would Look Like in the First 6 Months
- Enhancing Capital Settlements and Accrual Processes: Implement or refine tracking mechanisms to improve the accuracy of accruals and reduce reporting errors
- Audit Preparedness: Establish an audit-ready framework for infrastructure accounting, ensuring compliance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASB) and Queensland Government financial policies
- Business Process Improvement: As lead subject matter expert, perform necessary tasks to meet the deliverables of ISD improvement projects
- Risk Mitigation - Develop a roadmap for longer-term enhancements to governance and compliance practices
- Strong SME in infrastructure accounting and asset management
- Proven experience in capital settlements and project accruals within large organisations
- In-depth knowledge of Accounting Standards (AASB) and Queensland Government financial policies.
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights for decision-makers.
- Strong skills in stakeholder engagement
- Demonstrated success in leading and developing teams, fostering best practice and capability growth
- Confidence in balancing strategic oversight with hands-on problem solving
- Qualification in Accounting (highly desirable)
- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- A maximum 2-page written response outlining your skills and experience relevant to the role as described under "About the Role".
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.
Occupational group Accounting and FinanceSeniority level
- Seniority levelNot Applicable
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionInformation Technology
- IndustriesGovernment Administration
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