Commercial Analyst

Who we areService Victoria is the one place to go for government services. We deliver modern government services designed around people's needs. So far we've delivered more than a billion transactions, including for QR code check-ins, car registration payments, ambulance subscriptions, vouchers and cashbacks to help reduce the cost of living, and more.
Our work enables Victorians to easily access more than 90 of the most popular government services through Service Victoria's mobile app and website.
It's our job to make things easy for customers and we're proud of our track record so far. Customer satisfaction with Service Victoria is consistently high at more than 95 per cent and our app was the most downloaded in Australia in 2021.
We're always developing exciting new well-targeted products. At present we are working on a digital wallet where people can store their licences, certificates and other government-issued identity and accreditation documents.
The Service Victoria culture is dynamic and fast-paced, and the way we work is highly collaborative. You'll be based in our Footscray HQ.
About the role The role will work with senior stakeholders across the business to develop detailed budgets and associated reporting, work with the Department of Government Services corporate finance team to load budgets into the governance committees on budget finance system, and assist with the preparing of briefs for senior executives.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare a budget template and associated instructions for the business to use to develop detailed annual budgets.
- Support senior stakeholders to develop detailed annual budgets through proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Perform a reconciliation of the bid with the historical business data, and align it to meet the needs of each group.
- Consolidate the Service Victoria budget and assist the Manager Finance to prepare budget briefs for senior executives and governance committees to enable budget decision making.
- Proactively work with the Department of Government Services corporate finance team to load the approved Service Victoria budget into the finance system.
- Working closely with the finance team and support with the year-end activities.

Key selection criteria
Finance Skills
- Demonstrated experience preparing budgets,developing budget templates and instructions.
- The ability to consolidate budgets, analyse and summarise key information. Stakeholder Management
- Identifies issues in common for one or more stakeholders and uses this understanding to build mutually beneficial partnerships
- negotiates with and influences diverse stakeholder groups on complex issues in order to secure long-term gains for the area and/ or stakeholders.

**Communication**:

- Demonstrated communication skills essential for liaison with stakeholders and suppliers, to influence compliance and engagement necessary to strengthening relationships

**Initiative and accountability**:

- Proactive and self-starting; Seizes opportunities and acts upon them; Takes responsibility for own actions; seeks out opportunities to improve systems and processes. Desired Experience/Qualifications
- Specialist qualification: finance or accounting degree and/or professional qualification such as CA or CPA is highly desirable.

What we offer
We foster supportive work environments where teams collaborate and support each other.
Generous leave provisions help you strike the right balance between work time and your time. Four weeks annual leave plus personal leave; compassionate leave; long service leave; parental leave; and other types of leave including defence, jury, cultural, training or study leave.
We want a public sector workforce that's more diverse and inclusive. This means we're committed to the principles of equal opportunity and inclusion for all. Gender diverse, Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islanders and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Additional information
- Preferred applicants may be asked to provide evidence of their qualifications.
- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work visa.
- Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and submit a national police records check.
- Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.
- All staff must comply with the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees.
- Applicants must be vaccinated to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) standard - minimum three vaccinations

Pre-employment misconduct screening requirements
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