Cost Controller

2 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Department of Transport and Planning Full time

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Finance

Reference: 5818

**About the Role**

Work in collaboration with Project Managers, Program and Project Accounting teams, Finance Teams and PMO, ensure detailed project schedules and finances are up to date, ensuring version control and driving consistency of approach to facilitate accuracy in project execution and reporting. Ensure alignment with DTP’s Investment Lifecycle Framework and PMO reporting requirements. Support the broader Maintenance team to ensure project and program financial reporting is accurate and update to date. Collaborate in the development and implementation of innovative improvements to complex problems, processes, practices and systems that will lead to increased business efficiency, and improvements in delivery performance.

**To access the Position Description, please click here**

**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- Provide high quality reports and influential advice on the status of projects and programs to support effective financial governance of projects and programs.
- Effectively develop and strengthen the capability and capacity of financial management within the project management team(s).
- Build and maintain effective working relationships and has appropriately influenced stakeholders to provide timely and effective program monitoring and financial services.
- Promote and support safe, inclusive and flexible team operations.

**Key Selection Criteria**

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- An appropriate tertiary qualification.
- Proficient in commonly used financial methods, tools & systems.
- Demonstrated experience in a Portfolio/Program Management Office, or equivalent, within a large and complex organization

**Desirable**
- Experience relevant to the accountabilities and capabilities of the role.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

**How to Apply**

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Applications close **11.59pm on** **_Friday 22nd November 2024._


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