Assistant Director, Financial Framework

3 months ago


Canberra, Australia Department of Finance Full time

Governance & Resource Management Group / Financial Analysis, Reporting & Management Division / Financial Management Branch
- Executive Level 1 ($122,240 - $148,030) | Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT

**ABOUT THE DIVISION AND BRANCHES**

Financial Analysis, Reporting and Management (FARM) is a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about what we do. We are a diverse and supportive team that works collaboratively, are willing to go the extra mile to help others, celebrate our differences and value each other’s contributions. Our work is performed across the following three branches:
**Accounting and Frameworks Branch**
The Accounting and Frameworks Branch is responsible for supporting Commonwealth entities to meet their statutory budgetary and financial reporting obligations, including responsibility for updating legislative instruments, frameworks, and providing guidance materials and accounting related technical advice to support Commonwealth reporting entities to prepare their annual financial statements. The Branch drives the accounting and finance profession across the APS, focusing on recruitment, attraction, talent and professional development for accounting and finance professionals.

**Estimates and Reporting Branch**
The Estimates and Reporting Branch is responsible for the preparation of and advice to the Finance Minister and Government on whole-of-government financial statements and other financial information for all annual estimates and actuals updates, including for budget publications. The Branch also produces the annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the Australian Government’s General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements and provides advice on the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Government Finance Statistics.

**Financial Management Branch**
The Financial Management Branch is responsible for appropriation management including arranging annual and special appropriations and maintaining of their records, Commonwealth Cash Management, provision of advice and oversight on appropriations and retainable receipts, foreign exchange risk management, coordination of the development of Budget Paper No. 4, and provision of advice and support for machinery of government changes and the _Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997_ and supporting legislative framework.

**ABOUT THE** OPPORTUNITY**
- provide guidance, advice and oversight on the process to establish legislative authority for Commonwealth expenditure through amendments to the _Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997_ within set timeframes;
- prepare a range of written material, including Ministerial correspondence, Senior Executive briefings and reports;
- conduct research, analysis and quality assurance using a wide range of sources to provide an evidence base for decision making;
- lead stakeholder engagement and represent the department in engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including across government; and
- supervise and develop staff.

**DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION**

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

**ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES**
- Under section 22(8) of the _Public Service Act 1999_, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

**CONTACT INFORMATION**
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.



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