Finance Coordinator

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**The Opportunity**:

- **An ongoing opportunity within a great team**:

- **Provide budgeting & accounting expertise for world class science & research**:

- **Work with a diverse range of interesting stakeholders**

If you are seeking a new role within finance that aligns to your experience, contributes to something meaningful, and has a significant impact, this is a great position for you

This opportunity will see you implementing your experience in budgeting and performance reporting, financial systems and improvement, and delivery of strategic financial projects.

As the Finance Coordinator - Internal Budgets, you will have a strong focus on providing financial support to CSIRO and its controlled entities; achieve significant financial accounting and financial management outcomes; ensure the delivery of timely, accurate, and relevant financial information; provide advice to internal stakeholders; and assist management with the delivery of their CSIRO business objectives.

**Your duties will include**:

- Working closely with In-Business Finance and other internal stakeholders, developing the four-year budget based on historic and forward trend analysis and financial environment assessment.
- Planning, managing and reviewing the accurate and timely development of the internal budget at various organisational levels. Collaborating with the In-Business Finance Managers to integrate best practice budgeting processes and the use of BPC across the organisation.
- Contributing to the development of budgeting and accounting expertise within the Budget Team and wider Finance through coaching/ knowledge sharing/ mentoring of staff
- In conjunction with Corporate Finance - External Budgets, ensuring ongoing alignment of the internal budget to the representation of the budget to external stakeholders.
- Contributing to best practice financial management service delivery and performance with a focus on accuracy and continuous improvement.
- Assisting with the Capital Budgets process including process improvement and reviewing of capital budgets and reports.

**Location**:ACT preferred, other locations will be considered for the suitable applicant

**Salary**:AU$105,806 - AU$114,500 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

**Tenure**:Indefinite, Full-time.

**Reference: 92827**

**To be considered you will need**:

- Relevant Degree in accounting, commerce or business as well as study towards (or completion of) the CA or CPA Program, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and/or experience in management accounting, forecasting and budgeting.
- Proven ability in developing and communicating financial management advice with a strong focus on business partnering with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Sound judgement, forward thinking and impactful problem-solving skills to resolve accounting issues in an accurate and timely manner.
- Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Established experience in producing technically excellent and timely work consistent in accordance with KPIs and experience in acting proactively, balancing competing priorities and delivering in periods of change.
- Experience being able to positively lead a team, plan and prioritise to deliver team-based outcomes on timely basis, creating a proactive solutions-oriented environment.

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

**Eligibility**:
**Flexible Working Arrangements**:
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

**Diversity and Inclusion**:
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

**About CSIRO**:
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs, whether we are undertaking research, engaging with the public or nurturing future scientists in person or online. Source - CSIRO Child Safe pol