El2 Finance Director and El1 Assistant Director

2 roles - 1XEL2 & 1XEL1
- 6 + 12-months contract
- City-based Federal Government Agency

Indigeco is assisting a Federal Government agency in sourcing an EL2 Finance Director and an EL1 Assistant Director, Financial Accounting and Treasury. Both roles are for an initial 6-month contract with a potential extension for an additional 12 months. These roles will be responsible for providing leadership to the Financial Reporting and Treasury and building productive working relationships across the agency.

**EL2 Finance Director - Financial Accounting and Treasury**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Manage the financial statement process.
- Drive the development/review of the agency’s financial policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with business needs and broader strategic objectives, finance initiatives, and frameworks.
- Lead the management of the month-end financial processes.
- Provide expert financial advice and input to business decisions and projects e.g. CAPEX/OPEX classifications.
- Management of the ANAO external audit process.
- Oversee the Tax and Treasury functions - ensure tax obligations are met (i.e.: BAS/FBT). Note FBT supported by an external provider.
- Lead and provide input into divisional and corporate projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of Austrade operations including offshore.
- Drive ongoing improvement in business practices in financial policies, procedures, and practices.
- Contribute to a highly skilled and qualified finance network and delivering independent, trusted advice to key stakeholders.
- Oversee compliance with accounting standards.

**KEY REQUIREMENTS**:

- Demonstrate experience with accounting systems similar to SAP, TM1, P2P, and TRIM, or the ability to quickly acquire the skills to successfully navigate and use the systems.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor people in a dynamic environment.
- Proven financial and business acumen, including as it relates to developing strategic and operational plans, managing risk, and driving business efficiency and improvement.
- Exceptional communication including the ability to influence and manage relationships with senior executives and a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven track record of delivering outcomes and initiatives, and the ability to manage competing demands particularly in the areas for which the position is responsible.

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**EL1 Assistant Director, Financial Accounting and Treasury**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Manage credit card administration process.
- Financial statement preparation.
- Financial Reporting (external)
- Support the financial statement audit.
- Manage invoice payment recognition and processing.
- Ensure cash is available to enable payments (Treasury).
- Lead the management of leases and asset accounting.
- Lead the Treasury and Tax functions and ensure all statutory obligations are met. Note FBT supported by an external provider.
- Manage the month end process.
- Drive ongoing improvement in business practices in financial and administrative policies, procedures, and practices.
- Contribute to a highly skilled and qualified finance network and delivering independent, trusted advice to key stakeholders.
- Oversee compliance with accounting standards.
- Appropriation management.

**KEY REQUIREMENTS**:

- Demonstrate experience with accounting systems similar to SAP, TM1, P2P, TRIM, or the ability to quickly acquire the skills to successfully navigate and use the systems.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor people in a dynamic environment.
- Proven financial and business acumen, including as it relates to developing strategic and operational plans, managing risk, and driving business efficiency and improvement.
- Exceptional communication including the ability to influence and manage relationships with senior executives and a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven track record of delivering outcomes and initiatives, and the ability to manage competing demands particularly in the areas for which the position is responsible.