Policy Officer, Financial Framework Supplementary

Governance & Resource Management Group / Financial Analysis, Reporting & Management Division / Financial Management Branch
- APS 5 ($85,836 - $96,313) | Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT

**ABOUT THE DIVISION & 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, focussing 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**

We are looking for motivated people at the APS 5 level to join the Financial Management Branch, who are eager to develop and grow their skills in relation to the Australian Constitution and provision of legislative authority through the _Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997_ (FFSP Regulations) to support Commonwealth expenditure.

This includes:

- supporting the team in providing guidance and advice to internal and external stakeholders on matters relating to the FFSP legislative framework;
- assisting and preparing a range of written material, including supporting documents for the development of legislation, Ministerial submissions and correspondence, and other corporate documents;
- conducting research, analysis and quality assurance using a wide range of sources to provide an evidence base for decision making; and
- prioritising own work and managing stakeholder expectations on urgent and critical matters against tight timeframes, including the requirements for rapid legislation to support Commonwealth spending.

**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.