Executive Level 1

**Job Reference Number **22-FMDIV-15865

**Classification **Executive Level 1

**Job Title **Assistant Director

**Division **Financial Management Division

**Branch **Finance Branch

**Section **Financial Reporting and Treasury Section

**Location **Woden, ACT

**Status **Ongoing & Non-ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$108,680 - $123,951

**Security Clearance **Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)***

**Mandatory Qualifications **Applicants must have completed either a CPA or CA ANZ
qualification.***

**Contact Officer Name**:Kris Arnold
**Phone**:(02) 6289 4207

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

- Satisfactory completion of an Australian Federal Police criminal history check,
and where relevant a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where
required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

Financial Management Division provides support to the Department of Health and Aged
Care through a range of financial and budget management services and advice, property

and asset management, and other corporate services, including shared services for the
Health portfolio.

**Branch Responsibilities**

Finance Branch provides support to the Department by way of:

- providing financial policies and systems, accurate and timely financial information,

and high quality strategic financial and compliance advice;
- supporting the Executive to deliver Departmental and Government priorities through

efficient, effective, economical, and ethical use of public resources;
- providing financial analysis and forecasting which ensures the Department obtains

maximum value from its use of public resources;
- preparing the Department's statutory reporting suite;
- preparing and publishing the Department's key PGPA planning and performance

documents; and
- managing the best practice regulation framework.

**Section Responsibilities**

The Financial Reporting and Treasury (FRAT) section is responsible for:

- accounting policy and provision of technical accounting and financial reporting

advice to internal stakeholders;
- preparation of the Department's annual financial statements (including conduct of

annual soft close process, and submission of the annual Whole of Government
return);
- submission of the monthly and annual CBMS reporting to the Department of Finance

and ad-hoc financial reporting to the Department of Finance and other stakeholders;
- coordination and facilitation of the ANAO annual financial statements audit and

monitoring of the progress towards resolving ANAO audit findings;
- acting as secretariat for the Department's Financial Statements Sub-Committee

(FSSC);
- providing a full suite of corporate treasury functions to the Department, including

funds management, appropriation drawdowns and periodic reconciliations; and
- providing asset management functions to the Department and portfolio agencies,

including acquisitions, transfers, and disposals, planning and conduct of annual asset
stocktakes, asset revaluations, and asset management support.

**Key Responsibilities**

Assistant Director, Financial Statements will work closely with the Director, Financial
Statements to contribute to or be responsible for:

- Preparation of the Financial Statements Project Plan and supporting documentation,

including liaison with the ANAO to develop an agreed timetable for the delivery of
the statements and an effective working protocol to be used throughout the audit;
- Reviewing/updating/maintaining financial statement models and working with the

Director, Financial Statements, and other key stakeholders on preparation of the soft
close and annual financial statements;
- Preparation of any technical accounting position papers, briefs and file notes that

may be required throughout the year;
- Preparation of committee papers for the Financial Statements Sub-Committee (FSSC)

meetings and assisting with FSSC secretariat activities;
- Ensuring prompt action is being taken on audit findings to ensure the expectations of

the ANAO can be acquitted and the findings resolved as quickly as possible;
- Procurement of independent quality assurance services for the annual financial

statements process and other procurement processes relevant to the financial
statements cycle as required;
- Working closely with the Department’s ANAO coordinator to facilitate effective

management and actioning of ANAO audit requests; and
- Other tasks relating to annual financial statements cycle as required.

**Key Capabilities
- Analytical mindset, aptitude for problem-solving and attention to detail;