Manager, Financial Strategy

6 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

**Manages a team to deliver strategic financial management advice and reporting to drive a culture of financial responsibility and accountability.**:

- **Fixed term - full time opportunity until November 6th 2026**:

- **VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Manager, Financial Strategy to provide a critical role within Finance and Procurement - Finance.

**About the Business Unit**

The Finance and Procurement business unit provides department-wide financial, procurement and workplace services through strategic leadership and setting the direction, policy and processes, and partnering with the department to build capability.

The Finance Branch leads the department's efforts to comply with government and legislative financial management responsibilities while driving a culture a strategic financial management across the department. It is responsible for the department's financial and budgetary policies and processes, including statutory reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation compliance, government reporting (including Standing Directions), and facilitation of the annual budget process.

**About the Role**

Leading a team, the Manager, Financial Strategy reporting through the Director, Financial Strategy and Engagement drives the strategic financial management for the department, including the implementation of savings and efficiencies, while building a culture of financial responsibility and accountability.

Some of your duties will include:

- Provide effective leadership in strategic budget and financial policy development and advice across the department.
- Lead the development of internal DJCS financial management policy and processes to create stronger budget and financial planning acumen across the department whilst identifying practical solutions to problems.
- Lead the development of regular and ad hoc technical financial reports at an advanced professional level for DJCS executives and other stakeholders.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Demonstrated experience in public sector policy and financial management
- Highly developed conceptual, analytical and research skills with an aptitude for problem solving in the context of financial and budget resource management.

**Qualifications**
- Relevant qualification in finance is desirable.

**How to Apply**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

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