Associate Director Governance

**Associate Director,**Governance and Accounting Policy**
- A challenging and rewarding role with the opportunity to make significant impact
- Clerk Grade 11/12 with a salary range of $139,787 - $161,663 per annum plus superannuation
- Ongoing role based in Sydney, NSW

**About the role**

In this newly created role, you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark, driving the establishment of the framework for our financial governance and policies. You will be responsible for the development and management of finance policies and guidelines that enable strategic decision-making and ensure efficient operations. Your expertise will be crucial in fostering a robust financial governance framework, establishing mechanisms for effective monitoring, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.

To learn more about the role, please click here to download the role description.

**About You**

You are a highly skilled and experienced finance professional, CA or CPA qualified, with a strong background in financial policy interpretation and development. You have exceptional communication and stakeholder advisory skills and are someone who values integrity, transparency, and collaboration.

You believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every team member feels valued and empowered. You have proven team leadership experience and thrive in high-pressure environments. Your deep knowledge of accounting standards and policies, coupled with your ability to solve complex and sensitive issues will contribute to your ultimate success in this role.

In addition, we are looking for someone with the following experience:

- Leading teams and influencing others to implement improvement and change in a complex financial governance setting
- Driving innovation and continuous improvement in financial processes
- Strong technical accounting skills, coupled with the ability to compose articulate and detailed policies and reports
- Tertiary qualifications in accountancy, economics, commerce, finance and professional standing for current membership or eligibility for membership of a recognised Australian accounting body or relevant experience.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Date**: Monday 10th February 2025- (10:00AM)

**Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport**

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

- Create social and economic opportunities for the state
- Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor and night-time economies
- Prioritise First Nations artists, stories and culture
- Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed by all
- Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
- Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
- Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gaming environment
- Support NSW’s key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state’s diverse cultural assets and history.
- A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months._