Assistant Director

EL 1 - $112,294 - $120,780 per annum plus superannuation
- Finance and Enterprise Investment Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Canberra, ACT,Hobart, TAS,Melbourne, VIC,Sydney, NSW
- Engage with Stakeholders across the Department.
- Learning Opportunities.
- Managing and leading a high performing team.

**Who we are**
The Finance and Enterprise Investment Division supports the department to be efficient, effective and financially sustainable through our business partnerships, the Finance Service Charter and our specialist centres of excellence. The division provides financial and management advice and support to the department, the offices of the minister and assistant ministers and to industry stakeholders. The division delivers on business objectives through the provision of high-quality customer service, advice and support and a nationally consistent approach to business, with consideration to the government’s tight fiscal environment, its significant reform agenda and the department’s imperative to maintain financial sustainability.

**Financial Management** Branch, responsible for: treasury, taxation and government loans; financial accounting including financial statements and monthly government reporting; internal budgeting, asset management and financial reporting; and divisional finance support.

**Financial Operations** Branch, is responsible for the oversight and support for corporate services such as travel, credit cards, procurement and grants policy advice and reporting, payroll services, finance training, accounts receivable, debt management and accounts payable. The branch also administers multiple financial systems and tools such as TechnologyOne for financial transactions and Concur for credit cards. In addition, the branch also undertakes project management for critical projects for the division.

**Funding and Revenue** Branch is the 'policy' arm of Finance and Enterprise Investment Division. Our work requires public service professionals in administrative, policy and financial roles that come together under the leadership of our directors. We are the perfect place to come if you are a policy, operational or administrative officer who is looking to add some corporate experience to your resume. Our work is often high profile, and we often get to engage directly with the department's external stakeholders including industry, representative groups and our Ministers.

**The Job**
Your role as an Assistant Director (EL1) in the Finance and Enterprise Investment Division would include:

- Engagement with stakeholders from all over DAFF, with a focus on providing excellent customer service and delivering outcomes.
- Managing and leading a diverse team in the delivery of high-quality service and outcomes, including providing clear and consistent communication, and building capability in your team
- A commitment to our Core 4 values of Working together, Courage, Diversity & Excellence

The roles that we are filling within the Finance and Enterprise Investment Division support the department with a wide variety of services including:
**Finance & Revenue**
- financial policy,
- cost recovery,
- levies compliance & administration,
- external budgets

**Financial Management**
- Tax & Government loans,
- Financial Frameworks & Compliance,
- Treasury,
- Financial Accounting & assets,
- business partners,
- internal budgets

**Financial Operations**
- accounts payable,
- accounts receivable,
- debt recovery,
- travel & credit cards,
- procurement,
- grants,
- Systems support & accounting,
- payroll

**Please note** that this recruitment process will be used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing positions across the Finance & Investment Division. If an offer of non-ongoing employment is made, the successful applicant would be employed for an initial period of 12 months with the possibility of extension up to a maximum period of 3 years in total. Should a non-ongoing position become ongoing then the merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may be used to fill the vacancy on an ongoing basis.

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with a network of internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Managing & developing a high performing team of client focussed, solution driven staff who have clarity on their roles, responsibilities, expected values and behaviours.
- Experience in undertaking complex financial analysis and providing evidence-based advice and policy direction to stakeholders including executives.
- Experience in leading stakeholders/team through change working collaboratively across an organisation and externally.
- Have an understanding of the Whole of Government Travel Service Arrangements and experience in using expense management systems (ie Concur, QBT, Travel Pack) is desirable