Director, Finance – Aeromedical Services

Classification: Senior Officer Grade B

Salary: $146,705 - $164,506 plus superannuation

Position No: 10973

Directorate: Justice and Community Safety

Advertised (Gazettal date): 14 November 2025

Contact Officer: Sukardi Sukardi on or

Details: Do have 'sky high' finance skills and ready to 'propel' your career? The Emergency Services Agency is seeking applications from motivated, experienced, and suitable individuals to perform the role of Director, Finance Aeromedical Services.

This role prepares, manages and forecast the annual budget for the ESA aeromedical operations. The ideal applicant will be comfortable with end-to-end financial management such as accounts payable and receivable, banking processes, fixed asset register maintenance, end of month reconciliations and cash flow management. This role also monitors and reports on contractor compliance (e.g., Toll Helicopters) with agreed contracts and promote a commitment to high quality customer service principles, practices and attributes.

Additionally, you will effectively deliver expert advice to the ESA Executive and other business units, while ensuring the Agency complies with Treasury guidelines, statutory financial reporting and other legislative requirements and timeframes. You will be comfortable in preparing strategic and complex submissions, reports and correspondence and maintain records in accordance with the Territory Records Act 2002. This position also requires you to liaise effectively across other ACTPS directorates and external stakeholders on behalf of Emergency Services Agency.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• Relevant experience managing the budgeting and financial operations, within an aeromedical or similarly complex operational environment, is highly desirable.
• Experience in the use of complex spreadsheets and financial management systems such as Oracle, MYOB, APAIS and TM1 is desirable.
• Experience in effectively managing financial and compliance processes to ensure adherence to relevant regulatory requirements, including those set by the Australian Tax Office within an aeromedical or similarly complex operational environment, is highly desirable.
• To be eligible for permanent or temporary employment within the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident or hold a valid work visa.
• If an officer no longer holds a visa that permits them to work in Australia, their employment with the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) will be terminated.

Please note: In the event of a major emergency incident involving the ACT Emergency Services Agency, an Incident Management Team (IMT) is established. The IMT is a group of incident management personnel comprising of an incident controller and other personnel appointed to be responsible for the functions of operations, planning, and logistics. IMT Logistics plays an important role in ensuring all aspects of the incident are covered from supply delivery, ground support and financial management to catering and accommodation.

The Finance Branch is comprised of staff who are able to facilitate corporate and logistical support.

Notes: This is a temporary position available from 24 November 2025 for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.

The successful applicant may be required to work outside of normal hours in response to attend meetings or in support of operations. Additional hours worked will be remunerated in accordance with the relevant enterprise agreement.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a response of two pages addressing the position capabilities, together with your curriculum vitae and the contact details of at least two referees. See the attached Position Description for further information about the role.

Applications should be submitted .

This is a temporary position available from 24 November 2025 for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.