Senior Finance Analyst

Title: Senior Finance Analyst

Requisition ID: 8684

Work Type: Ongoing Full Time

Fixed Term Period: Not Applicable

Location: Melbourne - CBD

Date Posted: 16 Oct 2025

About Us
We create thriving places and connected communities by bringing together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in one department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.

Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Victoria's transport, planning, and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive, and constructive workplace.

The Investment and Technology leads and manages the investment lifecycle; drives commercial advice & negotiations to facilitate reform and enables core delivery through Finance, Procurement & Enterprise Technology.

We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.

About The Role
This is an Ongoing role.The Senior Financial Analyst PFM will provide financial and budget management, monitoring and reporting on capital budgets across the Department, VIDA and its Portfolio Agencies.

In this role, you are responsible for providing comprehensive financial and budget management across portfolio groups, agencies, and senior management to ensure sustainable budget practices and effective risk management. You maintain the integrity of budget information in compliance with the Financial Management Act 1994, reconciling and updating financial data within departmental systems and DTF's SRIMS platform. You offer advanced financial expertise by advising senior management on complex financial issues that inform strategic decision-making and by reviewing key documents such as Cabinet submissions, funding proposals and reports for various committees and State Budget Papers.

You will work collaboratively as a trusted adviser, building strong partnerships across the Department and portfolio agencies to ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality budget and reporting outcomes. Your role also involves providing detailed month-end financial reporting, variance analysis, and commentary to support informed management decisions. Additionally, you contribute to improving the overall effectiveness, efficiency, and financial capability of the Finance Division by sharing expert knowledge, enhancing consolidated portfolio reporting, and strengthening stakeholder financial management skills. Other duties may be undertaken in line with classification and capability requirements under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic).

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Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, an ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Financial Management and Compliance (Accomplished): Provides quality advice and interpretation regarding the financial implications of operational strategies.
• Management Accounting (Accomplished): Develops and implements complex financial information into consumable reporting mechanisms to support decision-making.
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Applied): Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Applied): Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement and ways to innovate.

Qualifications And Experience
Desirable

• Specialist Qualifications: Finance or Accounting degree and/or professional qualification such as CA or CPA is highly desirable.
• Understanding of government: Strong working knowledge of key processes involved in government budgeting and finance and delivery of government business including preparation of Cabinet submissions.

Culture Value

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department's goals.

What we offer

Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians. For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions.

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.

How to apply

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Applications close at 11.59pm on Thursday, 30 October 2025.

For further information, please contact Sid Shanker, Senior Financial Accountant via email

Please only get in touch with Shirena Patel, Assistant Director Portfolio Strategy and Reporting after 30 October 2025.

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