Senior Finance Officer

The Infrastructure Services Division, Infrastructure Finance Team, is seeking a temporary, dynamic Senior Finance Officer, a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in a complex, high-volume environment and enjoys connecting numbers with operational context.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply.

About the Team

The Infrastructure Services Division (ISD), Infrastructure Finance team provide high-quality financial management for a $4 billion+ capital and operational works program. With a team of 29 finance professionals, we focus on operational excellence, data-driven insights, and strong collaboration across the division and the broader department.

About the Role

This role requires strong analytical capability, excellent stakeholder engagement, and a solid understanding of government budgeting frameworks and workforce management processes.

Reporting to the Principal Finance Advisor, Management Accounting you will take the lead in providing operational finance advice and management accounting support to a portfolio of business units within ISD.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate the preparation and monitoring of FTE and operating budgets, including forecasting, variance analysis, reporting and presentation of results to senior officers
• Undertake budget profiling, accrual coordination, and month-end reporting processes in line with Departmental and Treasury timelines.
• Interpret and analyse FTE data to support workforce planning, forecasting, and management decisions.
• Contribute to the preparation of budget submissions and estimate briefs for CBRC, Queensland Treasury (QT), and internal Departmental reviews.
• Assist with financial modelling, sensitivity analysis, and data validation to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Provide high-quality financial advice to senior managers, highlighting trends, risks, and emerging issues.
• Collaborate across ISD and Central Office to drive continuous improvement and promote consistency in budgeting and reporting practices.
• Support dashboard interpretation and data refresh activities (in collaboration with the Power BI development team).

Highly regarded capabilities:

• Demonstrated management accounting experience, ideally within a government environment.
• Strong understanding of FTE and workforce budgeting, including MOHRI data interpretation and FTE cap management.
• Proven experience with budget forecasting, variance analysis, and financial performance monitoring.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, modelling).
• Ability to prepare or contribute to CBRC, QT, or internal budget submissions and estimates briefs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey financial insights clearly.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and timeliness.

About You

• Experienced with SAP or similar ERP financial systems.
• Familiarity with Queensland Government budget processes, guidelines, and reporting frameworks.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply

• A brief resume, including contact details for two referees familiar with your recent work.
• A maximum one-page written response outlining your skills and experience relevant to the Key Responsibilities.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.