Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Location – Parramatta

Employment type – Ongoing Fulltime

Salary – GR 11/12 $149,739 - $173,174 plus superannuation

Your role

Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof.

Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.

We strive for excellence in service delivery and partner with all levels of government, sector and communities to address the housing crisis.

The role is the Chief Financial Officer for the Portfolio Management (Assets) Division with responsibility for the provision of high quality and comprehensive financial management, analysis, interpretation and reporting and identifying and managing risks, organisational key performance indicators and financial accountabilities.

What you'll do

The role also provides the successful delivery of specific Housing Portfolio projects and programs and analyses and interprets data to deliver effective strategies in managing and improving service delivery.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate finance and budget management between the Regional and Central Portfolio Management (Assets) and Housing Portfolio Finance teams to provide timely, accurate and consolidated reports, risk identification, and recommendations.
• Manages a central team to develop regular and long-term strategic programs of capital maintenance works and asset management plans in collaboration with Regional and other directorates.
• Manage the preparation and design of dashboard reporting to provide timely, accurate information that supports effective operational and strategic asset management and planning.
• Manages various projects and programs that Portfolio Management (Assets) is required to design and implement, ensuring projects are completed within required deadlines, quality standards and within budget.
• Provide analysis and reporting of maintenance works, costs, forecasts, outcomes, and other data as requested.
• Leads and manages multidisciplinary project teams, establishes, and maintains a culture of teamwork, accountability and an outcome focus to support the achievement of project and program delivery.

What we're looking for

• Demonstrated experience with multiple projects and programs ensuring all milestones are met, objectives are achieved and budgets managed.
• Ability to work in tight timeframes and competing priorities. Identifying emerging budgetary risks and developing mitigation strategies through coordination across stakeholders.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of asset management practices.
• Tertiary financial and project management qualifications and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• In 500 words or less share an example of when you were responsible for developing and managing a budget that supported organisational goals and aligned with strategic priorities. Outline your approach and how you ensured successful outcomes.

• In 500 words or less describe a time when you had to oversee financial management across multiple complex projects? How did you engage diverse stakeholders and present the most relevant information to your audience

Applications close Monday 13 October at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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