Director, Financial Governance, Systems and Operations

• Leads the management, maintenance and delivery of contemporary financial systems.
• 5 Year Fixed Term, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing andpassionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• SES Grade 1: $232,790 - $298,488 Total Renumeration Package.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Director, Financial Governance, Systems and Operations to provide a critical role within the Finance Branch.

About the Business Unit

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.

The Finance and Procurement business unit provides department-wide financial, procurement and property services through strategic leadership and setting the direction, policy and processes, and partnering with the department to build capability.

The Finance Branch leads the department's efforts to comply with government and legislative financial management responsibilities while driving a culture a strategic financial management across the department. It is responsible for the department's financial and budgetary policies and processes, including statutory reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation compliance, government reporting (including Standing Directions), and facilitation of the annual budget process.

About the Role

The Director, Financial Governance, Systems and Operations is one of a small team of senior executives supporting the CFO in discharging these critical responsibilities. Leading a large, multi-disciplinary team of accounting, reporting, systems and governance experts, the Director Financial Governance, Systems and Operations is responsible for leading, managing and delivering on the preparation of the department's annual financial statements; statutory and taxation obligations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, compliance and financial governance. The Director also plays a critical role in leading the support, maintenance and delivery of contemporary financial systems, including the department's core financial system, budgeting system and automation processes.

Some of your duties will include:

• Lead and effectively manage the department's preparation and finalisation of the annual financial statements.
• Driving the financial governance and education model across the department including improving the financial literacy and strategic financial management capability.
• Lead the delivery of key financial functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation and statutory reporting.
• Providing executive and strategic leadership and improvement over the technology enablement functions within Finance, including the core financial system, budgeting systems and automation processes.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships both internally with key stakeholders including the Department of Treasury and Finance, the Victorian Auditor-General's Office and the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Highly developed knowledge and experience in the preparation, delivery and management of annual financial statements across large public sector bodies or organisations.
• Functional experience in leading technology, systems, data or automation.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing multidisciplinary teams within a financial context.

Qualifications/requirements

• A tertiary qualification in Finance or Accounting is required, including a professional association with either Certified Practising Accountants (Australia) or Chartered Accountants (Australia).

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.