Director, Financial Audit

3 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Australian Capital Territory Full time

Established in 1990, the ACT Audit Office has served over three decades to provide an independent view of the ACT Public Sector, foster accountability in the public administration of the Territory and promote efficiency and effectiveness of ACT public services.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Director, Financial Audit with the highest level of personal integrity and excellent accounting, audit, information technology, investigatory, communication and interpersonal skills to join the financial audit team.

As the Director, Financial Audit, you will play a significant and dynamic role to ensure the highest levels of financial management and accountability within the ACT Government. Your work will have a direct impact on community confidence in the delivery of a range of critical services, from Health to Education, from Capital Infrastructure to Social Services by the ACT Public Sector.

You will assist and lead a diverse workforce in completing audit work to produce high quality, impartial, accurate and evidence-based audit reports on financial statements and statements of performance, with recommendations designed to improve the administration and performance of ACT Public Sector agencies.

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:

You

The key to success in this role will be your combination of your prior experience in financial audits, leading small audit teams, well developed communication skills and good human resources management skills. You will also align strongly to, and actively role model to your team, our organisational values of:

  • Integrity
  • Professionalism
  • Respect
  • Learning and Innovation

You will most likely have tertiary Professional Accounting, Audit, Data Analytics and/or Information Technology qualifications. It would also be ideal if you held post graduate qualifications from one or more of CPA Australia, CA ANZ and CISA.

Notes:

The Benefits

The ACT Government is seen as a public sector leader in its approach to flexible working, investing in infrastructure to facilitate hybrid working such as state-of-the-art office spaces designed to promote collaborative working.

In addition, the Audit Office seeks to engender a sense of community, embraces diversity, and actively promotes a healthy work/life balance, including the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days per week. Work structures are negotiated at a team level, with an emphasis placed on finding space to accommodate family and personal commitments to ensure you can bring your best self to the role.

You will also be supported in exploring your own professional development Learning Journey through complex and interesting work and training opportunities. The Audit Office offers a generous studies assistance program to provide you with support to undertake your professional post-graduate qualifications, including reimbursement of course fees and time off to study and attend exams.

Based on your experience and skills, you will be offered a competitive remuneration between $127,790 to $137,386 plus superannuation per annum. Additional benefits include generous leave provisions and payment of up to two professional membership fees.

How to Apply:
Your application will consist of a written pitch of no more than two pages outlining how your experience, qualifications and skills align the key responsibilities and Selection Criteria detailed in the Position Description, as well as a current curriculum vitae and the name and contact details of two referees.
All employees are required to undergo employment screening. This position is a Position of Trust 1 and therefore, if you are selected for this position, you will be required to gain and maintain a Baseline National Security Clearance or be assessed as suitable to obtain this clearance. If this clearance is not successful, your employment in the role will not commence or, if already commenced, will be terminated.
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