General details
Title | Senior Finance Officer |
|---|---|
Classification | APS 6 |
Organisation | Climate Change Authority |
Location | Canberra |
Security classification | Baseline |
About the team and what we offer
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) is an independent statutory body established to provide balanced, expert, evidence-based advice to the Australian Government on climate change, including through conducting regular and specifically commissioned reviews and through undertaking climate change research.
The Corporate Services Team works collaboratively as a multidisciplinary team to provide strategic and operational services and advice across the agency’s finance, procurement and human resource functions and maintain the Authority’s corporate governance framework and compliance. The team are also responsible for all security matters across the Authority including ICT and facilities management.
The Senior Finance Advisor will work under the broad direction of the Assistant Manager to provide the supervision of day-to-day finance and accounts payable processing to support CCA’s financial, budgeting and reporting requirements and provide advice on a broad range of financial matters on behalf of CCA.
Our ideal candidate
Skills, knowledge and attributes
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Financial knowledge and experience in financial reporting, accounts processing, compliance, travel, expense management, budget preparation and monthly reconciliation.
- Have the ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly organised, independent and capable of managing competing priorities to ensure effective contribution to team outcomes and deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an analytical approach with conceptual capabilities and flexible approach.
- Ability to exercise both initiative and judgement in the interpretation of policy and in the application of practices and procedures.
- Have an understanding or the ability to quickly acquire an understanding of the Commonwealth Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and other policy or frameworks will be highly regarded.
- Ability to work in a fluid environment, remaining flexible, agile and adaptable and supporting colleagues at short notice.
- Relevant degree/qualifications or progress towards will be highly regarded.
What you will do
Key capabilities delivered by this position include:
- Assist in management of the financial function including but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, travel, taxation, and month end processing.
- Assist in preparing financial reporting, budgets and other statutory reporting.
- Assisting in reconciling capital projects, lease accounting, assets and valuation.
- Facilitate cash and appropriation management
- Supervise, guide and mentor more junior staff within the Finance team.
- Liaising with stakeholders, developing and maintaining both internal and external relationships
- Contribute to continues business improvement with ideas and suggestions.
Eligibility and security clearance
To be eligible for employment in the APS and the Authority, applicants must:
- Be an Australian citizen or going to be granted Australian Citizenship before commencement. You may be asked to provide evidence of this.
- Undertake a pre-employment security assessment and subsequent security clearance. All staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance however some roles will require a higher level security clearance. If you are offered a role and do not have a current security clearance, we will work with you to arrange for this to be undertaken.
- Be medically fit to undertake the duties of the job.
Security Clearance
This position requires a Baseline security clearance. The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.
Notes
This advertisement is to fill a current ongoing vacancy and create a merit pool for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.
The successful applicants will be assessed against the Australian Public Service (APS) work level standards. Information on the APS Level and Executive Level classifications can be found at the Australian Public Service Commission website.
The Authority offers Individual Flexibility Arrangements where appropriate to ensure competitive salaries compared with similar roles elsewhere in the APS. The Authority is based in Canberra.
The Authority’s Enterprise Agreement and policies provide for a flexible working environment to assist staff balance their work and home life. Staff and managers work together to balance the operating needs of the work unit with the needs of the individual. Options may include full time/part time working arrangements or other arrangements as agreed by all parties.
The Authority is committed to a workplace culture that is respectful, inclusive, and diverse, where all employees have a sense of belonging and can bring their authentic whole selves to work every day. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, mature age, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people of the LGBTIQA+ community, including transgender, gender diverse, and intersex people.
