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• Lead the development and delivery of the finance capability program
• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Located in Parramatta or Orange with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience and ranges from $145,378.00 to $168,130.00 + super

What’s in it for me?

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

The role

In this role, you'll lead the development and delivery of our finance capability program, focusing on enhancing financial and business skills across the department. You'll be responsible for creating a robust capability framework, managing talent pipelines, and driving finance transformation through process optimization and continuous improvement.

You'll face the challenge of managing financial information systems and business process projects with minimal disruption. Your responsibilities will include delivering training and support materials, leading finance communities of practice, and ensuring our systems, people, and processes support best practice financial management. Your efforts will help uplift the overall quality of expertise and improve finance-related outcomes aligned with accounting policies and standards

For more information read the full Role Description: Manager, Finance Capability

What you will bring to the role

• Expertise in Financial Capability Development: You will develop and deliver a finance capability framework, enhancing the quality of information, decision-making, and business outcomes.
• Leadership across the Finance Community: You will lead the finance community of practice across the DPHI network and enable skill enhancement and finance capability uplift across the organisation.
• Leadership in Finance Transformation: You will lead finance transformation initiatives, optimizing processes and leveraging emerging technologies to support best practices in financial management.
• Strategic Advisory and Training Skills: You will coordinate and manage learning and training packages, providing expert advice on financial management and accounting practices, and business systems.

What is an essential requirement:

• Qualifications in a financial, accounting, or technology discipline or equivalent experience.
• Solid working knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and contemporary financial management and audit practices, with the ability to apply these in developing a financial information management system.

About us

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities. 

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

Join us

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close 11:55PM Monday 31 March 2025

Should you require further information about the role please contact Brielle Hardstaff on brielle.hardstaff@dphi.nsw.gov.au  

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. 

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637676​ - HR Support, option 3, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn