Overview
Finance Manager role at NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. This position leads ongoing improvements to finance systems, processes, and capabilities within the Planning group, fostering knowledge sharing and elevating digital and analytical skills to support strategic decision-making.
The Role
The Finance Manager is responsible for leading the design and implementation of finance process improvements, ensuring alignment with best practices and compliance requirements. This role champions the adoption of AI and automation tools to streamline reporting, forecasting, and transactional processes and provides performance reporting and high-level critical analysis and specialist advice on financial results, divisional initiatives, projects and related issues. You will work closely with business units across the division to drive innovation and boost efficiency.
You will bring
* Advanced excel skills and experience working with accounting systems.
* Demonstrated experience in finance transformation, business process improvement, or systems implementation within a large corporate or government environment.
* Demonstrated strong understanding of management accounting principles, financial operations, and reporting.
* Demonstrated experience in AI, automation, and digital tools (e.g., Power BI, machine learning, or large language models).
* Tertiary degree in accounting, business, technology or commerce.
* Qualified Certified Practising Accountant or Chartered Accounting, or working towards these qualifications.
For more information read the full Role Description: Finance Manager PLUSHI
Apply online with your resume and cover letter. Applications close Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 11:55PM. For further information contact Sophie Usasz via and include job title and reference number ).
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. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.
About us
The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is committed to creating vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; managing lands, assets and property effectively; and delivering affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing public service organisation that reflects the 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 individual contributions are valued and 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.
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.
EEO and contact
If we can make adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team on If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, check out our Aboriginal guide to applying for a role.
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