OverviewThe Office for Early Childhood Development has been formed with a clear mandate: to create a fairer and better future for all children in South Australia by implementing the accepted recommendations of the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care.
As the steward of the early childhood development system, the Office will act on the government's behalf, and work in collaboration with the sector, to organise and connect the system to reduce developmental vulnerability.
This includes providing universal access to quality, teacher-led preschool from the age of 3, growing and sustaining a quality early childhood workforce, and greater supports and connected services for families in the first 1000 days of a child's life.About this role: Working in partnership with the Senior Management Accountant, this role ensures that financial reporting and analysis to senior officers is provided in an expert manner to support effective decision making and compliance with budgeting and financial frameworks.ResponsibilitiesProvide high quality, expert business advice in Prudential Financial management.Support the management of the annual budget and FTE plan for the Office, including for all Divisions, Directorates, Units and Projects.Produce monthly financial reports and analysis for divisions for use in key decision-making.Provide education, advice and analysis in relation to budget management systems, acquittals, procedures and methodologies to build internal knowledge.Undertake complex financial analysis to identify and mitigate risks.Help to maintain a safe and healthy working setting.About youA skilled communicator with high level task management capability, with significant experience in financial and budgetary management.An appropriate tertiary qualification in Accountancy, Finance or Business Management.High level ability to exercise initiative and judgement in the analysis and resolution of complex problems.Ability to meet critical deadlines while handling sensitive issues in a high-volume, changing-priority environment.Significant experience in financial and budgetary management in a government environment, including development of forecasts and operating budgets.Significant experience establishing trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and providing concise, accessible, high-quality advice and reports.Sound knowledge of government financial management frameworks, processes, systems and budget and finance functions.Remuneration and contractASO6 – $98,478 - $104,165 (1.0 FTE) per annum, plus superannuation of 12%.
This is a 12-month term contract role (1.0 FTE) with potential to be made ongoing.Application InstructionsApplications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.
Applicants must submit a CV, Pre-employment Declaration, and a cover letter outlining their suitability against the attached position description.Note: For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached position description.EOE statements where applicable should be included per agency policy.
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📌 Management Accountant
🏢 Office for Early Childhood Development
📍 Adelaide