The Management Accountant in the Finance Business Partner section oversees financial governance and strategic management for Intelligence Group. The Management Accountant assists the Assistant Director with budget development, forecasting, managing internal budgets and monthly reporting.
Role responsibilities
As a Management Accountant your will:
- Deliver/prepare monthly financial reports with year-to-date, full year financials, the inclusion of key issues and variance commentary to guide decision making
- Meet with budget holders on a monthly basis to provide a financial update on how the business area is tracking against budget
- Work with each budget holder on a monthly basis, to complete a forecast until the end of financial year
- Work in conjunction with internal stakeholders in the development of the initial Budget and updates in the Mid-Year Review process
- Provide ad-hoc support including but not limited to financial corrections, accruals and journals, project related support such as exception reports, provision of various financial reports and general financial queries
Your skills and capabilities
We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:
- Well-developed organisation skills, strong attention to detail and a sound analytical ability
- Demonstrated experience in working on financials, spreadsheets and financial applications/software
- Is a team player with strong verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to foster relationships in order to deliver high quality advice and support to stakeholders that may include Senior Executive
- Relevant experience in government financial processes, administrative tasks and/or contract management will be highly regarded.
Desirable skills and experience
- Sound knowledge of the Australian Government financial framework, principles, policies and practices
- Accounting diploma/degree qualification or similar discipline (highly desirable)
- Professional memberships or working towards attaining CPA or CA (would be advantageous but not essential)
Eligibility
- Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.
- Security Clearance - The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting 1 security clearance.
- Pre-Employment Screening – All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC.
The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.
More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.