We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Principal Management Accountant to join our team and play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and timely financial management services. This includes consolidated strategic budget advice, budgetary information, forward financial analysis, and reporting.
Working closely with the Director of the Finance Consolidated Budget Services team, you will contribute to shaping the department's financial strategies and ensuring a sound financial outlook. This is a hands-on role that requires precision, a proactive approach, and a commitment to delivering results aligned with department priorities.
As The Principal Management Accountant, You Will
* Proactively support the Director, Consolidated Budget Services by -
* providing expert guidance and advice on a range of financial budget related matters through strategic thinking, critical analysis and problem solving
* researching and preparing complex reports, submissions, briefing notes and correspondence on a range of budget, financial and other corporate issues
* monitoring activities of the team to ensure its deliverables are achieved to the highest quality and within strict internal and external timelines
* lead and/or contribute towards activities as directed.
* Actively help manage and contribute to the planning, coordination, and preparation of the departmental annual and mid-year budget and funding submission processes, including managing the timetable, providing divisional access to this team's Sharepoint site, preparing packs for the Director-General and managing the submission loads into the Treasury system.
* Coordinate and engage in the annual budget paper and estimate processes, including managing the timetables, submitting content into the Treasury systems, preparing briefing notes seeking content endorsement, and preparing and validating Estimates Committee briefs.
* Proactively provide operational delivery of quality and timely financial management and budgetary reporting and advice to the Director and Chief Finance Officer, on a range of complex and diverse issues.
* Support the team managers with complex and time critical deliverables, including and not limited to, the monthly departmental finance report for the Executive Management Team, the capital report and monthly reporting to State Development, Treasury requests including the department's annual 'Unforeseen' expenditure return and the AASB15 actuals to budget comparison and Appropriation Note 2 for the annual financial statements.
* Demonstrate effective leadership and project management skills to ensure the timely completion of assigned deliverables.
* Develop and maintain strong and respectful working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders through actively participating in meetings and following through with meeting outcomes.
About You
To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:
* You think strategically and critically to identify problems, gather and investigate information from diverse sources, undertake objective, systematic analysis and draw accurate conclusions based on evidence
* You establish clear plans and timeframes for work tasks, monitor progress and commit to achieving quality outcomes
* You are proactive, show initiative and take personal responsibility for meeting objectives and progressing work
* You have high level of knowledge of legislation and policies relating to financial, administrative and other corporate and operational issues
* You have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) including report writing, consultation, negotiation and liaison skills
* You contribute responsively, positively and proactively to the team's ability to achieve deadlines within agreed timeframes and competing priorities
* You demonstrate public service professionalism, probity and integrity; and engage in continuous improvement of work practices, systems and processes.
Role requirements
* Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications for this role, strong analytical skills in relation to budgeting, financial management reporting, financial modelling and a high level of organisational skills will be highly regarded.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Occupational group
Accounting and Finance