Principal Financial Analyst

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Role Title: Principal Financial Analyst
Employment Type: Full Time – Temporary (Up until November 2019)
Role Classification:  Clerk Grade 11/12
Remuneration: $124,965.00 - $144,521.00 pa plus superannuation and annual leave loading
Hours per Week: 35 
Location: North Sydney (Moving to St Leonards mid 2020)
Requisition ID:  REQ55799
Closing Date: 2 August 2018 11:59pm

About this role
Challenging role in a fast paced dynamic environment, you will lead a team and provide high quality Financial performance reporting and accounting services, technical accounting advice, and accounting services for the Divisions and Branches of the Ministry of Health (Head Office).

Where you'll be working
The role sits within the Budget Management and Accounting Unit (BMAU) in the Financial Services and Asset Management (FSAM) Division of the Ministry of Health. You will have interaction with other teams within the FSAM Division and other Divisions and Branches in the Ministry and thus have a unique opportunity to engage with other finance professionals, and Directors and Program Managers within the Branches. 

What you'll be doing
The Principal Financial Analyst Leading the Branch Accounting and Reporting Team is responsible for the preparation of monthly Management reports and monitoring of performance against budget and forecast for the Ministry of Health Divisions and Branches, and providing a range of accounting services. The Branch Accounting and Reporting Team also provide accounting services, high level analysis, and reporting to Senior Management in Finance and also in the Divisions and Branches.
 
To be successful in this role, you will

• Possess relevant accounting tertiary qualifications and Membership to a recognised Accounting professional body.
  
• Have an understanding of Australian Accounting Standards, and public sector accounting requirements
  
• Have extensive skills and experience in Management Accounting and analysis within a large and complex organisation
  
•  Be able to lead a team in providing clear and accurate Management Reporting and budget performance analysis for senior management and other stakeholders.
  

Need more information?

1. Click here for the Role Description
   
2. Find out more about applying for this position
   
3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
   
4. Please note that you cannot apply for this role using iworkfornsw, please click here to access the advert through the Health Career Portal.
    
   

For role related queries or questions contact David Sabanayagam on [email protected]
 
 
TARGETED QUESTIONS (1-2 pages)
 
If you do not include responses to the below questions your application will not be considered.
 
 
1) Describe your experience in leading the preparation of Management Reports, including type of entity it relates to. In doing so, please describe a situation where you have been responsible for implementing improvements to reporting systems, analysis of data, and information provided to Senior Management. How did you manage the process, and outline how you overcame any challenges that you faced?
 
2) Describe a recent situation where you managed a team, worked with internal and external stakeholders, to deliver a number of concurrent objectives with competing deadlines.
 
The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
 
To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:
•  an Australian Citizen, or
•  a permanent resident of Australia, or
•  a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
•  a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
 
To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.
 

Applications Close: 2 August 2018 11:59pm