About the National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia's audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world's oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country's most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year. The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia's most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA's capacity to digitise our collection at scale - to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians. We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne. We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling. We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff. Cultural Values We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice. The Opportunity NFSA requires an experienced leader in this role to collaborate on the transformation of the institution. Supported by material increases in revenues over the past three years directed towards capital works, special projects and general appropriation, NFSA is wholistically reviewing its operations to ensure that it meets the obligations set out in its enabling legislation in the digital age. The past 20 years have seen fundamental disruption and change to the production, distribution and consumption of audiovisual media which has in turn impacted the needs and operations of the institution itself as the national audiovisual archive. A key part of this is the continuing modernisation of NFSA's business systems to ensure that decisions are made in a timely manner informed by relevant data and analytics. The Head of Finance and Planning (HoFP) is a new role that will work closely with the CEO as part of the Senior Executive Team to lead business planning and financial strategy for the NFSA. The HoFP will help to position the NFSA to achieve our ambitious agenda to be one of Australia's most loved cultural institutions, by ensuring that our business planning and financial systems are sustainable and support delivery of NFSA's strategic goals. The HoFP will be responsible for ensuring that the NFSA is making informed and prudent decisions to maximise the impact of Government funding while championing an entrepreneurial mindset. In this context, the institution is actively pursuing new opportunities for non-Government revenues. The position will report directly to the Deputy CEO, with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Director of Legal and Procurement and their teams directly reporting to the role. In time, there is room for growth of the role's scope. The HoFP also acts as the NFSA's Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and is responsible for ensuring that the NFSA's risk appetite is appropriately calibrated and that risks are identified and mitigated. The key duties of the position include Responsibilities/Duties The HoFP will undertake the following duties: • Work with the CEO and Senior Executive to develop the strategic financial direction of the organisation, including through a long-term sustainability strategy that ensures the NFSA maximises its resources, undertakes multi-year business planning and explores commercial initiatives. • Actively contribute to the NFSA's strategic planning framework and drive overall performance across the NFSA to achieve strategic goals. • Deliver high-level strategic financial advice to the CEO, Senior Executive and the NFSA Board on all matters pertaining to strategy and management. • With the CFO, co-lead the development and delivery of financial reporting and forecasting including financial analysis, interpretation and commentary on financial performance, to the Finance Committee and NFSA Board. • Identify opportunities to improve business systems, efficiency and performance to support delivery of the NFSA's goals and lead the implementation of ongoing improvements. • Lead and champion a culture of decision-making informed by data and insights. • Collaborate with business unit leaders on the creation and evaluation of business cases for current and new initiatives and improve business planning capability across the organisation. • Act as NFSA's Chief Risk Officer, overseeing the identification, mitigation and management of risk across the organisation and promoting a compliant and fit for purpose risk framework. • Oversee NFSA's procurement activity to ensure that policies and procedures are fit for purpose and that NFSA complies with Australian Government requirements. • Support the CEO to champion an effective financial planning and management culture across the NFSA by working with business to build capability, support decision making and ensure the financial strategy is fit for purpose. Selection Criteria The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate: • Extensive knowledge and experience of accounting and financial management procedures and compliance within the legislative frameworks of the Australian Government environment. • The ability to comprehend, analyse and provide advice on financial information, and the ability to distil significant issues from complex financial information. • A proven ability to work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including with experienced managers within their business team, to deliver business outcomes. • Well-developed communication and negotiation skills and the ability to present complex financial data to a range of audiences in a clear and logical manner. • Proven ability to provide high quality strategic advice, problem solving and issues management for internal and external stakeholders and generate workable solutions to problems. • Experience in leading and promoting a climate of change and continuous improvement across an organisation; and success in developing and mentoring staff
