The Finance and Investment Division supports the department to be efficient, effective and financially sustainable. The division provides strategic financial advice and support to the department, the offices of the minister and to industry stakeholders. The division delivers on business objectives by partnering with the department, providing high quality customer service, advice and support and a nationally consistent approach to business, with consideration to the government's fiscal environment, its significant reform agenda and the department's imperative to maintain financial sustainability. The Financial Management Branch is responsible for: divisional finance support; internal budgeting and management reporting; treasury, taxation, and government loans; financial accounting including financial statements and monthly government reporting; asset management and financial reporting. Finance Business Partner Teams partner with senior executives to provide strategic financial advice and assistance on financial related issues. These teams prepare monthly divisional financial management reports, monitor budgets and forecasts that reflect the Division's business plan, and most importantly provide a conduit to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Finance Business Partner Section provides strategic financial advice and assistance on financial related issues. These teams prepare monthly divisional financial management reports, monitor budgets and forecasts that reflect the Division's business plan, and most importantly provide a conduit to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO). The key duties of the position include The Job The Finance Business Partner provides business advice and support to teams on operating and capital budget and resource management and control, forecasting, business application systems and risk management to assist in achieving strategic outcomes. The duties will include but are not limited to the following: providing strategic financial advice and analysis of the Group/Division's financial performance, providing accurate, timely and value-added information and independent advice to key internal stakeholders on a range of financial issues, including regular finance, resource and business reports, and analysis and forecasting of operational and capital financial performance, engaging in the identification and implementation of better practices in compliance with legislative requirements, working with your Assistant Director in developing a high performing team of client focussed, solution driven staff who have clarity on their roles, responsibilities, expected values and behaviours. Please note that this recruitment process will initially be used to fill four vacancies in the section and that the roles may be able to be performed from either of the locations listed above. The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may be used to fill future ongoing vacancies in the branch where the duties are of a similar nature.
