Senior Budget Officer (Project)
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Fixed term - full time |
| Job Function: | Accounting |
| Classification: | VPSG5 |
| Work Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Reference: | VG/D03023FEB2026 |
| Closing Date: | 06-Mar-2026 |
| Salary Range: | $113,022 - $136,747 |
| Job Duration: | 30 June 2029 |
| Attachments: | Position Description - D03023 - Senior Budget Officer - Project - VPS 5.pdf (PDF, 240KB) Position Description |
| Contact: | Luciano Santos - (03) 9137 8948 Luciano.Santos@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
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Utilise your financial expertise to provide support and advice to Road Safety
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Fixed, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
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VPS Grade VPS5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.
About the business unit
The Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 commits to the ambitious target of eliminating death from our roads by 2050, with the first step of halving road deaths by 2030. It also seeks to reduce the incidence of serious injury resulting from road crashes.
Road Safety manages Victoria's road safety camera network and is a representative for the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) in Victoria's road safety partnership. Road Safety contributes to this partnership in the operation of road safety cameras, and the policy and strategic directions of the broader road safety enforcement. Road Safety is accountable to the Minister for Police and the Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner.
About the role
The Finance Officer will be an integral part of the Finance and contracts management team and will be work with a range of internal and external stakeholder groups. An understanding of the business' commercial and budget structure is therefore essential to enable RSCP to achieve and meet its ongoing budget and financial expenditure commitments.
Some of your duties will include:
- Support the coordination of the Road Safety Camera Program (RSCP) project related financial forecasting and commitments in line with DJCS financial frameworks.
- Support the coordination of the financial reporting to forecast financial perform.ance of contracts, projects, financial phasings and accruals, and any other business reporting as required to support the business unit.
- Support the development of ongoing strategies and financial models to improve the delivery of projects and outsourced contracted services.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position des.cription.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in a complex budget forecasting role in a government environment with proven ability to provide expert forecasting reports and commercial governance advice.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain complex documentation and commercial reports of a standard to withstand the closest of scrutiny and analyse key budget data as well as finalise forecasted financial trends.
- Working knowledge of Contract Management Frameworks, and the Financial Management and Compliance Frameworks, and commercial governance and confidentiality requirements. Working knowledge of electronic contract management systems, preferably in government.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf form..ats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative form..at to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
