• Utilise your Financial Systems expertise to provide support and advice to the Finance branch
• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 6: $134,593 - $180,115 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria. 

The Finance and Procurement business unit provides department-wide financial, procurement and workplace services through strategic leadership and setting the direction, policy, and processes, and partnering with the department to build capability.

The Finance Branch leads the department's efforts to comply with government and legislative financial management responsibilities while driving a culture of strategic financial management across the department. It is responsible for the department's financial and budgetary policies and processes, including statutory reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation compliance, government reporting (including Standing Directions), and facilitation of the annual budget process. 

About the Role:

The Manager, Financial Systems leads the strategic development, management, and support of the department's financial systems environment, encompassing a diverse range of corporate platforms and applications.

Some of your duties will include:

• Strategising and managing the department's financial systems in line with business objectives
• Ensuring system security, handling incidents and driving continuous improvements
• Leading a team while fostering collaboration and integrated decision-making with stakeholders
• Steering the rollout of innovative financial systems to enhance department capabilities.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Thorough contemporary knowledge of information management technologies and their application within a business context
• A strong capability in implementing financial system solutions, including cloud-based data warehousing and integration, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these solutions and carry out adjustment actions as required
• A wealth of experience in people management, including defining role expectations, monitoring performance, providing timely and constructive feedback and facilitating employee development

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 formats.

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 format 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.