Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) Hiring for SENIOR FINANCE OFFICER Job at Sydney Full Time

Classification: APS Level 5

Location: Sydney, Canberra, and Brisbane

Division/Section: Internal Client Services / Operations

Reports to: Team Leader

Employment status: Ongoing / Non-ongoing (temporary) *

Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Security clearance: Baseline Vetting

Salary: $79,253.74 – $85,594.98 p.a. (plus 15.4% super)

Closing date: Sunday, 1 May 2022

Contact for questions: Anita Zrilic – (02) 8233 7825

AFSA actively promotes flexibility with working options in this role to support your family

commitments and personal interests

• This recruitment process is being used to fill a current ongoing position in either our Brisbane, Canberra, or Sydney office. A

merit pool of suitable candidates may be established as a result of this process to assist AFSA to fill similar ongoing and non-

ongoing positions that may become available over the next 12 months. Non-ongoing positions may be offered for a period of up

to 18 months with the possibility of extension (up to a total period of 3 years). Should a non-ongoing position become ongoing or

should an ongoing position become available, the merit pool established by this process may be used to determine a suitable

candidate(s).

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Eligibility

Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens. The successful applicant must have,

or be willing to, undergo a security clearance to the level of Baseline Vetting as a condition of

employment.

To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check. Where a

person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding

redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment.

About the area

The Internal Client Services Division is responsible for delivering a range of business and enabling

services that support the Australian Financial Security Authority purpose through partnering with

business divisions that regulate Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securit ies

programs. The division provides professional services and leadership that promotes the efficient and

effective operations of the agency whilst ensuring compliance with commonwealth legislation, polices

and guidelines and promoting integrity, accountability, and transparency

Purpose of the position

Supervise and coordinate one of the finance operations team (accounts payable, accounts receivable, or

special accounts & banking) activities ensuring high quality service delivery in accordance with

legislative requirements and established frameworks.

Key Accountabilities

As a Senior Finance Officer – Financial Operations, you will:

• Supervise and provide technical expertise to support a small finance team in performance of their

day to day duties including the allocation of workloads, quality assurance and performance

management across any of the following functions (in order of current requirements):

o Treasury / Banking

o Special Accounts

o Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable

• Perform finance duties including, account maintenance, credit/debt management, payment runs,

customer refunds, credit card management, receipting, complex financial reconciliations, KPI

monitoring and management reporting

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of finance policies, processes, and practices to ensure

efficient and effective finance operations

• Engage with, manage, and provide high quality service, support, and client experience to internal

and external clients/stakeholders

All duties will be performed in accordance with:

• the APS Values, Code of Conduct and Employment Principles

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• WHS obligations, taking responsibility for own health and safety and that of others

• AFSA’s risk management framework and relevant legislation, including guiding others to identify

and mitigate foreseeable risks.

Skills and Capabilities

Operates efficiently to achieve business outcomes

• Tracks progress regularly, communicates changing priorities, and helps the team adapt to

changing demands.

• Identifies milestones, to make it easier to pace out deliverables and minimize impact of changing

circumstances.

• Ensures appropriate staffing and resource availability to deliver expected outcomes
  

Promotes performance excellence

• Works with manager to establish meaningful and achievable goals.

• Actively participates in team/organisational sessions and shares ideas and best practices.

• Generously shares knowledge and expertise with others.

Nurtures internal and external relationships

• Builds and sustains positive relationship with team members and clients.

• Actively engages externally to build strong relationships as a trusted partner.

• Is responsive to changes in clients’ needs and expectations.

Fosters a service culture

• Acts with honesty, integrity, and respect in dealings with others.

• Seeks feedback from clients and stakeholders and translates it into action.

• Demonstrate genuine concern and empathy for the needs of others and reflects this in the

language they use.

• Role models the ability to have difficult conversations respectfully to explain what is and is not

possible.

• Sets the tone and expectation of service excellence for the team.

Applies Digital dexterity

• Demonstrate willingness and ability to explore and utilise existing and emerging technologies

effectively to achieve better business outcomes.

• Displays a growth mindset.

Communicates simply and clearly

• Communicate clearly in plain English, without using jargon.

• Demonstrate an ability to convey a message succinctly and with empathy, regardless of medium

(written, verbal, digital).

• Understand the target audience, and tailors written and verbal messages in a way that appeals to

them.

Working with ambiguity

• Demonstrate proactivity, emotional intelligence, and self-direction in the face of uncertainty or

new situations.

• Choose a course of action or decision without having the total picture.

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Qualifications, accreditations and experience

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Operate efficiently to achieve business outcomes
  

• Promote performance excellence
  

• Nurture internal and external relationships
  

• Foster a service culture
  

• Apply digital dexterity
  

• Communicate simply and clearly
  

• Work with ambiguity
  

• Have relevant experience in federal government accounting operations (including the Central

Budget Management System)

• Working knowledge and familiarity in Technology One products would be advantageous
  

Position dimensions

Staff reports: 2

Budget managed: Nil

Delegations exercised

• AFSA financial delegations

• Public Governance Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act 2013
  

Application details

The application is the tool that the selection committee will use to shortlist applicants.

Your application must include:

1. A completed Position Application Form (available on the AFSA website)

2. A current Resume/ CV including contact details for at least two recent referees

3. A two-page pitch, that considers the key responsibilities and essential capabilities of the position

and states the following:

• Why you are interested in the position

• How your skills and experience make you the best person for the position

• What value you can add to AFSA and the Internal Client Services Division.

4. State the position title and location in the subject line and email: [email protected]

Applications must be submitted no later than Sunday, 1 May 2022.

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A selection decision may be made on the basis of your application only. A telephone interview may be

conducted in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to undergo psychometric and/or work

sample testing as part of this selection process.

All pre-employment checks will be conducted via an external party (Equifax). For further information on

Equifax’s privacy policy please refer to: https://www.equifax.com.au/privacy

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, peoples from culturally diverse

backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a working environment

that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential.

If you are an applicant with a disability or other special needs, please contact the Disability Access

Coordinator on (02) 8233 6999 to discuss any requirements that may assist you in your application.

Thank you for your interest in this position.

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