In these pivotal roles, you will contribute to the clients financial stewardship by delivering high-quality management accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis services that support strategic decision-making across the organisations.
As a key member of the financial management team, you will play an active role in driving innovation, improving financial processes, and delivering insights that enhance organisational performance.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management & Reporting
- Prepare timely and accurate internal financial reports, including performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Provide specialist advice with a focus on assets and the Asset Investment Program to support decision-making across the organisation.
- Undertake complex analysis of financial and non-financial data to deliver meaningful insights and recommendations.
- Lead the preparation and monitoring of annual recurrent and capital budgets and forward estimates.
- Ensure a consistent, systematic, and well-planned approach to the budgeting cycle aligned with government requirements.
- Support agency cash flow management, including preparation of cash budgets and forecasts.
- Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of innovative management accounting and budgeting solutions.
- Assist in documenting internal processes, identifying risks, and recommending improvements.
- Support the ongoing enhancement of financial management information systems.
- Build and maintain strong, service-focused relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide in-depth consultancy on business management practices and financial performance issues.
- Collaborate across the organisation to support accounting, budgeting, and costing activities.
- Promote a positive, safe, and healthy work environment, including psychological wellbeing.
- Apply company health and safety policies and contribute to risk management practices.
- Actively participate in team initiatives and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
About You
You are a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional with strong analytical capability and a passion for driving improved financial performance. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels to deliver practical, value-adding solutions.
Key attributes include:
- Strong management accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis expertise
- Ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights clearly
- Experience working with financial systems and process improvement initiatives
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
