The Australian National Maritime Museum is seeking an experienced and well organised Senior Finance Officer to join the Finance team in this full-time non-ongoing APS level 6 position for 12 months.
About the Australian National Maritime Museum
As one of Sydney’s most visited museums, the Australian National Maritime Museum shares our national maritime story across Australia and the world, online, onsite and through research, presentations and travelling exhibitions, and provides must-visit museum experiences that delight and inspire.
We connect our visitors with the oceans and waterways that are the heartbeat of who we are. From deep time to modern Australian and beyond, we explore our past, our present and future as an island nation shaped by sea, offering a sustainable and cohesive vision for the future.
The Museum welcomes over 2.5 million local, interstate and international visitors annually, and is supported by a thriving and passionate staff, membership, volunteer and education base. Find out more at https://sea.museum.
The key duties of the position include:
About the Role
The Senior Finance Officer plays a key role in management and oversight of Office’s financial and procurement functions.
Communication is an essential quality of this position, and you must demonstrate your ability and willingness to engage with staff across our business areas.
Duties are to be performed under the direction from the Deputy CFO in accordance with the APS Code of Conduct, upholding the APS Values and upholding the Office values of independence, impartiality, integrity, accessibility and professionalism.
You will be responsible for supporting the transformation of the financial management function to best practice in government including financial reporting, procurement, and internal controls, ensuring all legislative and government reporting requirements are met and assist in other areas of the organisation as required.
Our ideal candidate
The successful candidate will be able to provide subject matter expertise and support their team to achieve organisational goals.
You should have a demonstrated ability to:
- communicate effectively to influence outcomes
- support productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- think strategically to identify areas for focus and implement well-considered solutions, and
- work effectively under pressure to achieve results
Key Accountabilities
Under broad direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:
- Contribute to a small operational team to deliver high quality finance, procurement, property, and accounting services for the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) including advice, policies, processes and procedures that support the achievement of the ANMM’s goals.
- Ensure financial reporting requirements are met, including monthly timeframes and reporting requirements to the Department of Finance are met and respond in a timely fashion to ANAO queries.
- Provide input to and assist with the preparation of the end of year financial statements.
- Efficiently and effectively assist with the management of financial and procurement processes of the
- ANMM, to ensure achievement of value for money, compliance with government policies and legislation and responsiveness to the needs of the museum.
- Work collaboratively to support the achievement of the business goals and implementation of efficiencies in financial processes.
- Complete CBMS monthly actuals and Balance Sheet reconciliations in a timely manner.
- Assist with the management of Internal Budgets.
- Ability to work without close supervision, being proactive and self-starting, originating actions to achieve agreed outcomes.
Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of commonwealth government financial framework including the PGPA Act and procurement guidelines
- Demonstrated experience managing a small finance team to complete business as usual activities
- Demonstrated experience in preparation of financial statements including liaising with the ANAO
- Technical competence in interpreting accounting standards in a government entity
- Technical competence in commonwealth government procurement guidelines
Desirable
- Membership of a professional accounting body or tertiary qualifications in accounting or finance is desirable.
RecruitAbility
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information see: RecruitAbility | Australian Public Service Commission (https://apsc.gov.au)
Eligibility
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability. This initiative/program is only applicable where the successful applicant will be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Similar conditions may apply when employed under other Acts. For clarification please contact the agency.