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Position Contact:	Callum Jarratt, [phone]
Agency Recruitment Site:	http://www.dpmc.gov.au/

This notice is part of the electronic Public Service Gazette PS34 - 24 Aug 2017 Published by Australian Public Service Commission.

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. applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies

Prime Minister and Cabinet

Vacancy N.N. 10711565

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Closing date: Wednesday, 6 September

2017

Financial Services Division Budgets and Reporting

Job Title:	Director Budgets
JobType:	Ongoing, Non-ongoing (Temporary), Full-time
Location:	Barton - ACT; Woden - ACT
Salary:	$121,568 - $144,685
Classifications:	Executive Level 2
Position No:	2017/220

Job Description ^{http://www.dpmc.gov.au/pmc/careers}

Duties

The Opportunity

Financial Services Division (FSD) within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) provides corporate and enabling services to facilitate the delivery of PM&C’s policy and programme objectives. FSD provides a customer centric focus with the provision of high quality advice.
Opportunities exist for highly motivated and seasoned finance professionals to join FSD leading one of the following sections:

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  External Budgets
  
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  Business Partnering
  

External Budgets: As the Director reporting to Assistant Secretary for the Budgets and Reporting Branch, you will be at the seat of government, exposed to innovative and forward thinking policy ideas impacting the whole of Government. You will lead the external budgets team and produce key external budget deliverables for the Department that will enable operational delivery.

Key deliverables for the role include, but are not limited to:

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  Ownership of the delivery of the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) and Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES).
  
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  Lead the development of budget correspondence, cabinet and ministerial submissions, New Policy Proposals, costings, and briefings on financial and budget matters as they relate to the portfolio.
  
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  Management of the Department’s input into Department of Finance Central Budget Management System (CMBS).
  
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  Lead negotiations with the Department of Finance on financial policy matters.
  

Business Partnering: As the Director reporting to Assistant Secretary for the Budgets and Reporting Branch, you will lead the business partnering team to deliver insightful information that links financial results to business strategies, formulate strategies for budget management and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

Key deliverables for the role include, but are not limited to:

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  Preparation of monthly management reporting (departmental, administered and project) for senior executives, with deep dives into financial information.
  
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  Business partnering to provide commercial insight to deliver on operational requirements, with the provision of actionable advice on budget management and year-end forecast position.
  
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  Development of models, processes and sound analysis to support internal allocations and tracking of budget resources across the business.
  

Our Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate(s) will be a highly motivated self-starter that is outcome orientated and operates at pace. You will possess demonstrated experience in the following fields:

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  Stakeholder management: the ability to rapidly develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will be required to manage deliverables across the Department and portfolio, with a customer centric approach. You will operate in a professional manner, demonstrate depth of experience, and act as a role model for other staff.
  
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  Communication: extremely strong communication skills (written, verbal, and presentational) to manage negotiations, provide insight and support your business partners. The ability to distil complex arguments and situations into articulate and digestible information is paramount.
  
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  Leadership: proven leadership capabilities, driving successful outcomes of the Department. Leads by example, champions’ inclusiveness and accountability.
  
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  Drive: high levels of drive with a dynamic and innovative approach. Works with limited supervision, with direction provided internally by the Assistant Secretary.
  
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  Strategic and Analytical: highly analytical, with a strong understanding of driver based issues and costings. You will be able to harness information and opportunities to develop pathways for delivering the optimal outcome for the Department and Whole of Government. You will have the ability to identify underlying issues, interrogate financial information and provide insightful commentary that links financial results to business strategies.
  
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  Financial Expertise: Accounting qualifications (CA or CPA), a thorough understanding of financial frameworks, and demonstrated application of accounting policy.
  
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  Project Management: Strong project management and problem solving skills. Develops pragmatic solutions and pathways around complex issues.
  

What We Offer

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  A flexible, diverse and inclusive workplace and attractive remuneration package including generous employer superannuation contributions.
  
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  Exciting and fulfilling work at the heart of government with career development and networking opportunities difficult to find elsewhere.
  
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  The opportunity to work with strong, smart, visionary and experienced leaders who encourage and support you to develop your interests and expertise and achieve your ambitions.
  

Eligibility

To be eligible for this position you must be an Australian Citizen at the closing date of application.
The occupant must be able to obtain and maintain a NV1 level security clearance, or hold a current security clearance of an appropriate level.

Notes

No. PS34 - 24 Aug 2017

Non-ongoing opportunity will be offered for a specified term
These positions will be filled on an ongoing or non-ongoing basis. Non-ongoing positions will be offered for a specified term of 6- 12 months, with the possibility of extension (agencies should note the maximum initial engagement period is 18 months which can possibly be extended to 3 years).
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: href='http://www.apsc.gov.au/priorities/disability/recruitability' target='APSC recruitability page'>http://www.apsc.gov.au/priorities/disability/recruitability.

About Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Do you want to make a real contribution to the success of our country? The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet advises the Prime Minister on policies across the full range of government activities and the machinery of government, and ensures implementation of cabinet decisions. We work across many different government portfolios to ensure coherent strategies with mutually supportive policies and decisions based on a whole-of-government approach. We cover matters of particular importance to the Prime Minister, current government priorities, social and economic policies, Indigenous affairs and national security. Special offices currently work on counter-terrorism, Commonwealth-State reforms, deregulation, women’s policy, ‘ice’ and cyber security.
We are a motivated and professional team with a wide variety of qualifications and backgrounds. We welcome people with private-sector experience. We value people with ideas, the ability to present them persuasively, and the drive and skill to see them adopted. We take pride in our reputation for acting with integrity and discretion.
All applicants must be Australian citizens, and be prepared to undertake and pass a security clearance. Applicants who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, come from a diverse cultural or linguistic background or have a disability are encouraged apply. The Department aims to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and that they have equal access to job opportunities. Hearing or speech impaired applicants are invited to use the National Relay Service by contacting 133 677, and requesting to be connected with our HR Help team on 02 6271 6000 in order to obtain selection documentation.