Description:
Do you have a natural propensity to work through the people in your team and create an environment in which people can excel? Are you skilled in the creation and pursuit of the medium- and long-term direction of your team? Do you enjoy working collaboratively, forming key networks and relationships across boundaries? Lead the Financial Business Systems' development to drive organisational excellence at the Department of Education. This position is offered on a full-time basis.
Job details
Position status Permanent Position type Flexible full-time Occupational group Accounting and Finance Classification SO Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City Job ad reference QLD/CO556884/24P Closing date 21-Apr-2024 Yearly salary $155548 - $162751 Fortnightly salary $5962.10 - $6238.20 Job duration Contact person Rachel Trombin Contact details Rachel.Trombin@luminarypartners.comAccess the National Relay Service
About us:
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to delivering responsive services focused on equity and excellence to Queenslanders and their communities. We promote equity and excellence by our commitment to respect, protect and promote human rights. Our objectives are: a strong start for all children, every student realising their potential, fair and safe workplaces and communities, capable people delivering our vision. Our vision is one of equity and excellence in a progressive, high performing education system that realises the potential of every student.
Your role:
The Financial Business Systems team maintains the overall integrity of the department's core finance system and partners with business areas across the department to develop and deliver innovative best practice solutions for finance functional areas. With five direct reports, reporting to the Executive Director, Financial Services, Finance, Procurement and Facilities Division, you will lead the development and implementation of system priorities and initiatives for the financial business systems platform. You'll have responsibility for service delivery support and management, based on a support delivery framework across a range of financial management and financial business system functions.
In this role you will develop strategies, policies and procedures to increase the quality and efficiency of system and business support, and advise on and deliver improved business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have experience working closely with suppliers, partners, business units and wider stakeholders, with the ability to build strong relationships. You will have a natural flair for complex analysis, with the ability to provide high-level advice to senior management.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide expert operational, functional and strategic advice and support to the Department.
- Develop and implement systemic priorities to achieve exemplary organisational outcomes.
- Steer the strategic function whilst leading an exceptionally skilled team.
- Oversee complex analysis and provide high level advice to senior management to support the delivery of system and business process support services and the identification of continuous improvement opportunities for a range of solutions including SAP, Infor, SAPA, School Budget Solution, e-commerce solutions and related environments across the organisation to support departmental strategies and outcomes.
- Ensure that a Financial Business Systems Register is maintained which identifies all finance related solutions being utilised in the department, and ensures that risks associated with these are managed effectively.
- Support and maintain an effective and efficient tactical and operational system to support delivery of financial, procurement and asset management objectives.
- Build strong relationships and develop strategies, policies and procedures to increase the quality and efficiency of system and business support to customers and identify improvement opportunities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .
For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.