APS6 Finance Business Partner

APS 6 Finance Business Partner within Australia's national criminal intelligence agency

Your New Department

Join a national criminal intelligence agency at the forefront of tackling serious and organised crime impacting Australia. Our staff operate against a pervasive, transnational, and globalised criminal threat, working hard to realise an Australia hostile to criminal exploitation. As a small agency that makes a real impact on serious and organised crime, we need talented and dedicated people who are intelligent, highly capable, and seeking to make a difference to the lives of all Australians.

Your New Role

We are seeking to fill various accounting and finance positions at the APS6 level, across the Finance Business Partner and the Financial Reporting sections. Your key responsibilities will include preparing timely financial reports, providing high-quality strategic financial advice and support to stakeholders, developing and coordinating budgets and forecasts, assisting with the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, and assisting with the agency's asset management and statutory tax function.

Key responsibilities:

· Preparing timely financial reports, with value-add analysis that allows internal stakeholders to make informed decisions.
· Meet with stakeholders to provide high quality strategic financial advice and support
· Developing and coordinating budgets and forecasts for internal stakeholders
· Assist with preparation of monthly and annual financial statements for the ACIC and the AIC
· Assist with monthly reporting activities including reconciliations and journal entering.
· Assist with the Agency's asset management and statutory tax function.

What You'll Need to Succeed

We are seeking individuals with strong leadership skills, well-developed organisational skills, and a sound analytical ability. You should have demonstrated experience working in financials, spreadsheets, and financial applications/software. Being a team player with strong oral and written communication skills is essential. You should have the ability to foster relationships in order to deliver high-quality advice and support to stakeholders that may include Senior Executives.

Sound knowledge of legislative, financial, and administrative frameworks, government decision-making processes, and agency guidelines and regulations is required. Relevant experience in government financial processes will be highly regarded. Desirable qualifications include sound knowledge of the Australian Government financial framework, principles, policies and practices, an accounting or other relevant degree or qualifications, and professional memberships such as CPA or CA.


Please note: to be eligible for this role you must be an Australian Citizen & hold or be able to obtain AGSVA clearance.

What You'll Get in Return

We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a highly professional intelligence agency, with numerous benefits including challenging and interesting work which makes an impact, a competitive salary, employer superannuation contributions of 15.4 per cent, comprehensive training and development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, access to study assistance including financial support and study leave, and six diversity and inclusion networks


What you need to do now

If this role aligns with your expertise, register your interest by contacting Andrew Green at Hays in Canberra on 02 6112 7619 or by email at [email protected]. You can also submit your CV through the provided link.