About the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) was formed on 1 January 2019. We work to improve the lives of older people by maintaining the integrity of the aged care system.

As the single independent regulator of Australian Government aged care services, we offer a variety of interesting and challenging jobs across most capital cities.

It is an exciting time to join the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, with major reforms underway to improve aged care in Australia. You will be contributing to our role as the national regulator to safeguard and protect older Australians receiving aged care services.

Meet some of our people and learn more about the Commission and our Regulatory Strategy on our website www.agedcarequality.gov.au

About the Team

The Financial Performance & Partnerships team supports the CFO in the Commission’s financial management, through the development and management of budgets aligned with the Commission’s strategic priorities, risks and outcomes. The team is responsible for supporting business areas manage their finances, through the provision of strategic and operational advice, as well as the delivery of a number of high-quality services including budget development, forecast management, and analysis, insights and reporting.

About the Role

The Finance Business Partner (FBP) will support a business area within the Commission (Sector Capability, Complaints, Regulatory operations, and Corporate) through the provision of strategic and operational advice to enable efficient and effective financial management and delivery of business outcomes. Reporting to a Senior Finance Business Partner, the FBP will lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting activities, provide timely and accurate reporting, analysis, insights and advice to assist with decision-making, and provide initial guidance and direction on other financial elements including financial policies, delegations and procurement.

This role involves exercising initiative and judgement to develop high quality financial advice and build the financial literacy across the business area, specific to the unique business requirements. FBPs are responsible for developing and maintaining effective partnerships with business unit leaders, in conjunction with their Senior FBP and the broader Financial Performance & Partnerships team and CFO Group.

Position Duties

• Supporting the CFO and Director, Financial Performance & Partnerships to allocate and manage the Commission’s budget, in line with strategic priorities, risks and outcomes.
• Supporting the Senior FBP to inform and develop strategic advice for managing financial performance, budget, and resources across business areas.
• Supporting the Senior FBP in collaboration with business areas to undertake budget development, integrated and aligned with operational plans, and within-year forecast management in support of comprehensive financial management.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and reporting activities with business areas with the Commission’s financial management information system (TechnologyOne).
• Performing other end of month activities, including journals preparation, transaction analysis, variance analysis, explanations and insights, and ad hoc reports production.
• Supporting the Senior FBP in monthly discussions and other ad-hoc financial briefings to senior leaders of business areas.
• Supporting the Senior FBP in providing initial guidance and direction on other financial elements, including financial policies, delegations and procurement, acting as a conduit for business areas to other teams within CFO Group or broader commission for the services and support they need.

Position Eligibility Requirements (Selection Criteria):

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the level designated by the agency.
• Experience in financial management, ideally within the APS environment.
• Experience in TechnologyOne finance systems is desirable.
• Accounting Qualifications or progress towards is desirable.
• Experience building and sustaining relationships with stakeholders and subject matter experts, both internal and external, to deliver financial outcomes.
• Experience in analysing data/information and providing timely and accurate advice to business areas to support decision making
• Ability to communicate financial information in a compelling way and appropriately to the needs of different audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a team to support shared goals and support others to enhance their work.

Position Notes:

• Salary offered will be between $96,503 - $108,869 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, 15.4% superannuation will be paid.
• Only candidates who hold Australian citizenship can apply. Appointment is conditional on successfully completing a national police check. For more information, please visit www.apsc.gov.au/citizenship-aps
• Non-ongoing opportunity will be offered for an irregular/intermittent term. Opportunities will be offered for varying periods up to 12 months with the option to extend to a total of 24 months.
• Merit Pool established through this selection process may be used to fill this or future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies.

In your application, please provide a statement of claims against the position eligibility requirements (selection criteria) in no more than 600-words, including what strengths you would bring to the role, and a copy of your CV.

Please complete the application and submit by 11.30pm (AEDT) Monday 24 March 2025.

Please contact our recruitment team on (02) 9633 3262 or [email protected] for assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.

Specific questions about the roles can be directed to Ankita Singh by emailing [email protected] with Position title in the subject line.