• Utilise your expertise to develop and lead the Department's financial and procurement practice model.
• Fixed Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.
• SES 1: $225,000 - $290,600 total remuneration.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Director, Finance and Procurement Partnering to provide a critical role within Finance and Procurement.

About the Business Unit

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.

The Finance and Procurement business unit provides department-wide financial, procurement and property services through strategic leadership and setting the direction, policy and processes, and partnering with the department to build capability.

The Finance Branch leads the department's efforts to comply with government and legislative financial management responsibilities while driving a culture a strategic financial management across the department. It is responsible for the department's financial and budgetary policies and processes, including statutory reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation compliance, government reporting (including Standing Directions), and facilitation of the annual budget process.

About the Role

The Director, Finance and Procurement Partnering is one of a small team of senior executives supporting the CFO in discharging these critical responsibilities. Leading a large multi-disciplinary team of finance and procurement professionals within a centralised service model, the Director Finance and Procurement Partnering is responsible for leading, managing and delivering on the business partnership with all departmental Groups based on a ‘no wrong door' model across financial and procurement activities.

The Director is also responsible for the management and continuous improvement of the practice model that underpins the business partnership approach to deliver consistent support to the business. The role is critical in providing strategic advisory support across both finance and procurement matters.

As the Director, Finance and Procurement Partnering, some of your duties will include:

• Leading and managing the finance and procurement business partnership teams through the integration of services and advisory support to all Deputy Secretaries and Group executives.
• Leading the management and improvement of the finance and procurement practice model through continuous improvement and a focus on exercising professional judgement as part of the advisory support.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all departmental Groups including the Deputy Secretaries and relevant Group executives to deliver an effective, client centric model of business partnership and strategic advisory services

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Highly developed knowledge and experience in the preparation, delivery and management of annual financial statements across large public sector bodies or organisations.
• Demonstrated experience effective relationship management, business partnering and other client services experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing multidisciplinary teams within a financial and procurement context

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification would be highly regarded.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.