Your typical day as a Principal Accountant - may include:
• Review of month end journals and variance analysis commentary including providing feedback and support to team members.
• Allocation of monthly tasks to team members.
• Responding to ad hoc financial queries and providing guidance.
• Review of financial data and reporting prepared by team for distribution to stakeholders.
• Supporting team in completion of daily tasks including providing any necessary training.
• Supporting the team manager and director in providing detailed responses to management queries and requests in a timely manner.

You will be supported by a positive, constructive team and divisional leaders as you do your work.

Key responsibilities include:
• Preparing and contributing to funding submissions, budget papers, and budgetary briefs for estimate hearings.
• Leading and coaching team members, leveraging experience to enhance their professional growth and development, contributing to a skilled and motivated team.
• Coordinating the preparation of management reports (e.g., dashboard reports) ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant standards and providing insights into financial performance to support the Manager, QRO Finance.
• Providing expert advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders on budgetary and financial management matters, enabling strategic decision-making.
• Overseeing the upload of financial data, ensuring general ledger integrity and accuracy of data.
• Ensuring accurate and timely review of work, including month-end journals, year-end deliverables, and management of team deadlines.
• Fostering and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Developing budgets and support the team to effectively monitor ongoing financial performance.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
• Strong financial management and accounting expertise, including budget planning and oversight with a firm understanding of relevant standards and legislation.
• Consistent achievement orientation, delivering high-quality results.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills for effective stakeholder management and leading staff.

Joining QRO you will have opportunities for continued learning, growth and career development. To find out more about working for QRO please see attached candidate information pack.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process. The methods used in the recruitment for a role may vary, but the sorts of processes used may include: application form, resume and cover letter, online cognitive testing, work test, written response task, assessment centre, in-person or video interview.

We welcome applicants to share with the contact officer any health condition, disability and/or cultural/linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

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Applications may remain current for 12 months after the closing date of the vacancy and may be used to fill identical or similar roles.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/640140/25

Closing Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025