Our participants, Our people, Our purpose

Currently, there are around 5.5 million Australians with a disability. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) implements the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which is one of the biggest social reforms in the country since Medicare. As an Agency, we support more than 717,000 participants with a significant and permanent disability, and the families and carers of those living with disability. For many Australians, this will be the first time they receive the disability support they need. The NDIA is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation for people with disability and will mean a peace of mind for every Australian.

A new role awaits

Are you passionate about innovation, building better systems and driving transformative change to improve and deliver value to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and to Australians living with a disability? Do you have accounting knowledge and associated qualifications? If so, we have the role just for you at the NDIA, where you can apply your Accounting and Finance knowledge and skills and drive change in the Scheme Payments Transformation Branch.

The Branch drives major projects and initiatives that shape the future of claims and payments within the Agency. The Branch also manages the transition to digital, real time payments and ensures systems that are built are user centric and aligned with broader organisational goals.

Where you can add value

The EL1 Assistant Director Finance role is a specialist role with a high degree of contact with stakeholders.

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Providing technical accounting advice and briefing to Agency branches involved in payments transformation projects, by navigating the Australian Accounting Standards and applicable government financial reporting rules and frameworks.
• Partnering with other teams both within and external to the section to provide technical and general accounting and finance advice.
• Contributing to project design, governance arrangements and operational integration.
• Ensuring project deliverables and milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Reporting on project outputs to stakeholders and overseeing regular project reporting including status updates and exception reports.
• Preparing and reviewing written material of financial and business nature including business cases, plans, reports and executive briefs and corporate documentation.
• Undertaking budget management, monitoring expenditure, and overseeing procurement and contract management activities.
• Identifying, assessing, managing, escalating, and monitoring project risks, issues, and benefits, including developing treatment strategies.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

To be successful in the role, you will have relevant academic qualifications in Accounting and Finance. The ideal candidate must possess relevant academic qualifications with membership of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA), Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) or other equivalent professional finance bodies (or holding equivalent finance related post graduate qualifications); together with extensive direct finance experience performing and delivering complex financial and governance outcomes. The ideal candidate will also be proficient in SAP and have Project/System Management experience.

Your NDIA Experience

We work as one team. We are accepting, diverse and driven. We take a shared approach to making progress. We welcome and support each other and encourage different ideas, insights and opinions. We empower and enable each other to be our best. We collaborate, connect and work together to create a workplace that makes us proud. And while we're based far and wide across the country, we make sure nobody feels they are out on their own.

• You will work for a socially inclusive and culturally diverse workplace, that is making a meaningful impact to the lives of more than 600,000 Australians.
• Access to higher superannuation and above market leave entitlements
• Competitive remuneration and working conditions that support a positive work life balance
• Access to ongoing professional development and learning

While this role is ideally performed from VIC - Richmond, VIC - Geelong, NSW - Surry Hills, NSW - Parramatta, SA - Adelaide, ACT - Deakin and QLD - Brisbane, remote working arrangements may be considered. We intend to fill this role in an ongoing capacity, however non-ongoing roles up to 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 2 years may be offered.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police History check, Worker Screening check and/or Working with Children Check (where required) and provide evidence of Australian Citizenship.

Applications for this role close on Sunday 22 June 2025 at 11:30pm AEST.

If you have any recruitment related questions, please contact [email protected].

With the exception of personal details, applications can NOT be edited or updated once submitted for consideration. Please make sure you are completely satisfied with your entire application before submitting.

NDIA is committed to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and welcomes and encourages applications from People with Disability (PwD), First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, Mature age workers, as well as young workers and supporting an inter-generational workforce and supporting gender equity and families. NDIA will provide reasonable adjustments for candidates to participate equitably in the recruitment process and discuss workplace adjustments to fulfil the inherent requirements of the role. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process (including alternate formats of the application form) or have an enquiry about the support provided, please contact DFP Recruitment on 1300 138 337 [email protected].

RecruitAbility applies to this position: The RecruitAbility scheme supports people with disability applying for jobs in the Australian Public Service (APS) by giving you a better opportunity to put forward your skills and experience during the selection process.

There are certain roles within the National Disability Insurance Agency that may require mandatory vaccination, subject to government order or directive. Evidence may be required prior to commencement.