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Step Into Your Next Chapter

Responsibilities include:

• Lead and deliver a range of specified financial services that meet client needs and provide outcomes that contribute to improved student outcomes and comply with all relevant policy, procedures, legislation and standards.
• Provide and ensure the provision of impartial and authoritative advice to departmental clients on a range of specific accountabilities, including budget and resource management, budget review processes and financial aspects of other operational and administrative school and region responsibilities.
• Actively encourage and enable the building of organisational capabilities and professional expertise within the team and within schools and the region.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

The Perfect Fit

In addition to the above responsibilities, to ensure success in the role, the successful applicant would possess these attributes:

• Effectively leading a team of 10 staff across two offices. (Mt Gravatt and Ipswich Regional offices)
• Lead and encourage the team to provide expert financial advice to the schools Leadership Team and Administrative staff. (This includes periodic visits to schools. There are 205 schools in the Metropolitan South Region)
• Encourage schools to utilise state-wide finance tools, training materials and systems. (e.g. school budget solution- planning module)
• Lead the team under a High Performance Teams framework, where the Manager, enables and cares for the team
• Ensure hygiene factors, such as Professional Development Plans, ADO, TOIL and mandatory training are effectively managed

Interested? To Apply:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page response to the How you will/may be assessed section of the attached role description

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.