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APS 4 Financial Analyst –Treasury Management APS 4 Financial Analyst –Treasury Management Job Reference Number: DFG/00025/21 Salary: $68,442 - $74,721 (plus super) (From 18 February 2021) Position Location: Canberra, ACT Employment Status: Permanent Security Level: Baseline Group: Defence Finance Group Division: Budgets and Financial Services Contact Officer: Vasu Patel 02 5109 0225 [email protected] Closing Date: 11:30pm (AEST), 22 February 2021 Extensions and late applications will not be accepted Your Role Your role as an APS 4 Financial Analyst in Treasury Management will include the following: • Participate in cash and liquidity management activities to ensure treasury and banking deadlines are met. • Contribute to treasury reporting obligations to meet legislative, accounting and stakeholder requirements. • Understand and apply Defence’s financial policies to treasury and banking activities to meet business outcomes. • Draft correspondence, briefs, ministerials and reports on treasury matters. • Build and sustain effective relationships with team members and actively participate in team work and group activities. • Work collaboratively with stakeholders and subject matter experts to progress treasury matters in accordance with Defence objectives. • Interpret and comply with legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks. • Assess treasury issues affecting achievement of desired outcomes and recommend solutions. Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidates will have several of the following skills and attributes: • strong initiative and sound judgement. • strong written and oral communication skills. • an ability to produce quality work within short time frames. • excellent interpersonal skills. • strong analytical skills. • a commitment to continuous improvement. Our Organisation Defence’s purpose is to defend and protect Australia and advance its strategic interests. Defence achieves this aim through the provision of military capabilities, promoting security and stability and providing support for the Australian community and civilian authorities, as directed by the Government. Defence is an integrated workforce with military and civilian personnel working together across the spectrum of Defence activities. Our greatest asset is our people. 1 Defence Australian Public Service (APS) employees are engaged in an array of critical positions, enabling our three services: Navy, Army and Air Force, to fulfil key defensive roles as well as providing a range of peacetime services. Defence employs APS employees across Australia and around the world. Defence is committed to the recruitment of the right people, in the right numbers at the right time - whether it is creating, acquiring or delivering. We set high standards, live our values, have an inclusive culture and hold ourselves accountable. In Defence you will enjoy experiences and opportunities that, as an APS employee, you simply wouldn't get with any other organisation. The variety of jobs we have is greater than you think — with the right qualifications you are able to undertake interesting, challenging and unique work. This ranges from intelligence and strategic policy right through to human resources, communications, infrastructure, engineering and information technology. Defence is firmly committed to building an inclusive and capable workforce that is reflective of the community it serves. Defence capability is reliant on our capacity to attract and retain the best possible talent regardless of gender, age, culture, religion, ability or sexual orientation. Defence strives to accommodate requests for reasonable adjustment for people with disability to assist in the application process and if successful, the inherent requirements of the position. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or assessment centre please inform the contact person listed on the front of this Information Pack. For confidential advice, please contact: [email protected]. Defence’s Reconciliation Action Plan 2019-2022 can be viewed online. RecruitAbility applies to this role. Defence has a framework of values that work alongside the APS Values and the values of Navy, Army & Air Force. These reflect the traditions and identities of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the APS. The values underpin the Defence corporate culture, contribute to achieving organisational goals and the basis of the behaviours expected of our people and leaders; both APS and ADF. Defence provides relocation assistance to eligible APS employees required to relocate. The level of assistance will vary depending on the reason for relocating and your personal circumstances. For more information, please download the APS Relocation Assistance Handbook. Our Group The role of the Defence Finance Group (DFG) is to provide the full range of financial advice, services and systems to the Defence Portfolio. DFG consists of two Divisions, Financial Performance and Management (FP&M) Division and Budgets and Financial Services (B&FS) Division. FP&M Division provides embedded finance staff across the country working closely with Defence Groups and Services to deliver management accounting, advice and support. B&FS Division delivers the full range of central financial functions including Commonwealth and internal budgeting, statutory financial requirements, financial systems, operations and policies. With a growing team of over 600 people spread across Australia, with significant offices in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney, DFG is the largest finance function in the Commonwealth. We can offer a significant depth of career opportunities for finance professionals, accountants, financial systems experts or financial policy specialists. 2 DFG manages over $40 Billion in funding, which equates to a budget of over $100 million per day, with a huge variety of large complex projects running in parallel. The breadth of technical challenges and opportunities to develop and grow your experience and leadership capabilities are second to none. Career development and movement is actively encouraged with a huge variety of subject matter areas to choose from. DFG encourages you to “choose your own career adventure”, progressively building your capabilities by moving through an enormously diverse organisation, under the stability of the one employer. DFG have been undertaking an expansive reform journey to ensure we are a trusted and professional business partner, delivering financial insight to inform decision-making across Defence. DFG works as one cohesive unit with a structure now harmonised with most other Commonwealth agencies. We are a large team that is actively sharing ideas and collaborating across an enormously diverse business. As we enter the next exciting phase of our reform including major investment in systems and automation, as well as process and policy reform, we are looking for new talent from the private and public sector with fresh ways of thinking to join our rejuvenated culture. To learn more about DFG and their journey, visit this site. Our Team The Treasury Directorate is responsible for providing Treasury functions as shared service to the Department of Defence. The role will be suitable to individuals seeking the challenge of being part of the team ensuring Defence is meeting its financial management obligations to a large and varied stakeholder base. You will be managing numerous domestic and offshore bank accounts, interpreting and apply financial policies, and engaging with Defence personnel and service providers on a range of issues. The Treasury Directorate is committed to building a culture based on respect, accountability, professionalism and integrity. It is an integral part of the Defence Finance Group undertaking work of high strategic importance to the department. Desirable Qualifications, Experience or Training Ideally you have a background within a treasury function or in a similar high volume accounts processing environment in a medium to large organisation. Experience with SAP would be highly desirable. How To Apply Apply for this role by submitting your application through our online recruitment system (eRecruit) located at Defence APS Careers. If you have any questions regarding this role, email the contact officer. For more information please refer to the Applicant User Guide. Further advice on addressing selection criteria can be found in ‘Cracking the Code’ publication located on the Australian Public Service Commission website. Vacancies will be extended in exceptional circumstances only. Applicants requesting an extension must contact the Contact Officer 24 hours prior to the vacancy closing date. 3 In your application you should also provide a copy of your current Resume/CV and address the following: An explanation of how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role (limit your total response to 600 words). Your 600 word pitch is a chance to tell us why you want to work within DFG and why you are interested in the specific opportunity or the work that we perform. What are the aspects of your experience, skills, personality, knowledge or qualifications that make you a great fit? What are the linkages between what you have achieved and the work DFG does? Take a detailed look at all of the information in the job description, in particular focusing on the competencies described in “Your Role”, “Our Ideal Candidate” and “Desirable Qualifications, Experience or Training”. PLEASE NOTE: Defence APS Careers is for job seekers only. We do not
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