Policy Officer

Full job description
Governance Resource Management Group / Financial Analysis, Reporting Management Division / Financial Management Branch
APS 5 ($85,836 - $+6,313), APS 6 ($+4,434 - $115,254) | Ongoing | Full-time
Canberra, ACT
ABOUT THE DIVISION BRANCHES

Financial Analysis, Reporting and Management (FARM) is a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about what we do. We are a diverse and supportive team that works collaboratively, are willing to go the extra mile to help others, celebrate our differences and value each other’s contributions. Our work is performed across the following three branches:

Accounting and Frameworks Branch

The Accounting and Frameworks Branch is responsible for supporting Commonwealth entities to meet their statutory budgetary and financial reporting obligations, including responsibility for updating legislative instruments, frameworks, and providing guidance materials and accounting related technical advice to support Commonwealth reporting entities to prepare their annual financial statements. The Branch drives the accounting and finance profession across the APS, focussing on recruitment, attraction, talent and professional development for accounting and finance professionals.

Estimates and Reporting Branch

The Estimates and Reporting Branch is responsible for the preparation of and advice to the Finance Minister and Government on whole-of-government financial statements and other financial information for all annual estimates and actuals updates, including for budget publications. The Branch also produces the annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the Australian Government’s General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements and provides advice on the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Government Finance Statistics.

Financial Management Branch

The Financial Management Branch is responsible for appropriation management including arranging annual and special appropriations and maintaining of their records, Commonwealth Cash Management, provision of advice and oversight on appropriations and retainable receipts, foreign exchange risk management, coordination of the development of Budget Paper No. 4, and provision of advice and support for machinery of government changes and the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1++7 and supporting legislative framework.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for motivated people at the APS 5 APS 6 level to join the Financial Management Branch to supports the Official Public Account (OPA) and Banking Policy Team to ensure the day‑to‑day cash management needs of Commonwealth entities are met. This includes ensuring policy and processes are followed to provide assurances.

The successful candidate will be required to work across a range of government processes and collaborate with multiple stakeholders to support Commonwealth Cash Management framework and provision of advice.

This includes:


providing advice to internal and external stakeholders on Whole of Government (WoG) cash management and banking policy arrangements;
building and maintaining relevant banking industry knowledge;
supporting the promotion of innovation and business improvement processes;
assisting with stakeholder engagement and representing Finance in engagement with internal and external stakeholders, across government and industry; and
delivering outcomes in accordance with the regulatory requirements under the Public Governance Performance and Accountability Act 2013, and deed obligations.

The role will also be provided with opportunities for the successful candidate to stretch themselves beyond the work of their home team and be part of high priority work within the division, through surge opportunities from time to time.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE CANDIDATE NOTES
Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1+++, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.

CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via recruitment@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1717 between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack. Read more