Finance Manager

Finance Manager

• Location – Parramatta (Hybrid model, office days as required)
• Employment type – Full time temporary until 31 October 2025
• Salary – Grade 11/12 ($139,787 to $161,663)

Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof. With recent additional funding and constant projects to aid and give back to the community it is an exciting and incredible time to jump onboard! 

Your role

The primary purpose of this role as Finance Manager is to lead and direct the Teacher and Police Housing’s finance activities and provide a range of strategic planning, budgeting and corporate reporting services that support key decision making for the Teacher and Police Housing.

What you’ll do

As part of the Teacher and Police Housing team, you will manage the preparation of the Teacher Housing Authority’s corporate reporting requirements including monthly management report, Board finance report, taxation returns for GST and FBT, recurrent and capital Projection and Budget, month-end close-off process, month-end entries, balance sheet accounts reconciliations and all Treasury Prime reporting (Actual, Projection and Budget).

You will report to the Director and have responsibility to manage the finance team. Part of the role is to oversee the transactional finance operations and controls.

You will also keep up to date with the complex framework of Teacher and Police Housing, government, regulatory and professional systems, standards, and requirements to ensure compliance and develop appropriate solutions to problems that comply with requirements. You will

also provide high quality advice within very tight timelines to the internal stakeholders including Director, other managers and Board to inform decision making.

What we’re looking for
 

• Deliver accurate financial reporting including early-close and year-end statutory financial statements in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, Treasury Policies, Circular, Guidelines and Financial Reporting Code.
• Manage and coordinate early-close and year-end audit by the Audit Office of NSW and support Teacher Housing Authority at the Audit and Risk Committee meetings including preparation and presentation of ARC papers.
• Provide strategic advice including technical advice on complex accounting issues and sound understanding of Treasury budget process for Public Non-Financial Corporation (PNFC) entity (Teacher Housing Authority) and Police Housing, part of a General Government (GG) entity (Department of Communities and Justice)
• Lead the delivery of operational financial services that ensure a high level of integrity and reliability across all General Ledger transactions for Teacher Housing Authority and NSW Police Force Housing.
• Lead, develop and motivate an engaged and high performing team, identifying ongoing professional development opportunities to ensure staff have the knowledge, skills, and support to achieve their work performance objectives.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role: 

• Do you have the relevant tertiary qualification and eligibility for membership of a recognised professional accounting body such as CPA Australia or Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia?

Applications close Sunday 5th January 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact Senior Manager Business Strategy & Performance on 02 9852 3730 or selena.soon@homes.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Lisa Walker on 0447204182 or at lisa.walker@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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