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Senior Management Accountant

Location Negotiable (subject to campus availability)

1x Permanent full-time position and 1x Temporary full-time position until 30 June 2026

$178,647 package includes salary ($158,152), employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.  

That's why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow. 

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone's world. Whether that's inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.  

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.    

We invest in our people 

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work. 

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and, depending on your role, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options. 

About the Role

The Senior Management Accountant leads a small team of management accounting professionals in the preparation of month-end reporting, consolidated analysis and bespoke financial performance reports for internal and external (NSW Department of Education and NSW Treasury) stakeholders. The position focuses on the accuracy of end-of-month reporting, with particular attention to consolidating analysis, data accuracy, and providing a supportive narrative.

As a Senior Management Accountant, you will be required to collaborate with colleagues across TAFE NSW Finance and Treasury to verify financial quality, consistency and alignment of data to stakeholder requirements. The role supports the development of high-level financial management acumen and capability across TAFE NSW Corporate business units through building positive and strong relationships with Executive leadership and senior management teams, coaching and tailoring advice and support to meet business needs and drive increased accountability.

About You

We are looking for a Senior Management Accountant to join the Management Accounting team in the Finance branch at TAFE NSW. You will coordinate and provide oversight to the Management Accounting team in the preparation, consolidation, initial analysis and assessment of the financial performance of TAFE NSW against budget, forecast and last year for reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

You have demonstrated experience in management accounting, including reporting & analytics. You have experience in providing comprehensive, accurate and timely reports (sometimes drawing from a collective of legacy systems across TAFE NSW) with a level of urgency to analyse and deliver amidst other reporting priorities and tight timelines.

You have highly advanced communication skills: actively listening to others, responding with understanding and respect, collaborating, and valuing their contributions.

You will have outstanding attention to detail and the ability to meet quality standards. You will be able to work collaboratively and independently and prioritise your work to meet deadlines. 

To find out more about the role, you can view the key accountabilities by viewing the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion 

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. 

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below. 

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now! Applications close 11:55PM (AEDT) Tuesday 28 January 2025.

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide: 

• Your current resume
• A cover letter (max one page) addressing the Key Challenges of the role stated in the position description
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 400 words)

Targeted Question: Explain a scenario where you have had to lead development and implementation of management reporting to inform management decisions? What were the key challenges you faced, and how did you overcome them to ensure accurate, timely and insightful management reports?

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact David Galluccio, Talent Acquisition Advisor on David.Galluccio@tafensw.edu.au or call (02) 7921 2416.

Role-specific enquiries: contact Nishant Shokeen, Senior Manager, Management Reporting, at nishant.shokeen1@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7921 4920.

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.   

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.  

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment. 

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.