Manager - Financial Advisory Services

Job Description

Financial Advisory Services is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Manager to join the Hope Island team from 03 March 2025 to 23 January 2026, unless otherwise determined. About Us The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle. Your Role 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. About You In addition to the above responsibilities, to ensure success in the role, the successful applicant would possess these attributes: Effectively lead a team of 8 staff at the Hope Island Regional Office, South East Region. Lead and encourage the team to provide expert financial advice to the schools Leadership Team and Administrative staff (including periodic visits to schools; there are 156 schools in the South East 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. Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. How 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. When working in regulated employment, an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services. Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. Occupational group: Accounting and Finance#J-18808-Ljbffr