Snr Associate/Assistant Director (Budget and Planning) - FS&S

You will join the Budget & Planning team, under the Financial Systems & Services (Statutory Boards) Group. This team oversees the finance and payroll systems for Statutory Boards, covering financial planning and budgeting processes, system management and operations, and supporting Whole-of-Government finance transformation initiatives. Candidates with finance, audit or systems experience will find opportunities to contribute to meaningful public-sector transformation work, while building capabilities in cloud-based finance platforms, stakeholder engagement, process redesign and emerging AI-enabled solutions. Responsibilities Roles and Responsibilities: • Lead or support the administration, implementation, enhancement and optimisation of finance systems across the Budgets, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting and Financial Data Model modules. • Shape business processes and controls through system design to meet policy, operational and statutory requirements, while aligning with the global harmonised design. • Translate business requirements into scalable system solutions by assessing configuration options, product limitations, workarounds, change impacts and trade-offs. • Partner with system integrators, product owners and consultants to resolve system issues, implement new features, assess roadmap opportunities and explore AI-enabled solutions. • Manage stakeholder discussions across Statutory Boards, system partners and central teams to align requirements, recommendations and solution decisions. • Lead implementation and change projects end-to-end, covering cost-benefit analysis, impact assessment, testing, deployment, change management and post-implementation support. • Drive automation, streamlining and continuous improvement of central system administration processes to strengthen service delivery, governance and user experience, while co-creating solutions with the user community in line with best practices. Requirements Functional/Technical Competencies: • At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in finance, budgeting, accounting, business process review, system implementation and transformation or related areas. • Good understanding of finance, budgeting, planning or accounting processes, with interest in applying knowledge to improve systems and processes. • Experience with Workday Financials or Workday Adaptive Planning will be advantageous. • Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders, including users, system partners and vendors. • Interest in exploring AI-enabled tools and innovation opportunities to improve finance processes, service delivery and user experience. • Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, or related disciplines. Generic Competencies: • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgement and follow through on key deliverables. • Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain issues and recommendations clearly to both business and technical audiences. • Meticulous, collaborative and able to manage multiple priorities independently. You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.