Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 25 regional offices in metropolitan and regional centres across NSW and a number of specialist services and advice clinics. Working at Legal Aid NSW provides the opportunity to support people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and children, Indigenous people and people with mental illness who may experience difficulties when enforcing and defending their rights.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Senior Finance Partner, Performance and Reporting provides high quality financial and budget analysis, financial reporting, forecasting and the development, and maintenance of financial modelling. This financial and operational insight will assist stakeholders in making informed business decisions.
ABOUT YOU
Some of the fundamental skills and experience you will require to be successful in this role are:
• Senior financial management experience with a proven record of achievement
• Solid analytical and reporting skills
• Proven ability in building and developing financial models to identify trends and issues affecting financial performance.
• Demonstrated experience in the establishment and ongoing review of rolling forecasts at the macro and micro levels.
• Demonstrated ability to interpreting multi layered and complex data.
• Solid interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills which helps build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
• Tertiary qualifications in accounting or equivalent and extensive relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge and skills in financial modelling and financial management systems
• Willingness to undertake a Criminal Record Check and/or working with Children Check
• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship or Australian Permanent Residency
HOW TO APPLY
Applications MUST be submitted online through www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au to be considered. No late applications will be accepted.
Applicants should read the Role Description and consider the Focus Capabilities and Key Accountabilities when preparing their resume and cover letter.
Applicants are requested to attach:
• current resume / curriculum vitae (CV) (maximum 5 pages)
• cover letter (maximum 2 pages) responding to the following two questions:
1. Describe a time when you had to implement a forecasting model and/or communicate a forecasting report you developed. Your response should cover the approach taken, factors consider and the feedback received.
2. Provide an example of when you used financial information and/or other program relevant information to support or drive an organizational decision. What challenges did you face and how did you handle them?
The selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining capability and suitability for the role.
This recruitment will be used to fill any current vacancies and may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future vacancies that may arise over the next 18 months.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Legal Aid NSW welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTI community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.
Legal Aid NSW provides dignified access to accommodate the diverse needs of our community. We acknowledge and support the access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities, as such all of our offices are accessible.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to participate in the recruitment process, or you are looking for general information about our reasonable adjustment process, please contact our team via email, and advise your preferred method of communication: erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL COMBINED RECRUITMENT
In the pre-screening questions you will need to provide information on whether you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Aboriginality is defined by descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such.
For Aboriginal specific information regarding working at Legal Aid NSW, our Aboriginal network, career development opportunities and support systems please email aboriginalservices@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
FURTHER INFORMATION
• Ongoing Opportunity at Central Sydney (35HPW)
• Enquiries: Otto Pugliano on (02) 9219 5956 or Otto.Pugliano@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Package up to $135K
• Jobs Board Ref No. 00007E9D
• Closing Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2020 [11:59pm]
Source: Uniting News