Description:
Deliver with impact, connect to what matters & enjoy flexible working options
- Full time ongoing role
- DPIRD office location negotiable with preference for regional NSW
- Senior Executive Band 1 – TRP from $238K per annum including super
- Opportunity to lead a high performing team managing the financial framework for efficient and effective financial compliance across the department.
Help drive the development and management of strategic finance frameworks, policies and internal control practices to align with NSW Government requirements.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Finance Control and Analysis for the Finance, Performance, Procurement, Property, and Fleet division within the Enabling Services Group. This pivotal position encompasses a broad range of responsibilities, including collaborating with NSW Treasury to support the state budget and related processes, coordinating with Business Advisory and NSW Treasury, leading the Portfolio’s approach to Climate Change Disclosures, and managing relationships with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Corporate Services staff given their ERP and transactional business processes are essential to DPIRD.
As Director, this role is instrumental in developing and implementing robust financial control policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with NSW Government requirements. The role leads the Portfolio’s approach to Climate Change Disclosures, liaising with NSW Treasury and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW). This position requires a strategic thinker with a strong understanding of financial regulatory frameworks, capable of providing expert advice to senior leadership and fostering a culture of financial excellence. The Director actively partners and champions commercial acumen in clients, managers and staff as a subject matter expert, developing and promoting business reporting tools and contributing to budget development.
The position demands a leader who can effectively manage diverse stakeholder expectations, resolve complex transactional finance issues, and maintain strong relationships with key external partners, including NSW Treasury, the Audit Office of NSW, and Infrastructure NSW. The Director leads a large team of professionals, providing mentorship and guidance to ensure the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in interpreting and applying complex financial regulatory frameworks, and a proven track record of delivering related business outcomes.
To be successful you’ll need to:
- Demonstrate significant experience at a senior level in building and enhancing stakeholder relations and strategic partnerships across government and non-government sectors
- Effectively balance compliance requirements with efficient, fit for purpose solutions to business problems
- Operate in a dynamic environment, ensuring strategic decision-making aligns with broader government objectives. This role supports wide range of stakeholders where there are conflicting priorities and expectations and resolving contentious issues within tight timeframes.
- Operate with a high level of autonomy and be fully and directly accountable for the advice you provide to all levels of government and stakeholders
- Effectively make key decisions relating to strategies and develop/propose solutions to the executive regarding financial management activities
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of government decision making systems and processes.
You’ll also need :
- Relevant degree qualification in Finance, Business or related discipline
- 7-10 years membership of CA / CPA Australia
- Expertise in ensuring accountability for the quality, integrity and accuracy of advice provided and taking responsibility for the approval or endorsement of Financial Statements
- Successful track record in managing a geographically dispersed team.
Please note :
- This role requires you to be able to undertake some travel
- Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory for all Senior Executive roles and is a condition of engagement
About us: Together, we are DPIRD
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.
Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.
The department brings together:
- Local Land Services
- NSW Resources
- Agriculture and Biosecurity
- Fisheries and Forestry
- Regional Development and Delivery.
With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.
Diversity and inclusion are core DPIRD values. Everyone has the right to contribute and participate to their full potential. We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that is respectful, welcoming and flexible – a workplace where our people feel supported, valued, and part of our collective success.
Sounds interesting?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than two pages) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your current resume (max. 5 pages) by 11.55pm on Thursday 3 April 2025.
For further information about the role please contact Emily Shields via emily.shields@regional.nsw.gov.au or on 0400 004 703, or Mark Galbraith via mark.galbraith@regional.nsw.gov.au or 0437 246 764
Alternatively, view the role description for specific details.
Note: The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and other assessments as required.
If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to talent.advisory@dpird.nsw.gov.au and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion.
Additional Information:
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same standard that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months. The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and other assessments as required.
Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.