Description:
- Finance leadership role in a high-impact, purpose-driven agency
- Lead and navigate change in a complex, commercial environment
- Strike the right balance between being hands-on and strategic
About Us
At Development Victoria, we’re passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.
As the Victorian Government’s development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.
Job DescriptionAbout the role
Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Finance, the Financial Controller is a critical leadership role responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy and compliance of Development Victoria’s financial operations, overseeing high-quality service delivery across statutory reporting, transactional services, payroll, treasury, accounting policy and regulatory compliance. Leading a skilled team (3 direct reports), the role will uplift financial systems, internal controls and reporting processes, support the Annual Report and year-end audit, manage statutory obligations, and ensure financial operations remain robust and aligned to government standards, while also contributing to the Enterprise Finance leadership team and driving a culture of continuous improvement and future capability development.
Desired Skills and ExperienceAbout You
You are a commercially astute, CA/CPA qualified finance leader with deep expertise in financial control, statutory reporting, accounting policy, audit and compliance, and a strong track record of leading high-performing teams and improving systems in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Success in the role will depend on your willingness to be hands-on in understanding current processes and identifying opportunities to uplift the function. Ideally bringing experience within or alongside government, you combine an understanding of public sector reporting and compliance requirements with strong commercial acumen, and are known for your process mindset, collaborative approach, excellent communication skills and ability to drive improvement and deliver high-quality financial outcomes in large or fast-evolving organisations.
Application Process
For more information, please contact Andrea Ogden , Partner at SHK, via email andrea.ogden@shk.com.au quoting reference number 3207379 or click ‘Apply for this job’ .
Please note this is a re-advertised role . Previous applicants need not reapply. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.