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Senior Financial Management Accountant – National Health and Medical Research Council
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770631
- Agency: National Health and Medical Research Council
- Job Title: Senior Financial Management Accountant
- Position Number: 12-2026
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Tuesday 07 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Melbourne VIC, Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Melbourne, Canberra
- Salary: $99,734 – $111,701
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Two days from home and three days in the office.)
About National Health and Medical Research Council
The Corporate Operations Branch comprises four sections that play key strategic leadership and
advisory roles and deliver operational support to NHMRC across: People, Property and Security;
Finance; Governance and Legal, and Communications, Parliamentary and Events. The four
Directors in Corporate Operations Branch operate under limited direction, reporting directly to the
General Manager and Chief Operating Officer (SESB2).
Duties
- As the Senior Financial Management Accountant, your duties will include:
- Internal budget allocations and reporting – Preparing the internal budgeting allocations,
- through liaison with business areas and recording these in the FMIS. Preparing the monthly
- executive variance report for business areas, recommending improvements to reporting
- which supports clear financial management messaging to Executive.
- Investment projects – Manage the project budget for the NHMRC investments, ensuring
- relevant supporting documents are accurate and the information is provided in a timely
- manner to the Project leads and managers.
- Portfolio project office reporting – Managing the secretariate function of the Portfolio project
- office and provide Secretariate support to the Portfolio Investment Committee.
- Internal budget Policy – Preparing updates to internal budget policies and procedures,
- templates and guidance.
- Financial literacy – Support the Assistant Director to embed financial literacy in the agency
- through co-ordination of presentations to stakeholders.
- Managing staff – Developing team capability through coaching, training and mentoring junior
- staff within the finance section.
- Other Tasks – Providing backup and/or support to other functions in the Finance section.
- Core capabilities
- The successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:
- excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to draft high quality
- documents, provide advice, and communicate persuasively to a range of audiences and
- proven ability to:
- provide advice and/or make decisions that are based on professional judgement and
- evaluate risks in the context of a complex and changing environment
- effectively manage staff performance and behaviours
- use sound judgement and critical thinking skills, recognise interconnected issues to
- draw accurate, evidence-based conclusions
- analyse and interpret information and provide clear and succinct advice
- build productive and collaborative relationships with team members and stakeholders,
- anticipate needs and expectations
- manage completing priorities, progress work even in challenging circumstances,
- identify opportunities for continuous improvement, escalating risks and issues with
- solutions to address them
- 7. respond in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty and assist teams
- to work through change.
- Highly desirable
- The following qualifications, demonstrated knowledge and experience will be highly regarded:
- Accounting profession CPA or CA qualifications
- Knowledge of financial information management systems
- Demonstrated experience using and maintaining financial/budgeting systems (e.g. SAP
- and/or TM1)
- Understanding of the Central Budget Management System (CBMS)
- Demonstrated excel modelling skills
- Significant government financial experience.
- Knowledge of and experience in Commonwealth Public Sector financial accounting
- framework
- Good communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to implement and track
- work processes, keeping lines of communication open at all times
- A high level of attention to detail.
Eligibility / Notes
- Mandatory requirements
- The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
How to Apply
Position Contact Jenny Jacobs, 02 6217 9380
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/careers
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applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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