Assistant Secretary, Accounting and Finance – Department of Finance
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0771012
- Agency: Department of Finance
- Job Title: Assistant Secretary, Accounting and Finance
- Position Number: 2026/SES/002
- Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
- Closing Date: Wednesday 29 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: Future Merit
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Finance supports flexible workplace arrangements as)
About Department of Finance
We are seeking a talented, qualified (CPA or CA) accounting and finance professional to join our
leadership team at the SES Band 1 level.
To be a strong contender for this important and challenging role, you will be forward thinking,
self-motivated, resilient and adept at building relationships in a complex and fast paced
environment.
You will also contribute to and communicate the strategic direction of the department. Your strong
leadership credentials and ability to engender trust and respect will be complemented by sound
judgement, a strong focus on results, and the ability to solve complex issues.
You will actively promote the ongoing transformation of the department and driving and
implementing reform in a rapidly changing public sector environment.
Duties
- Be a steward across the Australian Public Service, including for the accounting and finance
- profession
- Lead a Branch including to determine and be accountable for objectives, priorities, resources
- and task allocation
- Strengthen organisational capability, including through the management and leadership of
- people
- Provide leadership and commitment to significant internal change programs and work
- alongside colleagues to build and maintain a whole-of-department strategic capability to
- provide advice on emerging priority issues
- Formulate proposals and advice for the Minister / Secretary on policy and management
- issues which are the responsibility of the branch
- Represent the department in high-level discussions and negotiations with key stakeholders /
- outside organisations, and work closely with the department’s executive
- Drive a positive workplace culture by designing and delivering approaches to embed desired
- behaviours across the organisation.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under section 22(8) of the , employees must be Australian citizens to Public Service Act 1999
- be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed
- otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or
- continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the
- downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security
- clearance prior to commencement.
- We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,
- people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse
- backgrounds and mature aged people.
How to Apply
Position Contact Amy Fox, 02 6215 2036
Agency Recruitment Site https://financejobs.nga.net.au/cp/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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