Sr. Finance Manager

Talent International is currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to work for the NSW Government based in Sydney. The position is a 9-month contract role with the possibility of being extended and pays between $700 to $900 per day + Super.

8 hours a day / 40 hours a week

Key accountabilities and deliverables of the role

The role is responsible for providing leadership and direction in the delivery of financial activities and services including: providing analysis and financial information and reports on budget, forecast and financial year-end requirements; providing expert advice to senior managers and staff on diverse and complex finance-related issues.

Key accountabilities

• Lead the production of detailed financial forecasts across the full life cycle of each project/program into planned monthly cash flows, ensuring reporting deadlines are met and full compliance with financial procedures is achieved, working in partnership with the client’s Finance team.
• Manage and develop systems to monitor and report on actual and forecast costs to manage the NE REZ’s cost exposure in accordance with the client’s Finance requirements, including variance analysis and commentary. Interpret report outputs to create suitable improvement actions where appropriate.
• Lead project cost management during month-end close, including receipt, analysis and submission of accruals with supporting documentation, and coordination of cashflow forecasting (for the Financial Year, Development Phase and Whole of Life) in consultation with project workstream leads and other stakeholders.
• Provide and review financial information in submissions to the Transmission Acceleration Facility Investment Committee for consistency with project forecasts as required.
• Ensure financial policies, procedures and internal controls are effectively implemented, and a robust financial control environment is in place for the project, consistent with the client’s internal control framework and processes as required.
• Monitor financial performance, conduct variance analysis, ensure compliance with contract protocols, and advise project leads on financial risks and solutions. Including identification of potential opportunities for efficiencies, where possible.
• Collaborate with Workstream Leads and Contract Managers to review project cost assumptions and set up reliable structures. Identify emerging issues and develop strategies for mitigation.
• Provide detailed regular or ad-hoc cost performance reports for the project controls team and the wider project team as requested

Key Challenges of the role:

• Managing time, prioritising issues and completing time-dependent activities within a large-scale project
• Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with project performance specialist resources, project teams and the wider client community
• Proactively keep abreast of potential issues, formulate advice and recommendations based on evidence, expertise, options and implications.
• Ensure a continuous improvement philosophy is applied in maintaining and coordinating budget and cost management systems, to ensure a single source of truth for each element, while encouraging innovation and best practice in cost controls

Qualifications required:

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting

Essential skills and Experience:

• Proven track record in cost control working in an integrated project controls team in a complex infrastructure project over the entire project lifecycle and knowledge of all project management disciplines, in particular contract management
• Understanding of the contract management, finance, budgeting and reporting expectations of NSW Government
• Demonstrated extensive experience of cost controlling or equivalent management responsibility in a high-risk environment and understanding of risk management strategies and practices

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.