Finance Management Officer, Budgets and Capital Investments

The Event Financial Management team plays a critical role in the successful delivery of Australia's electoral events. The team provides financial planning, forecasting, analysis and reporting to support the effective management of election funding and expenditure. Working closely with stakeholders across the AEC, the team helps ensure electoral events are delivered efficiently, transparently and in accordance with legislative and governance requirements.

As an APS6 Finance Officer, you will contribute to the planning, management and reporting of electoral event finances. You will develop expenditure forecasts, analyse financial and operational data, prepare event costings and provide insights to support informed decision-making. The role also supports financial governance activities, including month-end processes and the delivery of financial guidance and training to stakeholders. You will have opportunities to build strong working relationships across the organisation and contribute to continuous improvements in financial processes, reporting and controls.

To excel you’ll have:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial and operational data, identify trends and risks, and provide practical recommendations.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, costing or financial analysis, including the development of evidence-based financial insights and projections.
• Well-developed financial acumen, including knowledge of public sector financial management, governance and budgeting frameworks, or the ability to quickly acquire this knowledge.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build productive relationships, consider diverse perspectives and present complex financial information clearly.
• A proactive and service-oriented approach, including the ability to take ownership, exercise sound judgement, manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with experience enhancing financial processes, reporting, systems or controls to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in business, accounting or economics.
• CA/CPA qualification or working towards qualification.
• Previous experience developing dashboards and financial models.

• AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
• Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is at the heart of Australian democracy. The AEC is responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums, maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll and making sure the Australian public is informed about all electoral matters. Our goal is to see that all eligible Australians actively participate in our democracy. The AEC values of electoral integrity through quality, agility and professionalism drive strategic and corporate planning and assist in organising the agency in a way that will effectively deliver the business into the future. The AEC is an equal opportunity employer which upholds the APS employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive workplace. The AEC’s statutory functions in relation to the conduct of elections and referendums require that the AEC and its employees must be, and must be seen to be, impartial and politically neutral. As a result, the AEC Enterprise Agreement and Political Neutrality Policy state that it is an inherent requirement of AEC employment that employees, and prospective employees, are not publicly active in any political affairs and do not publicly engage in such activities. This includes advocating any issues associated with a referendum. Should a prospective employee fail to meet this inherent requirement, they will be ineligible for employment with the AEC.