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Manager Financial AccountingQueensland Government · Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Manager Financial Accounting

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-25 Brisbane, QLD, Australia Permanent Hybrid Accounting
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market A$7,000–A$9,500/mo

About the Company

ABOUT US We are the largest and most diverse organisation in our state. We have more than 90 government departments and organisations delivering for Queensland across 4000+ locations, from the Torres Strait to the Gold Coast; Mount Isa to Brisbane. This page is monitored by Queensland Government employees from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. HOUSE RULES - all users must comply with LinkedIn policies and terms of use - please do not post content or comments that could be considered abusive or obscene, name calling, harassment or personal attacks defamatory towards a person or people prejudicial, inflammatory or offensive deceptive, misleading or false information about an individual, organisation, government or entity personal or sensitive information about yourself or others in violation of any intellectual property rights, or any other law or regulation promotion of a product, business, company or organisation off-topic or spam, including the same comment posted repeatedly. Any content or comments deemed to fit under these definitions will be deleted. Users found to repeatedly post these types of comments will be banned from this page. You should report any offensive material presented on LinkedIn. Complaints about defamatory digital matter or anything you consider to be offensive should be made to the attention of the Public Sector Commission via our website www.psc.qld.gov.au/contact/customer-compliments-and-complaints. A complaint about defamatory digital matter should contain your name, the matter and where it is located, and that you consider the matter to be defamatory. CURRENT CONDITIONS The State of Queensland (Public Sector Commission) 2026 Subject to LinkedIn's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, all content released on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (BY) 2.5 Australia Licence. Permissions may be available beyond the scope of this licence. Government Administration Specialties: health, education, transport, justice, police, fire & emergency, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, environment, communities, child safety & disability, agriculture, energy & water, housing, infrastructure, local government & planning, IT & innovation, tourism

Responsibilities

  • ● As the Manager, Financial Accounting, you will
  • ● Lead the preparation of the department's annual financial statements and other statutory reporting, ensuring they meet the requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009, the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2019, Australian Accounting standards and Queensland Treasury guidelines.
  • ● Manage the department's periodic financial performance reporting to Queensland Treasury and other central agencies.
  • ● Lead the department's asset revaluation function and advise senior management on the budgetary and financial implications of asset-related decisions.
  • ● Oversee the department's core financial operations , including accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking, taxation compliance, and corporate card and travel functions , working closely with the department's shared service provider to resolve issues and improve financial processes.
  • ● Develop and maintain the accounting systems, policies, procedures and training that support sound accrual and asset accounting practice and safeguard the integrity of the department's financial and asset records.
  • ● Identify emerging financial management, and asset accounting risks and issues and provide clear, authoritative advice and options to senior management.
  • ● Lead, coach, and develop and support a team, including performance and development planning, workload allocation and building professional and technical capability across the department.
  • ● What we are looking for
  • ● The position requires an applicant who can:
  • ● Lead and deliver a suite of financial processing services, particularly financial reporting, asset accounting, and the preparation of general and specific purpose financial statements.
  • ● Contribute to identifying issues and provide both policy advice and operational direction, with ability to translate high level organisational strategies into practical outcomes and sustainable solutions
  • ● Build and sustain effective networks with clients and key stakeholders using a principled and ethical approach in all relationships and activities, encouraging collaborative decision making and mutually beneficial business outcomes
  • ● Refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities and what we are looking for.
  • ● How to apply
  • ● To apply, please submit the below via the SmartJobs application page:
  • ● Your current resume
  • ● Provide a covering letter up to two pages addressing the 'What are we looking for' statements and telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining what your motivation is to join us.
  • ● Please ensure you refer to the Role Description 'Interested in applying' section for more information on what to include as part of your application.