Manager, Accounting Policy

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VPS6 Manager, Accounting Policy

Job description:

About Us
Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) serves the government by providing leadership in economic, financial and resource management. We influence outcomes that can have a real impact on people's lives. We strive for excellence in financial and economic management to improve the lives of all Victorians. We value our people and motivate them to lead, influence, collaborate and innovate.

DTF upholds and demonstrates the values of the VPS and is the embodiment of VPS leadership. DTF's values are adopted from the Public Administration Act 2004:

• Leadership

• Integrity

• Responsiveness

• Impartiality

• Accountability

• Respect

• Commitment to Human Rights

The Financial Reporting Group
The Financial Reporting Group is made up of two teams, Accounting Policy and Consolidated Reporting and Analysis. The Group is responsible for managing the preparation and delivery of the financial reporting aspects of key DTF products. These include the State's annual Budget Papers, Annual Financial Report for the State of Victoria, Mid-Year Financial Report, Quarterly Financial Reports and Budget Update.

The Group also manages and supports the State's financial reporting framework and whole-of-state financial information management systems, supporting financial reporting across the Victorian public sector. In addition, the Group provides expert advice on accounting and financial reporting issues to support informed government decision-making and ensures the State meets its parliamentary and statutory reporting obligations.

About the role
The Manager, Accounting Policy is a DTF and sector-wide leadership role, supporting the Director, Accounting Policy to drive and facilitate financial reporting excellence within the Victorian public sector.

Key responsibilities of this role include leading the end-to-end management of complex financial reporting and reform projects and providing strategic and commercially-grounded accounting advisory services to senior executives and stakeholders across the Victorian Public Sector, leading the planning and implementation of new and amended accounting standards for Victorian public sector, managing finance capability building initiatives, managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships on financial reporting policy matters, contributing to Victoria's sustainability reporting framework development and implementation and the independent quality assurance on the State's major financial publications.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide strategic and commercially-grounded technical accounting advisory services to senior executives and stakeholders across the Victorian Public Sector on the financial reporting impacts of major initiatives, transactions and policy changes;
• Lead the end-to-end management of complex financial reporting and reform projects, including planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, implementation oversight and delivery of strategic outcomes;
• Drive and contribute to financial reporting capability uplift initiatives focused on training, project delivery, governance, stakeholder engagement and financial reporting reform across the Victorian public sector;
• Oversee the development and execution of implementation strategies, guidance materials, governance processes and sector support programs associated with new financial reporting and accounting requirements;
• Coordinate whole-of-sector responses to emerging financial reporting changes and challenges and, ensuring project priorities, dependencies and delivery risks are effectively managed;
• Drive strategic engagement across departments, portfolio entities and auditors to support alignment, consultation and successful delivery of key initiatives;
• Contribute to the Heads of Treasury Accounting and Reporting Advisory Committee (HoTARAC), including liaising with other jurisdiction representatives on accounting and reporting issues, coordinating HoTARAC submissions to standard setters and other matters;
• Contribute to broader organisational priorities, including sustainability reporting implementation, strategic policy initiatives and continuous improvement activities across the team and organisation; and
• Foster a collaborative, delivery-focused and high-performing team culture through coaching, leadership, knowledge sharing and effective people management practices.
  
  

Mandatory requirements

• Tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, business, or other related discipline; and
• Full membership of either CPA Australia or the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  
  

This is an ongoing position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

For more information, please see the Position Description.

How to apply 
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Tuesday, 25 August 2026. All applications should include: 

• a resume; and 
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
  
  

Other relevant information
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DTF actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DTF can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.