The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Officer to deliver both strategic and operational finance services. This diverse role requires the capability and flexibility to manage multiple priorities and varying deadlines. This is a permanent part-time opportunity, 0.6 FTE per fortnight.

Job details

The OIC is an independent statutory body with powers under the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI Act) and Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) (IP Act) to promote and regulate access to government-held information and protect people's personal information held by the public sector.

Our vision is building trust through transparency.

Our purpose, as a contemporary regulator, is to promote and independently uphold information access and privacy rights.  We facilitate greater and easier public access to government-held information and assist agencies understand their obligations under the IP Act to safeguard the personal information that they hold. Our office reviews agency decisions about access to information, mediates privacy complaints, and monitors and reports on agency compliance to Parliament.

What we offer is:

• Flexible working options supporting work-life balance once successfully onboarded and approved
• A highly supportive and inclusive culture that values diversity and fosters team success
• An opportunity to join a passionate, engaged, and high-performing organisation with a vital integrity role.

About the Role:

You will be responsible for operational financial management and providing strategic financial management advice. Duties include:

• Liaising with central agencies to ensure OIC meets all financial reporting requirements and standards.
• Provide strategic and operational financial management advice and services.
• Assist in preparing the OIC annual budget and develop complex financial reports, submissions, and correspondence on budgeting and financial management matters.
• Develop processes to support the sound management of OIC's budget ensuring alignment with the objectives of OIC, and compliance with strategic and operational plans.
• Lead the design, development, documentation, maintenance, and improvement of accounting, budgetary and associated financial systems, procedures and processes used for effective financial management.

Interested in applying:

Please review the Role Description, and provide the following information in your application: 

• A two-page statement addressing the role requirements, responsibilities and core capabilities of the role, and your motivation to join OIC.   
• Your current CV or resume (maximum three pages is recommended), including any mandatory and/or other requirements.  
• Details of two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conductwithin the previous two years. It is expected that applicants will nominate their current, and immediate past supervisors as referees.  

Further information

Only those persons eligible to work in Australia may be employed by the OIC. Prospective employees will be required to provide proof of identity and documentary evidence of their right to work in Australia. 

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Role Description - Senior Finance Officer Corporate Services (PDF, 387KB)
  Role Description
  
  OIC Guideline for Applicants 2024 (PDF, 194KB)
  Application Kit