Director, Finance

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director, Finance provides strategic, enterprise level leadership of State Library of Queensland's financial function, ensuring strong stewardship of public resources and delivery of high quality financial insight, assurance and governance.

This role plays a critical advisory function to the Executive Leadership Team and State Librarian and CEO, driving financial sustainability, transparency and informed decision making across the organisation.

A central focus is the development and execution of forward looking financial strategies that support organisational resilience, long term capability building and sustainable service delivery in a dynamic public sector environment.

What You Will Do

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Providing enterprise-level leadership and stewardship of the financial management function for State Library of Queensland and Queensland Library Foundation, including oversight of both strategic and operational financial performance, ensuring compliance with applicable legislative, regulatory and accounting frameworks.
• Setting strategic financial direction and provide executive assurance over budget development, internal and external financial reporting, preparation of General-Purpose Financial Statements, coordination of external audit processes and financial risk management, ensuring appropriate financial controls and oversight are maintained.
• Build and sustain strategic relationships with key stakeholders, including central agencies, service providers and governance bodies, to support effective financial governance, accountability and performance outcomes.
• Strengthen commercial and financial acumen across the organisation by partnering with senior leaders to improve understanding of cost drivers, value for money and service sustainability.
• Provide authoritative and strategic advice on financial sustainability, funding and delivery models, contracts and partnerships, constructively challenging proposals to ensure affordability, compliance and effective use of public resources.
• Fulfil statutory and governance responsibilities for the Queensland Library Foundation, and provide strategic advice to support investment management, funding decisions and ensure alignment with organisational priorities.
• Strengthening organisational cultural capability through inclusive leadership, sound governance and people practices that promote respect, diversity, equity and social cohesion

Qualifications Technical/educational

To be considered for this role you are required to hold relevant tertiary qualifications and current registration as a Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand (CA), Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) or equivalent professional bodies (or holding equivalent finance related post graduate qualifications).

The role description will outline any qualifications, licences and specific requirements of the role. If you are interested in this job we encourage you to read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.

• Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies (identical or similar).
• Appointments are subject to criminal history checks in accordance with section 52 of the Public Sector Act 2022 .
• Prior to appointment, current and previous public sector employees are required to disclose any history of serious disciplinary action in accordance with section 71 of the Public Sector Act 2022 .
• All employees are required to disclose any interest/s that conflict, may conflict or may be perceived to conflict with the discharge of their duties in accordance with section 89, 182 or 183 of the Public Sector Act 2022 .
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Occupational group Accounting and Finance