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Locations: Canberra - ACT, Sydney - NSW, Melbourne - VIC

Work Type: Full Time

Salary: $101,303 to $115,406 + 15.4% super

About the opportunity

AUSTRAC is looking for Accounting and Finance professionals to fill two roles: Specialist, Financial Accounting and Specialist, Management Accounting.

Upon application, you will be prompted to select from these two key areas. We encourage you to apply for both roles, to increase opportunities for a role that best matches your skills and career goals.

Specialist, Financial Accounting - Play a vital role in maintaining AUSTRAC’s financial integrity by ensuring accuracy in revenue and expenditure transactions within TechnologyOne (FMIS). To support this, you will contribute to the preparation of reconciliations, financial analysis, statistics and reporting, financial transactions and journal entries, asset management, taxation, and month-end processing, contributing to accurate and seamless financial transactions and operations. Your expertise will ensure sound financial operations, compliance with legislative frameworks, and the delivery of accurate financial insights.

Specialist, Management Accounting - Support AUSTRAC’s decision-making by managing internal and external budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. You will provide insights on operating and capital expenditures, revenue streams, and funding allocations, while shaping financial and budget strategies. Your work will enhance project costing, management reporting, and external budget submissions, ensuring AUSTRAC’s financial sustainability and strategic resource planning. Your work will underpin decision-making, support resource planning, and drive financial integrity, ensuring AUSTRAC has the financial capability to fulfil its regulatory and intelligence functions.

What are we looking for

While we are looking for these capabilities, we consider transferrable skills and encourage applicants who embody AUSTRAC's culture and values to apply.

• Relevant Tertiary degree and/or Professional membership (CA, CPA or CIMA) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the Australia Accounting Standard and the Public, Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA).
• Technology1 skills is desirable.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel is desirable.

For more information about role and the capabilities we're looking for, please refer to the Candidate Pack in the AUSTRAC Careers Page

The key duties of the positions include:

Specialist, Financial Accounting

• Finalise end-of-month financial results, including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Ensure the integrity of data in the General Ledger and manage trial balance processes.
• Contribute to agency-wide compliance with financial management policy and relevant legislation.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual financial statements, statutory disclosure notes, and end-of-month and year-end reports.
• Maintain and update the template for financial statement preparation.
• Contribute to the development of accounting policies in line with Australian Government financial frameworks and accounting standards.

Specialist, Management Accounting

• Maintain and implement procedures for external and internal budgeting, costing, and management reporting.
• Coordinate and assist budget holders in preparing internal budgets and monthly forecasts (operating and capital).
• Action budgeting and forecasting, reporting and variance analysis; and costing of new business initiatives.
• Provide timely, accurate management reports and advice for executives and managers.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting modules within AUSTRAC’s FMIS.
• Prepare cost estimates for new projects/policy proposals and coordinate costing across branches.
• Identify and implement process improvements for budgeting, costing, and reporting.

Affirmative Measures

This vacancy is being advertised concurrently under a general and an affirmative measure recruitment process.

Affirmative measures is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people. Evidence will be requested if your application progresses under an affirmative measures process.

Notes

This recruitment process will initially be used to fill a current vacancy and in future, may be used to fill similar positions in the event positions become vacant. The merit pools established from this recruitment process will be valid for 18 months from the date of advertising.

We offer competitive remuneration and great conditions, including:

Annual leave of 4 weeks (20 days) per year + additional paid Christmas close down.

• Cultural, Ceremonial and NAIDOC leave.
• 18 days of paid personal leave per year.
• 15.4% superannuation, which continues through paid maternity leave.
• 18 weeks of paid maternity leave.
• Competitive APS salaries with access to annual salary progression.
• Study assistance - up to $6,000 per annum and up to 120 hours of study leave.

View the AUSTRAC Enterprise Agreement for more information about current salaries and other conditions of employment.

About Us

AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency and anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulator, is undergoing a significant transformation to enhance its role in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. This includes proposed expansion of its regulatory regime and a broader digital transformation to support our growing agency. As we embrace these changes and grow, our focus is on fostering innovation, collaboration, and effective problem-solving within an inclusive and supportive work environment. At AUSTRAC, you’ll be part of a team dedicated to maintaining the integrity of Australia’s financial system and making a real impact in preventing financial crime.

Closing Date and further details 

Applications close at 11:30 pm on 9 March 2025.

For enquiries, please contact: recruitment@austrac.gov.au

Please note, we can only accept applications via the AUSTRAC Careers Portal.