Manager - Financial Advisory Services - Darling Downs South West Region, EducationDepartment of Education QLD – Toowoomba QLD
Financial Advisory Services is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Manager to join the Darling Downs South West team at the Toowoomba, Kingaroy or Roma Regional Offices from 28th January 2025 to 23rd January 2026 unless otherwise determined.
About the Department: The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity.
This starts with recruitment and selection.
The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role Responsibilities include:
Lead and deliver a range of specified financial services that meet client needs and provide outcomes that contribute to improved student outcomes, complying with all relevant policy, procedures, legislation, and standards.Provide and ensure the provision of impartial and authoritative advice to departmental clients on budget and resource management, budget review processes, and financial aspects of other operational and administrative school and region responsibilities.Actively encourage and enable the building of organisational capabilities and professional expertise within the team and within schools and the region.Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
About You In addition to the above responsibilities, to ensure success in the role, the successful applicant would possess these attributes:
Effectively lead a team of 8 staff across multiple locations within the Darling Downs South West Region.Lead and encourage the team to provide expert financial advice to the schools' Leadership Team and Administrative staff, including periodic visits to schools (there are 202 schools in the Darling Downs South West Region).Encourage schools to utilise state-wide finance tools, training materials, and systems (e.g., school budget solution - planning module).Lead the team under a High Performance Teams framework, enabling and caring for the team.Ensure hygiene factors such as Professional Development Plans, ADO, TOIL, and mandatory training are effectively managed.Interested?
To Apply: Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees who have an understanding of your relevant work history.Attach a 2-page response to the How you will/may be assessed section of the attached role description.We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment, an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family-inclusive workplace.
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