Analysts (Consulting & Strategy)
Government - State (Government & Defence)
Ongoing role Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available) Usual work location: 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC and Remote (flexibility may be available) The Role
The Senior Business and Commercial Analyst is responsible for delivering robust analysis, financial modelling and advice on the portfolio's financial/commercial transactions and capital program. This includes advice on complex strategic commercial/financial analysis and advisory, procurement strategies development and delivery of the portfolio's capital and non-capital investment proposals within complex and varied service delivery models.
This position delivers a range of advanced financial and strategic advice, modelling and analysis in relation to the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) portfolio's transactions to support the development and implementation of frameworks and policies to prioritise strategic investments, ensuring alignment to DJSIR strategic priorities. This role reviews and critically analyses the portfolio's proposed investments in line with agreed policies and frameworks, and with a particular focus on financial, commercial and risk issues, to improve value for money outcomes. Furthermore, this role provides advice and support on the implementation of approved investments including periodic investment reporting for internal and external stakeholders and supports analysis on significant investment/commercial transactions and seeks opportunities to improve the portfolio's commercial and financial outcomes.
This role also leads the review and analysis of proposed portfolio agency enterprise bargaining agreements, ensuring alignment with Government policy requirements and supported by financial sustainability assessments and will undertake the development and review of cabinet submissions, funding proposals, briefings and reports, ensuring issues and risks impacting the portfolio are actively managed.
The Team
The position of Senior Business and Commercial Analyst forms a part of the Corporate Services Group and Finance, Investment and Procurement Branch. This Branch supports best practice resource allocation, budget and financial management and procurement across the department. It does this through the provision of strategic advice to the senior Executive and Ministers, development and implementation of frameworks, policies, systems and internal controls in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, other relevant legislation, accounting standards and Department of Treasury and Finance and Victorian Government Purchasing Board requirements.
About You
You will work effectively as a member of a team, enjoy flexible working arrangements and undertake a wide variety of work across the branch. Along with this, you will:
Have excellent financial and commercial advisory skills Use analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems Prepare briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language Be proactive and self-starting Identify issues in common for one or more stakeholders Be enthusiastic and committed Constantly look for continuous improvement opportunities The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
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The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry, and Regions is an accredited CPA Australia Recognised Employer Partner.
Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team at with the position number in the subject line. For additional contact details for our team please review the attached Position Description, located under Job Attachments in the right hand menu.
How to Apply
Please click the 'Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.
For all "JSE eligible" candidates, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position. Priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
Applications close at 23:59pm on Monday 11 November 2024.
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