About the Company
Davidson is working with a state government client seeking a highly skilled Principal Finance Specialist – ADM to support a major Finance Management Improvement Project within a large and complex infrastructure environment.
About the Role
Reporting to the Project Manager of the Financial Management Improvement Project, this role plays a key part in driving enhanced financial management capability across the division. You will contribute to strategic transformation initiatives by delivering insights, improving financial processes, and acting as a subject matter expert in financial operations and governance. This position is project-focused and supports transformation initiatives rather than ongoing BAU financial operations.
Key responsibilities include:
Project Delivery
- Support the development and implementation of improved financial management frameworks, tools, and processes.
- Assist in preparing project artefacts including business cases, process mapping, and performance reporting.
- Collaborate with consultants, SMEs, and business analysts to ensure alignment with project objectives and timelines.
Financial Expertise
- Provide expert advice across budgeting, forecasting, cost control, capitalisation, and financial reporting.
- Identify opportunities to uplift current financial processes and systems.
- Ensure compliance with relevant financial policies, regulations, and standards.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, validate findings, and support change initiatives.
- Facilitate workshops and training to uplift financial capability across the organisation.
- Build strong relationships with senior executives, project managers, and a broad range of stakeholders.
Analysis & Reporting
- Analyse financial data to support decision-making and track project performance.
- Develop dashboards and reports to communicate insights and progress.
- Provide strategic advice to senior executives, including in response to audit findings.
About You
- Demonstrated experience in financial management, ideally within large-scale infrastructure, government, or transformation programs.
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and capitalisation processes.
- Proven ability to analyse complex data and provide clear, actionable insights.
- Experience supporting business transformation or improvement initiatives is highly regarded.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work across multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Benefits
- $107.84 per hour + Super
- Government Contract
- Located in Brisbane CBD
How to apply
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Natalee Thorpe (Natalee.Thorpe@davidsonwp.com), quoting reference JN -052026-43389.
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