Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $97,955 - $111,142
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1910621
About the Role
This is a full-time ongoing position.
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Finance Analyst to be part of the Business Monitoring unit in the Financial Services Division of the Department of Education.
The Business Monitoring unit is responsible for oversight and delivering a second line of defence function for the Department through effective risk management and monitoring of corporate and schools financial data.
The purpose of this role is to successfully assist in the second line of defence activities to provide assurance to management on matters of governance, compliance, control, risk management and maintenance of analytical capability over Early Learning and Childcare Centres (ELCs) financial information and improve central oversight of corporate financial information and financial performance results that will support strategic decision making by the Department.
This will require building strong relationships through collaboration with business areas and contribute to the development of oversight, monitoring and compliance improvements by applying data analytics over corporate financial data used, managed, analysed and reported by Financial Services Division.
If you have the drive to work collaboratively, to support the infrastructure, policies, procedures and operations, this may be the role for you. We are looking for high performers who are strength based, dedicated and always looking to learn, improve and embrace new challenges. We have a large work program , and it will take genuine flexibility, adaptability and teamwork to achieve this ambitious reform agenda.
The role will report directly to the Business Monitoring Manager and will work closely with a Senior Data Analyst and Senior Finance Analyst within the Business Monitoring unit.
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
About the Division
Financial Services Division
Financial Services Division is responsible for designing and implementing financial manage ment principles, processes, and systems to ensure that managers have the necessary support to execute their financial management responsibilities. The Division is responsible for establishing the appropriate financial management and assurance environment within the Departments corporate, schools, groups, regions, and the statutory authorities. The Division has a key role in supporting the second line of defence through its oversight and monitoring functions.
The Division operates on three levels to fulfil its responsibilities including:
Finance and Compliance Branch
The Finance and Compliance Branch is responsible for ensuring that the financial records of the Department are maintained in an accurate manner that enables the timely extraction of financial data across the Department. In addition, the Branch is responsible for the compilation of the Department's financial and taxation reporting to its various stakeholders; ensuring the Department's compliance with Financial Management and Taxation Compliance Frameworks and Financial Policies; and providing accounting, tax and insurance services for both corporate and schools.
In addition, the branch is responsible for monitoring financial risks and controls and delivering a second line of defence function for the Department through effective risk management and business monitoring of corporate financial data. FSD operates on three levels: strategic to support decision making; control, assurance and governance to ensure compliance with legislation/standards; operational to provide functional support /service delivery.
Early Learning Childcare Centres
The Victorian Government is establishing 50 government-owned and operated, Early Learning and Childcare Centres (ELC). These centres will offer childcare, Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and, where applicable, Pre-Prep. The first four were in operation in 2025, 14 currently set up to start operation and the rest to have a phased operation by 2028.
Attributes
The ideal candidate will have the following capabilities and qualities including:
Finance
Data Literacy and Information technology
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communicates with Impact
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
Essential qualifications required include: a Bachelor's degree in Finance or a Bachelor degree in Accounting or a Bachelor degree in Commerce.
Experience required: Experience required: either an Audit, Assurance, or Financial and Data Analyst background preferrable.
How to apply
Applicants are encouraged to include a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover letter addressing the key selection criteria provided in the position description.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Kim Lakatos, Manager, Business Monitoring via (03) 7022 2290 or [email protected].
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 11/03/2026