At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
- Ongoing Full-Time
- Location Parramatta
- A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill anticipated vacancies over the next 18 months
- Competitive remuneration ranging from $129, 464 to $142,665 plus super & annual leave loading.
The NSW Department of Education is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to lead our Capital budget management, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, governance frameworks, and external requirements.
You will work closely with divisions and regional offices to drive the implementation and operationalisation of capital forecasting and reporting processes. Acting as a central point of oversight, you will review and assess capital forecasts, identify risks and issues, and collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver solutions. You deliver executive-level visibility into capital forecasting and broader financial reporting cycles; manages capital reporting to NSW Treasury and other external agencies to meet obligations
This role operates in a fast-paced and evolving environment, requiring you to manage competing priorities, respond to complex queries, and deliver high-quality financial insights under pressure.
The role is part of a newly created centralised Capital Services function and will help lead the capability uplift and transformation of capital reporting processes across the department, ensuring leaders have clear information they can act on.
For further information please click here to view the role description
What you will do
- Lead Capital budget management, forecasting, and reporting initiatives across divisions and regional offices.
- Consolidate, review, and evaluate capital forecasts to provide a department-wide view; identify risks and work with stakeholders to resolve them.
- Provide clear, executive-level visibility into capital forecasting and the broader financial reporting cycle.
- Manage Capital reporting to NSW Treasury and other external agencies to ensure obligations are met.
- Drive additional forecasting and reporting projects to maintain alignment with best-practice standards and governance frameworks.
About you
You are a proactive and experienced finance professional with strong expertise in management accounting, particularly within capital budgeting and forecasting.
You will have:
- Demonstrated experience working in management accounting roles
- Knowledge of NSW Treasury requirements and government reporting will be highly regarded.
- Candidates with full membership with professional bodies (i.e. Institute of Chartered Accountants, Certified Practising Accountants or equivalent) will be highly regarded.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
Essential requirements of the role
- Degree in accounting or finance discipline and eligibility for membership of a recognised professional association or demonstrated relevant and successful workplace experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements arrangements available across NSW Department of Education offices.
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
How to apply
Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role and respond to the following pre-screening questions:
- Describe your experience in preparing and managing budgets and forecasts in a complex organisation. In your response, outline the processes you used, how you ensured accuracy and integrity of data, and how your work supported planning and resource allocation decisions. (max 300 words)
- Provide an example of how you have effectively partnered with non-financial stakeholders to improve financial understanding, governance, or performance. How did you tailor your communication, and what was the outcome? (max 300 words)
Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.
Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.
If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education,
All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.
Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.
Closing date: Sunday 19 July 2026 at 11:59pm.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
