Branch: Financial Planning and Resourcing
Division: Finance and Commercial Services
Salary: Level 8, $163,427 - $176,990 per annum (pro-rata) (PSCA 2024)
Work Type: Permanent - Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Location: East Perth
Closing Date: 2026-07-01 4:30 PM
This is a permanent full-time position commencing August 2026
The Financial Planning and Resourcing Directorate of the Department of Education is responsible for internal and external budget related functions, including:
overall budget and resource management,
cost and demand modelling,
providing strategic financial advice,
school resourcing, and
financial management reporting.
As a member of the Financial Planning and Resourcing leadership team, you will lead the directorate and work in collaboration with key external and internal stakeholders to share a common commitment to meeting the needs of all students across the state.
The Role
The Manager, Budget Strategy and Resourcing leads the Department’s engagement with the State Government’s budget processes. This includes developing submissions to the Expenditure Review Committee (ERC), coordinating the preparation of the budget statements, including supporting information for budget estimates’ hearings, and maintaining information in the Department of Treasury and Finance’s Strategic Information Management System. The manager plays a key role in maintaining the Department’s relationship with the Department of Treasury and Finance and has responsibility for maintaining the Department’s cost and demand model.
The successful applicant will provide strategic, high-level advice to the Department’s Executive on budget formulation and management issues. Applicants with high-level communication skills and experience in financial planning, resource management and delivering timely budgets and related financial management services are strongly encouraged to apply.
In this role you will provide leadership, supervision and performance management of staff and encourage and assist with the development and implementation of strategies to ensure effective, accurate and transparent financial management outcomes. You will also establish and maintain effective partnerships and networks across the Department and with key external stakeholders to achieve departmental objectives
Professional Benefits
We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:
12% employer contributed superannuation.
Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home and flexible working hours
Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave
Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Steve Chidgzey, Director, Financial Planning and Resourcing on (08) 9264 4915 or by emailing
[email protected]
We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
hold a tertiary qualification in accounting or related discipline and eligibility for membership of a professional accounting body
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
A statement of up to three (3) pages addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
1. Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in the provision of strategic financial advice to senior and executive level management.
2. Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in financial planning and modelling as well as resource management at a strategic and operational level, with the ability to deliver quality and timely budgets and related financial management services.
6. Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in achieving outcomes and delivering quality products and services consistent with customer needs and defined quality expectations, including timeliness.
Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE1048900
Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our branch within the next 12 months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026
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