Principal Finance Specialist - ADM

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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