Senior Compliance & Governance Accountant
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DCJ is hiring a Senior Compliance & Governance Accountant in Parramatta for an ongoing full-time hybrid role within the Financial Control team of Strategic Finance. You will support the Manager Compliance and Governance, oversee compliance monitoring and reporting arising from Australian Accounting Standards, legislative pronouncements and Treasury directions, and lead policy development, internal control reviews, CFO certification programs, evidence collection, audits and cross‑functional process improvements. Essentials include a tertiary qualification in Accounting or related field, CA or CPA with 3+ years, solid NSW Public Sector risk and governance knowledge, and strong grounding in Australian accounting standards; senior-level audit experience is desirable. The ideal candidate is results driven, autonomous, able to explain complex financial concepts clearly, with excellent time management and writing. Apply by 23 June 2026 at 11:59pm AEST, attaching a resume (max 5 pages) and a cover letter (max 3 pages) addressing two targeted questions: 1) a recent project where you demonstrated awareness of financial implications and risks, and how you used that understanding; 2) a recent instance of working independently on multiple financial tasks with competing priorities and tight deadlines, actions taken and outcomes.
Senior Compliance & Governance Accountant
Location: Parramatta - Hybrid
Employment type: Ongoing Full Time
Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 ($129,464 - $142,665 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
The role supports the Manager Compliance and Governance; overseeing the responsibility of compliance monitoring and reporting arising from Australian Accounting Standards, legislative pronouncements and Treasury directions.
What you’ll do
As part of the Financial Control team within Strategic Finance, you are responsible for but not limited to:
- Develop and maintain finance accounting policies, procedures, guidance materials, and deliver compliance training while ensuring adherence to legislative requirements.
- Conduct internal control and compliance reviews, lead annual CFO certification programs, manage evidence collection, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and audits.
- Maintain the audit management action register, partner with business units for process improvements, address management letter issues, and provide expert advice on accounting standards and financial policies.
- Collaborate with Central Agency Reporting, Operational Accounting teams, and finance partners, supporting continuous improvement in financial reporting, delegation mapping, system migrations, and ad-hoc projects.
You will also contribute to cross-functional projects, leveraging your expertise to facilitate successful outcomes across the organisation.
Essential requirements of the role
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Business, Commerce or related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
- Professional accounting qualifications – CAANZ or CPAA or equivalent > 3 years
- Sound work experience/understanding of the financial risk management, governance and compliance
- Sound work experience/understanding of the NSW Public Sector including the related risk management policies and statutory/legislative requirements.
- Sound knowledge of Australian accounting standards and current and future pronouncements
- Over three years of audit experience at senior level is desirable.
What we’re looking for
In addition to meeting the essential requirements, our ideal candidate will:
- Be results driven with focus to continuously improve financial management
- Have strong ability to work autonomously to deliver to a high standard – ‘self-starter’ attitude is essential
- Be able to clearly explain complex financial concepts and arguments to individuals and groups and work analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Excellent time management, attention to detail and can work under pressure
- Good writing skills
Download the role description.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
- Tell me about a recent project or initiative you worked on where you had to demonstrate your awareness of financial implications and risks. How did you use that understanding in the project or initiative?
- Provide a recent example of when you had to work independently on a range of financial tasks in the face of competing priorities and tight timeframes. What actions did you take? What was the outcome?
Applications close Tuesday, 23rd June 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Nancy Jing Qian on 8688 7603 or at [email protected]
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via [email protected]
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
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