Senior Manager, Budgeting & Planning; National Talent

Direct and manage the meticulous preparation, development, and consolidation of the DET’s annual budgets, to ensure effective financial management by coordinating approval processes, providing expert budgetary advice, and analyzing financial performance for strategic forecasting.

Oversee budget alignment with strategic goals across business units, manages treasury activities to secure necessary funding, and ensures compliance with financial regulations. This role also involves facilitating key financial discussions with stakeholders and liaising with external auditors to uphold financial integrity and transparency.

Core Functional Responsibilities:

• Manage the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes to align them with DET’s strategic goals while ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• Manage the development of comprehensive financial models to support decision-making, incorporating scenario analysis and risk assessments.
• Manage regular reviews of departmental budgets and financial plans, providing detailed variance analysis and developing performance metrics to track against corporate objectives.
• Manage the preparation, development, analysis, and consolidation of DET's annual strategic and operational budgets. Coordinate approval processes with the Department of Finance and provide expert advice to enhance budget proposals.
• Manage the preparation of projected expenditure plans and periodic expense reports. Manage the analysis of financial performance and provide financial projections and forecasts.
• Provide support to DET business units in preparing budgets that align with their strategic goals. Verify accuracy and completeness of budget submissions from all entities and departments to ensure conformity with established procedures.
• Ensure adherence to financial strategies and policies. Manage the preparation of financial statements and reports to meet local regulatory requirements. Oversee the submission of budgetary performance reports to the Department of Finance.
• Manage the execution of treasury activities to ensure adequate funding for DET’s major financial requirements. Manage tracking procedures for financial transfers between budget items and inventory results.