Papua New Guinea: General Ledger Adviser & Trust Accounting Adviser

Organization: Coffey
Country: Papua New Guinea
Closing date: 14 Sep 2014

• Long term adviser opportunities
• Department of Finance, GoPNG
• Based in Port Moresby

The Program
The Economic and Public Sector Program (EPSP) is an Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade initiative, a partnership between the Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea. The goal of EPSP is to provide an effective and efficient public service that focuses on service delivery for the men, women and children of PNG. The program also aims to create an enabling environment for broad-based economic growth.

The Positions
The General Ledger Adviser and Trust Accounting Adviser will both work in leadership roles in tandem with the Assistant Secretaries and First Assistant Secretaries for their respective branches (General Ledger Branch / Trust Accounting Branch) and be responsible for building a fully functional and high-performing team. These roles are aligned with the Secretary’s commitment both to reform in this critical area of PNG public financial management and to establishing the General Ledger branch and Trust Accounting branches as models of achievement and excellence in behaviours and skills within the Department.

The People
The ideal candidates will possess a Degree in Accounting, Commerce, Economics or Business Administration. They will possess highly developed and proven leadership, transformational change management, coaching and mentoring skills and senior experience in government budgeting and accounting processes and systems. A good understanding of the specifics of PNG systems accounting and demonstrated experience working in an organisation with decentralized accounting systems and reporting is essential. Work experience in Papua New Guinea, the South Pacific or another developing country will be highly regarded.

These positions are classified as C3 under the DFAT Adviser Remuneration Framework (for full details please view via www.dfat.gov.au).

How to apply:

Please visit www.coffey.com/careers for a detailed position description and to apply online. Please search by reference numbers COFF–4462 (General Ledger Adviser) and COFF-4465 (Trust Accounting Adviser). Further enquiries can be directed to internationaldevelopment@coffey.com quoting the relevant reference number.

Applications close Sunday 14 September 2014