TEQ’s vision is to inspire a global desire for Queensland by showcasing its unique identity through bold world-class marketing and events – driving travellers to choose our state and deepening pride in the place we call home.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Finance Director leads the finance team to provide high quality strategic financial and operational support services and advice to the organisation. Supporting the broader leadership team to effectively forecast and allocate financial resources driving organisational outcomes.
The role ensures a robust and effective financial management framework, systems and environment for the organisation. This ensures strong governance, financial risk management and meeting of statutory obligations, in accordance with responsibilities under the Financial and Accountability Act 2009.
Lead and manage the Finance team to provide client focussed financial support systems, services and advice to TEQ teams.
Lead the development, and management of the TEQ budget to ensure alignment with the organisation’s strategic and annual plans and the delivery of TEQ’s outcomes.
Lead the engagement and negotiation with the department and central agencies for the organisation’s annual budget cycle and forward estimates process, ensuring the integrity of budget planning and development, reliability of assumptions and forecasting, scenario modelling, monthly and full year projections and analysis.
Lead the establishment and implementation of consistent financial management and related risk management policies to ensure the management of organisational finances are in accordance with statutory provisions, professional standards and relevant for the organisation.
Ensure compliance of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and subordinate legislation and standards, and other relevant legislation, guidelines and directives including taxation requirements.
Applications will close on Wednesday, 17 September 2025.
Desired Skills and Experience
For this role, we will consider your:
Membership of a recognised Professional Accounting Body.
Extensive experience leading finance and accounting teams in a fast paced and changing environment.
Well developed strategic, analytical, influencing and negotiation skills.
Detailed knowledge of accounting standards and relevant legislation.
Knowledge of the Queensland Government financial framework as it applies to statutory bodies.
Tourism and Events Queensland recognises the importance and uniqueness of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and has developed a Reconciliation Action Plan to demonstrate our commitment towards reconciliation through how we operate and do business. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. This is an is an equal opportunity measure under section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
Additional Information
Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months after the closing date of the original vacancy and may be used for recurring or similar vacancies.
A probationary period of three months will apply to appointees external to TEQ
Pre-employment checks will occur prior to any offer of employment being made. Checks may include:
Referees
Proof of eligibility for appointment (i.e. residency/citizenship status or evidence of your Australian working visa)
Criminal history check
Qualifications – the panel will need to sight your qualifications (mandatory requirements only).
Within one month of commencing employment, the successful applicant is required to disclose any employment as a lobbyist in the previous two years.
The recommended applicant will be required to disclose any serious disciplinary action taken against them in public sector employment.
Applicants who have accepted a voluntary medical or early retirement, redundancy or retrenchment from the Queensland Government are required to indicate this in their application.
TEQ will manage your personal information collected through a recruitment and selection process in accordance with the TEQ Privacy Statement.
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