SAP BASIS Administrator

• Business Enabling Services Group / ICT (BES) Division / CBMS Operations (BES/ICTD) Branch
• APS 6 ($98,022 - $119,634) | Ongoing | Full-time
• Canberra, ACT

ABOUT THE BRANCH

The Central Budget Management System (CBMS) branch provides day-to-day management and support of CBMS to entity and business users. In conjunction with IT Services branch, the CBMS branch manages the CBMS solution and ICT infrastructure. CBMS is a SAP based application. 

The CBMS is the Whole-of-Government ICT system underpinning the budget and financial management of the Australian Government. It manages the flow of financial information between Finance and Australian Government entities to facilitate cash and appropriation management, the preparation of budget documentation and financial reporting. 

The CBMS is used to: 

• prepare and publish documentation for the Federal Budget, Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) and other estimates updates
• manage annual appropriations, special appropriations, special accounts and the Official Public Account (OPA) (collectively referred to as Cash Management)
• produce the whole-of-government monthly financial reporting
• produce the whole-of-government annual financial reporting (ie. Final Budget Outcome (FBO) and the Consolidated Financial Statements (CFS)). 

The CBMS solution platform is designed as a highly available environment. It utilises the SAP product suite at the application layer, VMware at the virtual layer, and Hitachi hardware and software for compute, storage and backup.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The BASIS Administrator role in the CBMS Platform Enablement team is essential in executing end-to-end administration, design, and consultation for maintaining the availability and reliability of our SAP landscape. The successful candidate will be part of the team in charge of managing the SAP instances, including applications infrastructure, integration and performance tuning.

This may include support to: 

• Australian Government Budget process
• Public Sector financial reporting including AASB accounting standards & Government Finance Statistics reporting
• Whole of Government consolidations and SAPs Business Consolidation System
• Continuous improvement to the CBMS policy, process and procedures
• Contribution towards system design and architecture, including a cloud migration 

The role requires well developed technical skills, stakeholder management and communication skills. This role liaises with technical staff from supporting vendors, the broader Finance technology division as well as internal support and SME staff directly supporting key Finance business users. 

Please see the attached vacancy pack for more detail about the opportunity.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
• We can provide adjustments, including alternate formats of the application form, to the recruitment process for candidates including individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process (including alternate formats or have an enquiry about the support provided, please contact the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
• For specific questions relating to this job vacancy (including requests for adjustments), please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.

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Information :

• Company : Australian Department of Finance
• Position : SAP BASIS Administrator
• Location : Canberra ACT
• Country : AU