Overview
The 2nd Annual Transforming the Finance Function in Government conference brings together finance leaders to explore strategies that lead to the improvement of efficiency in the finance function, across federal and state departments, agencies and local government.
How did our attendees benefit at our previous Transforming the Finance Function in Government conference?
- 95% would recommend this conference to their industry peers
- 93% referred to the event as excellent platform to address challenges & create viable strategies
- 90% appreciated the many networking opportunities
Chief Financial Officers, General Manager, Financial Controllers, and Directors in Federal, State & Local Government with responsibilities for:
- Finance
- Budget
- Accounting
- Payroll
- Risk
- Business Analysis
- Shared Services
Attend to learn to:
- Lead successful transformational change in the finance function
- Build finance function capability & capacity
- Enable finance professionals to become strategic business partners
- Leverage technologies to drive process efficiency
- Explore data driven decision making
Agenda Highlights
Day 1
Key Speakers
Australian Taxation Office
Kelvin Zhu joined the Australian Taxation Office in 2017 as the Assistant Commissioner for financial statements and policies. Currently Kelvin is the Assistant Commissioner responsible for financial services and business partnership with key areas. Kelvin has extensive experience in the federal government sector, having held a broad range of senior roles in the finance field including budget, strategic sourcing and property management. Throughout his career, Kelvin has had significant involvement in managing key projects and organisational changes such as shared services transitions in the public sector. Kelvin is a CPA and also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Infrastructure Australia
Jim Shanahan is the CFO of Infrastructure Australia. Infrastructure Australia is an independent statutory body that provides independent research and high quality advice to all levels of government, as well as investors and owners of infrastructure, on Australia's requirements for nationally significant infrastructure.
Jim leads the Corporate Services team in the delivery of Infrastructure Australia’s core service functions (finance, governance and risk, ICT, facilities, procurement, administration, and Human Resources) to enable the organisation to deliver on its strategic priorities.
Jim has over 25 years’ experience working in Finance roles in Government, Not-for-Profit and Financial Services firms in Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Department of Defence
Steven Groves is the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) for the Department of Defence.
Before being appointed as the CFO, Steven was the Acting Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Secretary Corporate and Enabling Group at the Department of Home Affairs.
Prior to this, Steven was the CFO of the Department of Home Affairs including in its various pre-merger entities including the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and the Australian Customs Service. While at ACBPS Steven also led a taskforce on Revenue and Trade Crime. Steven joined Customs in 2008. Steven was first appointed a CFO of a Commonwealth Department in 2007 at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Prior to Veterans Affairs, Steven spent 8 years in corporate accounting roles at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) leading at various times the Management Accounting and Financial Operations Branches. During this time, he worked directly to the ATO CFO in a deputy role.
Steven has extensive experience in executive and leadership positions within the Commonwealth Public Service with over 20 years working predominantly in senior corporate finance roles.
Department of Environment & Energy
Erin Cockram was the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Department of the Environment and Energy prior to commencing maternity leave in September 2019.
Having commenced her career in private accounting firms, Erin moved into the public service in 2013. She worked in the Australian Electoral Commission for a number of years, including two years as the Chief Finance Officer.
CA qualified and with extensive experience in providing financial and management accounting services to organisations, Erin believes that financial management practices should assist an organisation in meeting its objectives but should not itself drive strategy. Central finance areas should be seen as a center of excellence and provide high quality customer services to the organisation.
Sponsors
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PwCIn an increasingly complex world, PwC works with businesses, Government and the community to help Australia continue to thrive and grow. PwC Australia delivers quality in audit, assurance, consulting and tax services to more than 5,000 clients. We’re part of a network of firms in 158 countries with over 250,000 people. PwC is one of the top 50 brands worldwide and PwC Australia is among LinkedIn’s top companies for where Australians want to work.
A team of over 8,000 people in Australia, we are bold about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and we empower flexible working. Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems.
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ChartertechChartertech is a dynamic Canberra-based advisory and consulting firm established in early 2017. We are a registered Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) organisation and are a trusted financial services, management advisory and technology partner to public and private sector organisations. Our team has experience implementing and maintaining applications across a large array of platforms. Complementing this we are a registered IBM Partner, Holocentric Partner, and the Australian distributor for Quetech.
We have extensive skills and experience working with Australian government departments and agencies as well as non-government organisations. Our dedicated team of professionals hold a broad range of expertise in the following core Service Lines: Financial Advisory, Strategy and Governance, Digital Technology and Systems Implementation and Management Consulting.
At Chartertech, we believe in providing the highest standard of professional support to our clients by working with recognised partners to complement our credentials and demonstrate our expertise in the related disciplines, technologies and solutions we offer.
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Rubik3Rubik3 is a professional services firm that provides high quality professional services to Government, Private Sector and Not-for-Profit organisations. Our team consists of experienced and proven professionals that are experts in their chosen field. We build effective working relationships working with the client. Our core competencies are the provision of financial advisory services, ICT solutions and project management. Through resourcing, consulting and business services we provide a wholistic approach to offer your solutions in Government, private and NFP.
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Capital AnalyticsCapital Analytics is the premier provider of Automation Anywhere (RPA), Cognos TM1, Cognos Analytics services and solutions in Canberra.
We offer government Finance services, products and solutions to effectively meet their digital transformation goals. We have launched two new Commonwealth budgeting products; Internal Budgeting (CoBRAi) and External Budgeting (CoBRAx) with pricing options for cloud and on-premise options to suit your needs.
We are more than happy to discuss cost effective managed services for your budgeting and reporting environments, including easy to implement RPA (robotic process automation)products.
Our focus is government and our team of can offer you the very best service in Canberra.
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CertentCertent, Inc., founded in 2002, helps customers elevate their business with smart, intuitive solutions for modern finance. Our advanced solutions for equity management, disclosure management, and narrative reporting help business and finance leaders improve accuracy, save time, and get more done. Redefine your approach to governance, risk, and compliance with Certent. The company operates in seven countries and serves over 2,400 public, private, and pre-IPO companies around the world.
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BlackLineCompanies come to BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) because their traditional manual accounting processes are not sustainable. BlackLine’s cloud-based solutions and market-leading customer service help companies move to modern accounting by unifying their data and processes, automating repetitive work, and driving accountability through visibility. BlackLine provides solutions for financial close management, accounting automation, and intercompany governance, helping large enterprises and midsize companies across all industries do accounting work better, faster, and with more control.
Nearly 2,900 companies – including Australia Post, Coca Cola, Nike, and Domino’s trust BlackLine to help them close faster with complete and accurate results. The company is the pioneer and recognized Leader in Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Close Solutions. Based in Los Angeles, BlackLine also has regional headquarters in London, Singapore, and Sydney. For more information, please visit https://blackline.com/.
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Blog
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Date: 13 Sep 2018 By: Ash Natesh
In February 2018 we hosted the Finance Transformation in Government conference in Canberra. It attracted Chief Financial Officers and Senior Finance professionals from across the APS. The Speaker line-up included CFO’s from, the Department of Immigration & Border Protection, NSW Department of Industry, the ATO and ACT Health to mention a few. Steven Groves, the …
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