Talent Street is looking for a Program Officer (A04) for one of our large Qld State Government clients to join the Natural Disaster Program Team.

The role is based in the Gold Coast region and will be for an initial 1-year engagement.

Role responsibilities

In the role of Program Officer, within the Program Controls team, you will provide support to program and project managers and project team members by working with the teams Project Officers contribute to effective management of programs and projects.

Accountabilities include:

• Proven experience in overseeing financial forecasting within a systems environment. 3PCM Unifier experience would be considered highly desirable.

• Monitor regional office projects for data quality and make changes where required within specified deadlines.

• An understanding of the principals of accrual accounting and the ability to create and apply accrual journals is essential to this role. SAP experience would be considered highly desirable.

• Schedule projects in accordance with the regional office's "Monthly Updating & Reporting Cycle" using Primavera P6.

• Collate, monitor and report on the performance and status of program/project and financial support activities using SAP and BI reporting.

• Proactively assist Project Managers with Unifier business processes such as Program Change Requests, Value of Work Completed/Monthly Accruals and Cash Flow predictions.

Scope:
- Proven experience in monitoring project/program spend across the Natural Disaster Program (NDP) portfolio and the ability to take appropriate action where necessary to mitigate under/overspends in conjunction with key stakeholders.

- Processing monthly accruals through SAP and monitoring project forecasts using 3PCM Unifier.

- Establish monthly updates and the creation of new Primavera P6 Schedules through effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Compliance with the NDP Business Rules (to be provided to the appointed resource) is essential to this role, both in terms of adherence and monitoring.
- Develop, build, and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders.

Experience:
- Experience using SAP and 3PCM Unifier forecasting would be highly desirable.
- Proven experience of scheduling, preferably within a P6 environment and project management skills using 3PCM Unifier.

Capabilities:
- Ability to carry out the role competencies in the specification/scope.
 - Able to meet required timeframes.
- Able to work innovatively and able to solve problems in a complex environment.
- Provide demonstrated experience in a fast-paced complex environment.
- Have or able to quickly acquire Knowledge and Compliance with the NDP Business Rules as this is essential to this role both in terms of adherence and monitoring.

Mandatory Requirements

Current holder of Class C driver's license. 

If you are looking for your next role, please apply online with an updated resume and/or contact Oliver Roffey for more information on 04 04 225 344.