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  • Management Consultant

    Canberra
    Permanent
    AU$150,000 - AU$180,000 per year

    This is an opportunity for experienced consultants who want to move beyond the traditional consulting model and work in a more senior, intellectually rigorous environment.

    Rather than operating through large delivery teams and leverage-heavy structures, the firm deploys small, highly experienced teams to work directly with senior government leaders on complex strategic issues.

    • Exciting opportunity for growth and development!
    • Making real impact with experience leaders
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  • Finance Director- Canberra- Public Sector

    Canberra CBD
    Permanent
    AU$180,000 - AU$200,000 per year

    This newly created FD role leads the organisation's finance and business services portfolio, ensuring robust governance, statutory compliance and high‑integrity financial operations. It drives strategic financial insight, continuous improvement and strong leadership to elevate organisational performance and enable meaningful national impact.

    • Newly created FD role working with a growing Government entity
    • Lead ership opportunity reporting into a CFO, located in Canberra
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  • Financial Controller

    West Perth
    Permanent
    AU$160,000 - AU$180,000 per year
    Work from Home or Hybrid

    We are seeking a skilled Financial Controller to oversee and manage the financial operations for our client in the resources sector. This permanent role, based in West Perth, requires a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in accounting and finance.

    • Report directly to CEO
    • Cash-positive business with long-term stability offered with role
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  • Senior Finance/Labour Analyst

    Melbourne CBD
    Permanent
    AU$150,000 - AU$200,000 per year

    Be part of a forward‑thinking organisation that invests heavily in innovation, advanced analytics and genuine career development. This is your chance to step into a role where your insights directly influence productivity, cost optimisation and strategic decision-making.

    • Excellent WFH flexibility
    • Continuous improvement focus
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  • Financial Controller

    Melbourne
    Permanent

    Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Controller will be responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and investor-grade financial reporting while ensuring strong financial governance across the group. The role will play a key part in supporting Board and investor requirements, maintaining compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations, and scaling the finance function in line with the organisation's growth agenda.

    • Great opportunity to grow your career!
    • Direct exposure to the CFO, executive leadership team, Board, and investors
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  • FP&A Manager

    Parramatta
    Permanent
    AU$135,000 - AU$145,000 per year
    Work from Home or Hybrid

    This FP&A Manager role requires strong expertise in financial planning, analysis, and modelling within a purpose‑driven education environment. The position focuses on leading budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial insights while partnering closely with the Head of Finance in a standalone, high‑impact capacity.

    • High impact strategic role
    • Hybrid work model
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  • Finance Business Partner- Melbourne

    Melbourne
    Permanent
    AU$140,000 - AU$150,000 per year

    The role is responsible for delivering high‑quality financial leadership, planning, analysis and strategic advice across a specialised portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, modelling and insightful reporting to support senior decision‑makers.

    • Stakeholder focused role working with C-Suite and ELT
    • Support the core business in driving profit, revenue and commercial gains
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FAQ: Public Sector Jobs in Canberra

Why work in the public sector in Canberra?

As we are all well aware, Canberra is the political capital of Australia - the fact that parliament house resides there is a testament to this statement. For this reason, Canberra public service jobs are some of the most lucrative and sought-after roles out there, with positions available belonging to many of the important political figures and governmental branches which reside in our nation’s capital. If you’re serious about the public sector and are looking to begin, or advance in and further a career in public service, Canberra is where you’ll want to begin your search.

How to find a public sector job in Canberra?

This is where Michael Page steps in. Our specialist team of public service Canberra recruiters have access to the best public service jobs Canberra has on offer. Years of experience working with, building and nurturing our public sector networks have resulted in a deep-rooted knowledge of the domestic public service job market and makes the placement of worthy candidates for suitable roles something that is second nature to us. We invite you to browse the range of Canberra public sector jobs above or alternatively, speak to one of our recruitment experts today and get the guidance you need to help find your next ideal candidate or role.

What type of public sector jobs are available in Canberra?

There is no end to the list of Australian public service jobs Canberra has available for those actively looking. Depending on what’s available at the time, these roles can range from the entry-level right through to high-calibre executive and managerial positions. To provide some examples of grassroot roles for the inexperienced and public service fledglings, we can assist with placement in positions such as teacher’s aides, legal secretaries, personal assistants and receptionists. To give you an idea of some of the more upper-tier roles which we help fill, you have the more-commonplace CEO and management, accounting and finance and data/business analyst type roles and alternatively, more niche positions such as government advisory, governance, treasury, defence and government-policy-centric type roles.

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