Financial and e-Solutions Group (FeSG)
Michael Burton
General Manager
Financial & e-Solutions Group provides cost effective, timely and reliable delivery of financial and IT services, through innovative, practical, and responsible solutions, that drive improved organisational performance.
General Manager: Michael Burton
Phone: (02) 6215 3518
Financial Services Branch
Branch Manager: Andrew Harvey
Phone: (02) 6215 3825
Financial Services Branch (FSB) contributes towards the outcomes of the Department by providing reliable and timely financial information that supports decision making and seeks to drive improved organisational performance. The key products and services of FSB are as follows:
- Reporting, covering: monthly management and financial reporting, financial statements, general ledger management and accounting policy.
- Budgets, covering: capital planning, external and internal budgeting, review of new initiatives, major reforms, business planning and small agency monitoring.
- Procurement Advice and Financial Policy, covering: advice and clearance of procurement processes as well as CEI/FMA policy matters.
- Strategic Support, covering: integration and project management of key process improvement initiatives, continuous improvement, communication, training and professional development.
- Group Financial Advice (AMG, Budget & FMG and AGIMO, CAPS, Dereg & FeSG), covering: preparation of Group budgets and costings, Certificate of Compliance, advice to Business Groups on financial performance, accounting journals and the development of ad hoc and tailored Business Group specific reports.
Financial Operations Branch
Acting Branch Manager: Alison Eager
Phone: (02) 6215 3539
Financial Operations Branch contributes towards the outcomes of the Department by ensuring reliable and accurate financial information is recorded in our financial systems through robust processes encompassing:
- Financial Operations, covering: accounts processing, payroll, cash flow and appropriation management, banking, expenses, petty cash, credit cards, taxation, asset management and journals.
- Systems Administration, covering: management of the Department’s financial management system, SAP and other supporting systems such as the iCMS expense management system.
- SAP Remediation Project.
e-Solutions Group (eSG)
The e-Solutions Group is responsible for the supply of cost effective, innovative and practical IT solutions to Finance's Business Groups and the Electorate Offices of Senators, Members and their staff. It is also responsible for the provision of secure communications services to Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and their Agencies.
IT Services Branch
Branch Manager: Brett Quester
Phone: 02 6215 2352
IT Services Branch is responsible for the provisioning and delivery of the departmental ICT infrastructure and services. This includes the day-to-day support and management of ICT operations using industry best practice standard framework. The following key services of the branch including:
- IT Service Desk
- IT education, communication and training
- ICT security management and technical advice
- ICT disaster recovery and service continuity planning
- ICT problem, change and release management
- ICT procurement, business relationship and client management
- ICT architecture and future capabilities
- Management of the Department's outsourced ICT provider contracts
- Telephone provisioning
Business Applications Services Branch
Branch Manager: Paul Stokoe
Phone: (02) 6215 1706
Business Applications Services Branch provides high quality and cost effective applications maintenance and support services to Finance through:
- Ongoing maintenance and support of AIMS, PSS, QSP and other business applications
- Provision of resources for testing and configuration management of applications
- Identifying, developing, implementing and supporting new business models and applications through the provision of application development skills and facilities
- Developing and maintaining IT Policies and Procedures
- Maintaining and implementing Finance's ICT Strategic Plan
Government Network Services Branch
Branch Manager: Barry McKinless
Phone: (02) 6215 1801
Government Network Services Branch is responsible for the provision and maintenance of communication and infrastructure services to the Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries through:
- Managing the Ministerial Communications Network (MCN) which provides secure telecommunication services to all Ministers, Parliamentary Offices, and Agency Heads, in Parliament House & throughout Australia
- Managing the Intragovernment Communications Network (ICON), an optical fibre network that links all Commonwealth offices throughout Canberra
- Providing Wide Area Network (WAN) communications services for Finance interstate offices
- Providing communications support to Whole of Government functions such as CHOGM, APEC, and Continuity of Government initiatives
Government Financial Systems Branch
Branch Manager: Chris Markovitch
Phone: (02) 6215 2502
Government Financial Systems Branch is responsible for the management, development, support and operations of the Central Budget Management System (CBMS) and the Accrual Information Management System (AIMS) which are used to facilitate the Government’s budget, financial reporting and cash management processes.
The key services of the Branch are as follows:
- CBMS Service Desk which provides a single point of contact for CBMS and AIMS support matters, including user access, incident management, and usage assistance
- Communications and training for CBMS
- Business Support – provides subject matter expertise and support to the CBMS user community
- Operations Management – covering system and environment management and technical support
- Product development – covering identification, design, development and testing of new functionality, system changes and enhancements
- Common Information Tree (CIT) Administration Unit - administers the various policy and economic type classifications that are applied to the CBMS Chart of Accounts
Electorate Office IT Services
Director: Annette Martin
Phone: (02) 6215 3848
Electorate Office IT (EOIT) Services delivers first class IT services to Electorate Offices in a cost effective manner through rigorous management of service providers.
- It oversees IT service delivery to 250 offices occupied by Senators and Members of the Australian Federal Parliament through-out Australia via a series of outsourced contractual arrangements
- The IT services provided to Senators and Members is governed by entitlement granted by the Special Minister of State and EOIT works closely with M&PS in the delivery of these services
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