Chief Financial Officer

Deakin University is one of Victoria's larger universities, with a total budgeted income of $434 million, and more than 2,000 staff and 32,000 students at campuses in Melbourne, Geelong and Warrnambool and in off campus education.

Andrew Walters is the Chief Financial Officer for Deakin University. He takes responsibility for:-

The financial operations of the University delivered primarily through the Financial and Business Services Division;
Risk Management and the University's Insurance portfolio, and
He represents the University in its capacity as a shareholder in a number of associated entities.

The following functions come under the control of the Chief Financial Officer:-

Financial Reporting for Finance and Business Affairs Committee
Negotiate for the provision of banking services for the University
Provision of financial advice to senior University officers and Committees
Organisational Chart as at 14 October 2008

The vision for the Financial and Business Services Division (FBSD) is to develop a centrally led, decentralised finance and business function that provides leadership and support to the University while maintaining independence to ensure appropriate fiscal and operating governance oversight.

FBSD will enhance the financial and risk management of Deakin, focusing on the three tenets of:

Control and oversight
Support and leadership
Central information repository and advice as delivered through six teams
- Financial Performance and Analysis
- Financial Control
- Transaction Management
- Value Management
- Strategy, Risk and Insurance
- Financial Transformation (in particular, the Financial Management Improvement Project)

Each year, the FBSD develops priorities aligned with the University's Strategic Plan and Operational Plan. For more information refer to FBSD Strategy

For more information email: prue.humber@deakin.edu.au Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer