Australian University
Senior Finance Officers Group
Fostering professional
& open relationships
AUSFOG is a collaborative association of senior finance officers representing 38 Universities across all states and territories. The Group formally meets once or twice annually and corresponds regularly throughout the year on matters that impact on the financial operations of the Sector. The Group also liaises closely with the State Audit Offices on matters such as compliance with Accounting Standards and Department of Education and Training reporting requirements.
The AUSFOG Executive Committee 2023
Paula Johnston, Chief Financial Officer, The University of Newcastle (Chair)
Vanessa Evans, Chief Financial Officer, Deakin University (Immediate past chair)
Elizabeth Cannon, Chief Financial Officer, The University of the Sunshine Coast
Mark Leigh, Chief Financial Officer, University of Technology, Sydney
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An underlying principle of AUSFOG is to foster professional and open relationships by the informal sharing of knowledge and experience. Institutional participants of AUSFOG are able to extend membership of the Financial Management Network to their professional staff, a community engagement platform to build capability for finance staff in the sector.
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AUSFOG Conference
In 2022 AUSFOG members met face to face at Deakin University's Waurn Ponds Campus for two days of networking, speakers and discussion.
The 2023 AUSFOG Conference will be held in Newcastle and more details will be released early in the new year.
HES provide secretariat services to AUSFOG, assist with the organisation of the AUSFOG conference and manage the Financial Management Network on the HES Forums Community Hub.
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