The Australian Department of Finance is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with the responsibility of assisting the government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met, particularly with regard to expenditure, financial management, and the operations of government.
The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Finance, presently Jane Halton PSM, who reports to the Minister for Finance, presently Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann.
The head office of the department is located in the John Gorton building on King Edward Terrace, in the Canberra suburb of Parkes, in the Australian Capital Territory.