Recognising Women in DTF
South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF)
Future focused and working together to support the prosperity and wellbeing of all South Australians.
To mark International Women’s Day 2022 we asked one of our inspiring leaders - Daphne Zhang from DTF’s @SAFA branch - to talk about her career and how she has overcome challenges and how she is making a difference.
Daphne Zhang was drawn to her role as the Cash and Liquidity Manager at SAFA as she feels it allows her to work at her best and contribute to a forward-thinking, exciting organisation where she feels satisfied.?
Her overall responsibility is the investing of SAFA’s cash surpluses and the negotiation of short term borrowings within the Australian wholesale money markets. ?
She attributes her success in this unique role to her well-developed financial mathematics and numerical skills and her ability to relate effectively with financial market participants at various levels of government and with other relevant parties. ?
Despite initially feeling reserved about coming back to work after having a child – a reoccurring theme for a lot of women - Daphne found DTF’s flexible work arrangements to be vital in allowing her to balance her work and home life.
Most recently she has also found significant advantages in working from home as it gave her the flexibility to juggle other things which improved her productivity and work/life satisfaction.
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Daphne’s role model is our very own recently appointed Deputy Chief Executive, Anna Hughes. Under Anna’s leadership, Daphne has learnt how to be a more active listener, which she believes has made her a better communicator in her current position.
Daphne also credits Anna for motivating her in her personal life to live a healthier lifestyle to have more energy, and?feel better physically.
Daphne’s career advice to others is to focus on your strengths. Use that as an advantage to capitalise on the tasks at hand and don't focus on the end result, because the better you become in the process, the more you will enjoy the journey and the results.?
DTF is fortunate to have Daphne, and many other inspirational women, on board making a difference so South Australia thrives.