Defence Finance Officer - Cost Modelling & Analysis

Downer; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Professional Services in Canberra is seeking a Finance Officer to support MIWS projects, delivering cost modelling, financial analysis and project reporting. The role involves engaging stakeholders, preparing finance materials for Investment Committee submissions, and mentoring junior Cost Analysts.

You will work within a Defence-focused environment, ensuring alignment with cost controls and governance requirements while contributing to capability uplift across MIWS and project teams.

Qualifications

• Experience building, updating and validating complex cost models for defence or large projects.
• Strong ability to analyse variances and prepare concise, decision-ready finance materials.
• Ability to produce high-quality reporting and dashboard inputs for governance meetings.
• Proven experience supporting project teams and mentoring junior cost analysts.

Responsibilities

• Engage in planning forums and align with program priorities.
• Deliver cost modelling and financial analysis, update cost models, prepare finance tables.
• Produce PMB slide updates, briefs and monthly reporting artefacts for reviews.

Skills

Cost modelling

Financial analysis

Reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Defence financial frameworks

Coaching/mentoring

Job description

Downer Professional Services in Canberra is seeking a Finance Officer to support MIWS projects, delivering cost modelling, financial analysis and project reporting. The role involves engaging stakeholders, preparing finance materials for Investment Committee submissions, and mentoring junior Cost Analysts.

You will work within a Defence-focused environment, ensuring alignment with cost controls and governance requirements while contributing to capability uplift across MIWS and project teams.