Finance Advisor

Department of Defence; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Defence's Defence Finance Group (DFG) in Garden Island, Sydney NSW, seeks an APS6 Finance Advisor. This customer-facing role will guide a small, dynamic team in delivering strategic financial advice to key clients, both uniformed and civilian, and assist with identification of financial risks, cost drivers, and end-of-year forecasting.

You will build strong relationships, explain complex financial information to a broad range of clients, and support Navy and NSSG with

Qualifications

• Use business knowledge and financial skills to provide expert advice on Defence and Government financial matters.
• Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and key clients.
• Coordinate financial governance requirements and promote compliance with the financial management frameworks.
• Contribute to budget preparations, evaluation of financial performance and general financial management across a variety of budgets and capabilities.
• Identify financial issues and apply financial management knowledge to deliver objective and systematic analysis and conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Use business knowledge and financial skills to provide expert advice on Defence and Government financial matters.
• Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and key clients.
• Coordinate financial governance requirements and promote compliance with the financial management frameworks.
• Contribute to budget preparations, evaluation of financial performance and general financial management across a variety of budgets and capabilities.
• Identify financial issues and apply financial management knowledge to deliver objective and systematic analysis and conclusions.

Skills

Communication skills

Client engagement

Finance advisory

Financial governance

Job description

Defence Finance Group (DFG) is seeking experienced and enthusiastic finance professionals to join the Maritime Sustainment finance team for a current vacancy in Garden Island, Sydney - NSW.

The APS 6 Finance Advisor is a customer-facing role who will guide a small and dynamic team in the provision of strategic financial advice to key clients, both uniformed and civilian.

The Finance Advisor will also assist clients in the identification of financial risks and opportunities, understanding of cost drivers and impacts on capability, and forecasting of End of Financial Year achievement.

You have strong communication skills and client engagement capabilities, and you are naturally suited to explaining complex financial information to a broad range of clients. You enjoy learning about the people and business areas you support, are committed to learning and enjoy using technology to enable smarter, more efficient ways of working.

About our Team

We are a small and dynamic team working collaboratively with our clients within Navy and the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group (NSSG). The Maritime Finance teams are regionally dispersed around Australia, supporting internal and external clients across the organisation, and are dedicated to the provision of high quality financial services.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion for finance/accounting work, who can operate independently under broad direction to perform and achieve complex financial management work within an integrated workforce.

Some of the key duties of this role are:

• Use business knowledge and financial skills to provide expert advice on Defence and Government financial matters.
• Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and key clients.
• Coordinate financial governance requirements and promote compliance with the financial management frameworks.
• Contribute to budget preparations, evaluation of financial performance and general financial management across a variety of budgets and capabilities.
• Identify financial issues and apply financial management knowledge to deliver objective and systematic analysis and conclusions.

Other competencies we are targeting include:

• Strong interpersonal skills that can service a variety of customers of varying financial literacy.
• Enthusiastic and determined to achieve meaningful results within a team-based environment.
• Ability to operate and produce high quality outcomes in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated financial skills and experience to achieve outcomes and deliverables.
• Understanding of core financial principles.

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

The key duties of the position include:

The Role

Defence Finance Group (DFG) is seeking experienced and enthusiastic finance professionals to join the Maritime Sustainment finance team for a current vacancy in Garden Island, Sydney - NSW.

The APS 6 Finance Advisor is a customer-facing role who will guide a small and dynamic team in the provision of strategic financial advice to key clients, both uniformed and civilian.

The Finance Advisor will also assist clients in the identification of financial risks and opportunities, understanding of cost drivers and impacts on capability, and forecasting of End of Financial Year achievement.

You have strong communication skills and client engagement capabilities, and you are naturally suited to explaining complex financial information to a broad range of clients. You enjoy learning about the people and business areas you support, are committed to learning and enjoy using technology to enable smarter, more efficient ways of working.

About our Team

We are a small and dynamic team working collaboratively with our clients within Navy and the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group (NSSG). The Maritime Finance teams are regionally dispersed around Australia, supporting internal and external clients across the organisation, and are dedicated to the provision of high quality financial services.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion for finance/accounting work, who can operate independently under broad direction to perform and achieve complex financial management work within an integrated workforce.

Some of the key duties of this role are:

• Use business knowledge and financial skills to provide expert advice on Defence and Government financial matters.
• Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and key clients.
• Coordinate financial governance requirements and promote compliance with the financial management frameworks.
• Contribute to budget preparations, evaluation of financial performance and general financial management across a variety of budgets and capabilities.
• Identify financial issues and apply financial management knowledge to deliver objective and systematic analysis and conclusions.

Other competencies we are targeting include:

• Strong interpersonal skills that can service a variety of customers of varying financial literacy.
• Enthusiastic and determined to achieve meaningful results within a team-based environment.
• Ability to operate and produce high quality outcomes in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated financial skills and experience to achieve outcomes and deliverables.
• Understanding of core financial principles.

Eligibility

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

Getting to know the Department of Defence

The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few.

We offer a rewarding career that includes

• professional development
• work-life balance
• recognition
• a flexible and supportive work environment
• a diverse workforce

To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers