Financial Advisor – Finance | Canberra | PV

Pinaka Technology Solutions; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ICD Financial Advisory Services in Canberra requires a Financial Advisor to provide cost estimation, financial analysis and management support to progress programs through required approval pathways and delivery paths.

The Financial Advisor will operate with a high degree of autonomy, undertaking complex estimation, analysis, and assurance tasks to support whole-of-life costs, submissions and briefs for Defence resources. Onsite work at Brindabella Business Park is required.

Qualifications

• Understanding of cost estimation and financial analysis for complex programs.
• Experience providing submissions, affordability reports and briefs.
• Ability to interpret data, prepare reports, and present findings.

Responsibilities

• Manage costs of complex projects and track/report program costs.
• Prepare cost estimates with factors in collaboration with project managers and engineers.
• Support whole-of-life cost assessments, interdependencies and relationships across projects.
• Provide cost estimation and financial analysis to support decision-making and approvals.
• Apply risk-adjusted cost estimation principles where appropriate.
• Collaborate within a team to achieve project outcomes and develop staff.
• Utilize approved software and tools for cost estimation and analysis.

Skills

Cost estimation

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Data interpretation

Report preparation

MS Office

Education

Accounting and business administration degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Financial Advisor - Finance | Canberra | PV

ICD Financial Advisory Services

Australian citizenship required. Must have an active Positive Vetting clearance.

Location: Canberra (Onsite).

RFQ Details

• - RFQ ID: SG-305758095832
• - Portal Reference: 105916
• - Agency: Dept of Defence
• - Closing Date: 10:00 6 Nov 2026 (Australia/Sydney)
• - Estimated Start Date: 14 December 2026
• - Initial Contract Duration: 1 year
• - Extension Term: 12 months
• - Number of Extensions: 2
• - Experience Level: Work Level 3
• - Security Clearance: Must have an active Positive Vetting clearance
• - Location of Work: ACT
• - Working Arrangements: Onsite at Brindabella Business Park 10, Brindabella Circuit, Majura ACT
• - Maximum Hours: 8 hours per day

Job Details

The Intelligence Capability Division (ICD), supporting the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), delivers integrated enterprise intelligence capability and manages the development of the intelligence workforce. ICD requires a Financial Advisor to provide cost estimation, financial analysis and management support services to progress programs and projects through the required approval pathways and delivery paths, including the One Defence Capability System (ODCS). The Financial Advisor will operate with a high degree of autonomy, undertaking complex estimation, analysis, and assurance tasks.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• - Managing the costs of complex projects including track and report on various programs of work to support decision making, milestone reviews and approvals
• - Preparing cost estimates quantifying and applying cost factors in collaboration with project managers, engineers, business analysts and stakeholders
• - Supporting the program reviews of whole of life cycle costs for Defence resources including program evaluation, interdependencies and relationships between projects
• - Developing and providing advice on submissions, affordability reports and briefs to manage risks and issues associated with the achievement of project or program outcomes
• - Applying the principles of a risk adjusted cost estimate with inherent and contingent risk profiles, where applicable
• - Leading and working collaboratively within a professional team to work with stakeholders, to achieve project outcomes and to guide and develop people
• - Using appropriate software and tools for cost estimation and financial analysis, as agreed with the Commonwealth

Technical Skills

• - Tertiary qualifications in accounting and business administration
• - Ability to interpret data, prepare reports, and present findings and proposed solutions
• - High-level proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite products (Word styles and templates, Excel referential formulae, and PowerPoint master layout changes)
• - Ability to develop project cost estimation and analysis to support decision-making, milestone reviews, and government approvals
• - Financial and budgeting knowledge

Selection Criteria

Essential criteria

• (a) The Service Provider’s demonstrated understanding of the Services required, their capability and capacity to provide the services described in the Detailed Statement of Work within the specified time frames, and the identification of any key challenges and the management of risk;
• (b) The Service Provider’s demonstrated organisational experience in providing similar services to the services described in the Detailed Statement of Work;
• (c) The relevant experience of nominated Personnel in providing similar services to the services described in the Detailed Statement of Work; and
• (d) The whole of life costs or total fees to be incurred by the Entity and the extent to which the level and structure of fees proposed provides value for money for the Australian Government.