Financial Statement Reporting Manager, Asset Accounting and Reporting Manager

Defence Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,303 - 135,701; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency is looking for a Financial Statement Reporting Manager to lead a team in ensuring compliance with financial governance and reporting. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, providing guidance on financial accounting, and resolving complex reporting issues. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership and analytical skills, along with a commitment to continuous improvement. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career growth in a stimulating environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and develop a team to achieve business outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong initiative, sound practical judgement and resilience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to produce quality work within short timeframes.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for leading and managing a team by setting priorities, managing workflows and resources.
• Understanding and implementing practical governance requirements, risk oversight.
• Contributing to completion of external financial reporting and asset accounting functions.
• Liaising and collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Providing sound practical advice on technical financial accounting.
• Designing and recommending solutions to audit and financial reporting issues.

Job description

Financial Statement Reporting Manager, Asset Accounting and Reporting Manager

There are number of roles for an Executive Level 1 Manager within the Financial Accounting and Assets Executive Directorate and you will be accountable for some of the following:

• Accountable for leading and managing a team by setting priorities, managing workflows and resources, and driving strategies to achieve business outcomes. Ensures clear communication, establishes performance standards, and develops team capability through guidance, delegation, and performance management.
• Understanding and implementing practical governance requirements, risk oversight and facilitating compliance with the financial management framework.
• Contributing proactively to the completion of Defence’s external financial reporting and asset accounting functions including preparation and presentation of monthly and annual financial reporting and applying a risk based quality assurance processes, financial statement analysis and compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal accounting policies.
• Liaising and collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders including auditors, business areas, procurement and systems specialists, contractors and members of the military.
• Providing sound practical advice and guidance to stakeholders on technical financial accounting and asset assurance activities. Understanding, applying, aligning Defence’s mission and business objectives to financial reporting and accounting.
• Providing clear and consistent communication, managing expectations and setting clear performance and behavioural standards.
• Designing and recommending solutions to audit and financial reporting issues. Resolving problems using expertise and taking the initiative to identify alternative courses of action.

Base pay range

A$120,303.00/yr - A$135,701.00/yr

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Administrative, General Business, and Other

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing

About our Team

There is no single employer in the Commonwealth that offers the breadth of technical challenges that Defence Finance Group (DFG) tackle. Working in the Financial Accounting and Assets Executive Directorate means you will be applying your professional judgement and knowledge to a huge range of complex accounting issues.

The teams within the Executive Directorate are responsible for the full financial reporting function and the financial accounting of Defence. They are also accountable for policy advice, compliance assurance, conducting quality assurance checks on financial accounting activities and liaison with external auditors. The team’s practical judgement is relied upon to deliver professional advice and reporting around complex assets, business processes, procurements and multi-year billion-dollar projects.

The team is responsible for the financial accounting of the largest entity in the Commonwealth. Career growth prospects are strong because if you understand financial accounting underpinning Defence you will gain a knowledge of the business and a competitive edge.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Proven ability to lead and develop a team to achieve business outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong initiative, sound practical judgement and resilience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to produce quality work within short timeframes.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 08 January 2026

For further information please review the job information pack, reference DFG/09350/25 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=9A41D88F-5BB4-E35D-CB90-E465DBF759A0