Assistant Director

1 month ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australian Government Department of Defence Full time
About the Role

The Australian Government Department of Defence is seeking an experienced and skilled professional to fill the role of Assistant Director - Financial Reporting and Asset Accounting. This is a key position within the Financial Reporting and Asset Accounting Directorate, responsible for leading a team and overseeing the completion of monthly and yearly financial reporting and asset accounting requirements.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and lead a team, providing clear and consistent communication, setting performance and behavioural standards, managing expectations and performance, delegating, guiding and developing people.
  • Oversee the completion of monthly and yearly financial reporting and asset accounting requirements, ensuring compliance with financial management framework.
  • Develop position papers and provide sound accounting advice to stakeholders on technical financial accounting and asset issues.
  • Coordinate with the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) financial statement audit team.
  • Manage best practice data, information and project governance in support of the asset accounting and financial reporting function.
  • Align Defence's mission and business objectives to financial reporting and assets management.
  • Build and sustain relationships with stakeholders and subject matter experts to deliver outcomes.
About Our Team

The Financial Reporting and Asset Accounting Team is responsible for the full financial reporting function and the financial accounting of Defence's assets through their capability lifecycle. They are also accountable for policy advice, compliance assurance and conducting quality assurance checks on financial accounting activities.

The team's judgement is relied upon to deliver professional advice and reporting around complex assets; business processes procurements and multi-year billion-dollar projects. Career growth prospects are strong because if you understand assets underpinning Defence you will understand a lot of the business.

You will get to analyse complex trends, work on the forefront of changes to accounting standards, help prepare policies that impact the whole organization and you will gain a full understanding of the asset lifecycle from procurement to disposal. You will be involved in the largest ERP (SAP) implementation project in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an emerging leader with a shared sense of purpose, who is committed to partnering with stakeholders to deliver outcomes through strategic advice and the provision of financial accounting support and financial systems reform initiatives.

You should have sound capability of leading and developing a team, an influential communication style and the ability to explain technical information in simple terms. With demonstrated skills to translate financial information and strategy into business outcomes, you are an accomplished planner and project manager who takes a strategic outlook when aligning team activities to organisational goals and stakeholders objectives.



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