Financial Costing Specialist

5 days ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia APS Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Costing Specialist to join our team at the Australian Public Service (APS). The successful candidate will be responsible for providing expert costing advice and support to our clients.

As a Financial Costing Specialist, you will contribute to various functions of the branch, including cost assurance and cost estimation. You will work closely with financial and portfolio stakeholders to convey high-level summaries of estimates and provide recommendations to improve the quality of cost estimates.

The APS 6 Financial Costing Specialist will form part of a high-performing and inclusive team, providing subject matter expertise across the spectrum of financial costing within Defence. Under the direction of senior team members, you will:

  • Respond to general enquiries about cost estimation, the application of Defence costing standards, policy, and processes;
  • Review cost estimates to ensure they comply with the Defence Cost Estimation Standards;
  • Provide advice and recommendations to improve the quality of cost estimates;
  • Support senior CCB team members in the preparation of briefs for senior decision makers;
  • Build cost estimates to support capability gate review and investment committee decisions;
  • Work through tender submissions to extract the relevant cost data;
  • Work with project managers, schedulers, and risk managers to understand the cost implications of schedule, uncertainty, and risk;
  • Present models for capability gate review, investment committee, and external stakeholder reviews;

In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop and update Cost Recovery Models and associated guides and manuals, as well as respond to general queries about Cost Recovery Models.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain accurate and reliable cost estimates;
  • Provide expert costing advice and support to clients;
  • Contribute to the development of policies and procedures related to financial costing;
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to achieve business objectives;

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary range of $91,702 - $104,753 per annum, plus up to 15.4% superannuation. Our team is dedicated to driving better practice and transforming capability costing, and we are committed to building a sustainable costing workforce.

About Our Team

Our team works in partnership with the Defence community to drive better practice and transform capability costing. We connect and support a professional costing community by developing policy and technical solutions, providing strategic and technical costing advice, and building a sustainable costing workforce.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a positive team player who thrives in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will display initiative, have strong attention to detail, and be committed to providing consistent, high-quality support. They will also demonstrate:

  • Strong numeracy, written, and verbal communication skills;
  • Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across the Department, including liaising with internal and external stakeholders;
  • Flexibility to adjust to shifting strategic priorities in a fast-paced environment;

Salary Range: $91,702 - $104,753 per annum

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