El 1 - Assistant Director Finance

2 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia Australian Government Full time

$120,303 - $135,701 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
- Canberra - ACT

**The Role**
Defence Finance Group (DFG) is seeking experienced and enthusiastic finance professionals to join the Navy Finance team for current vacancies in Canberra.

The EL 1 Assistant Director Finance is a customer-facing role leading a number of small and dynamic teams in the provision of strategic financial services to key clients, both uniformed and civilian. The Assistant Director Finance will also assist clients in the identification of financial risks and opportunities, understanding of cost drivers and impacts on capability, and achievement of End of Financial Year outcomes.

You will have diverse financial experience and skills and be an emerging leader who is committed to helping senior leaders and clients deliver outcomes through your strategic advice and the provision of accurate, timely and high quality financial information.

You will have sound experience leading and developing a team, and have a naturally influential communication style. You will translate financial information and strategy into business outcomes and create a shared sense of purpose. You are a skilled planner who takes a strategic outlook when aligning team activities to organisational goals and your stakeholder’s objectives.

**About our Team**
DFG is a key enabler in Defence and works in partnership with Groups and Services to deliver high quality budget and financial management outcomes through the provision of policies, processes, services, systems and advice. Our embedded finance business partners provide financial support and advice to Navy Group and to the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group.

DFG have been undertaking an expansive reform journey to ensure we are a trusted and professional business partner, delivering financial insight to inform decision-making across Defence. DFG works as one cohesive unit with a structure now harmonised with most other Commonwealth agencies. We are a large team that is actively sharing ideas and collaborating across an enormously diverse business.

As we enter the next exciting phase of our reform including major investment in systems and automation, as well as process and policy reform, we are looking for new talent from the private and public sector with fresh ways of thinking to join our rejuvenated culture.

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion for finance and accounting work, who can operate independently under broad direction to perform and achieve complex financial management work within an integrated workforce.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and produce high quality outcomes in a fast paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with an ability to influence across a broad range of stakeholders. This includes researching alternative positions and presenting options effectively and persuasively.
- Complex problem-solving abilities - based on a questioning mind and an ability to think laterally.
- Improvement focus, strong results orientation and seeks to add value through improving processes and systems.
- Managing and leading a team, including providing clear and consistent communication, setting clear performance and behavioural standards, managing performance, delegating responsibility and guiding and developing people.
- Building and maintaining relationships with a network of internal and external stakeholders.



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