Job Title : Finance Business Partner
Company Name: Defence Australia
Job Details: Finance Business Partner | Defence Australia
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About the job
The Role
Defence is seeking outstanding leaders to undertake Finance Business Partnering Roles to deliver and drive financial outcomes across Defence. Your role is to undertake financial analysis in support of finance business partnering for Defence’s Enabling Groups, which sits within the Financial Performance and Management (FP&M) Division of Defence Finance Group (DFG).
We are seeking to fill vacancies to support the following Enabling Groups:
Associate Secretary Group provides and integrates essential strategic, legal and enabling support services to the Defence Enterprise. This includes the integration of enabling services such as data, enterprise and business transformation, legal and audit;
Defence People Group – People Strategy Organisation is responsible for delivering human resource outcomes across the Defence employment cycle from strategy and policy development, through to implementation and service delivery. Military Personnel Organisation takes carriage of ADF personnel from recruitment, throughout their career and on transition from Defence;
Security and Estate Group (SEG) develops and sustains the Defence Estate and is the consolidated security and service delivery organisation for Defence. SEG design and deliver Defence infrastructure and manage the complex Defence Estate, which is the largest landholding in the Commonwealth; and
Defence Digital Group are laser focussed on shaping the Defence ICT of the future – capitalising on best in class global platforms supported by best in class sovereign capabilities.
As an EL1 FBP you will combine your passion for finance in conjunction with your stakeholder engagement skills. You will have an ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information, providing clear and concise guidance to your team and possess the ability to explain your findings and associated recommendations to those with a non-financial background. You will work with others across the Group to understand strategic issues, analyse financial results and communicate your findings to Senior Leadership to support enterprise wide decision making. Your ability to lead by example, develop and sustain a high performing team, whilst ensuring you create a positive team culture is key and this includes the ability to delegate responsibility and empower staff.
About our Team
DFG is the largest finance function in the Commonwealth and can offer a significant depth of career opportunities for finance professionals, accountants, financial systems experts or financial policy specialists. DFG manages over $50 billion in funding, which is over $100 million per day, with a huge variety of large complex projects running in parallel. The breadth of technical challenges and opportunities to develop and grow your experience and leadership capabilities are second to none.
The Enabling Groups Branch is within the FP&M Division which is responsible for delivering financial advice and performance reporting to Groups and Services, Ministers and other government departments, across all Defence programs and activities including workforce, capital, and sustainment and operating budgets.
The successful applicant may join a team that is geographically dispersed but all teams’ value regular engagement and periodic face to face visits. Teams in the Enabling Groups Branch have a wide variety of skill sets and a high performing culture. The successful candidate can expect to be challenged in their role, while being supported by an inclusive and considerate team and leadership group.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will have commenced a career in accounting/finance in the private or public sectors with a range of skills transferable to Defence, including the ability to operate independently to perform complex financial management activities, whilst ensuring your team are supported. You will have strong communication skills and stakeholder engagement capabilities, and are naturally suited to explaining financial information to a broad range of stakeholders. You enjoy learning about the people and business areas you support, like to help your clients solve problems and have a positive “can-do” attitude.
Other competencies we are targeting include:
Strong people management skills, both in leading a team and in liaising with stakeholders.
Ability to operate and produce high quality outcomes in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.
Exceptional results orientation, resilience and a positive approach to issues resolution.
Ability to build trusted relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including the ability to influence through strong written and verbal communication.
Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
Strong initiative and sound judgement with a commitment to ongoing process improvement.
Application Closing Date: Monday 17 February 2025
For further information please review the job information pack, reference DFG/00623/25 on defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=A02A685E-24C2-C87B-A2D7-E37D7EFE33CA |
Country: Australia
