At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide strategic financial advice and support to clients in a dynamic team.
- Company: Join the Defence Finance Group, supporting Navy and Naval Shipbuilding.
- Benefits: Enjoy professional development, work-life balance, and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a diverse and collaborative workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while working with passionate professionals.
- Qualifications: Passion for finance and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 99000 - 121000 $ per year.
Defence Finance Group (DFG) is seeking experienced and enthusiastic finance professionals to join the Maritime Sustainment finance team for a current vacancy in Garden Island, Sydney - NSW. The APS 6 Finance Advisor is a customer-facing role who will guide a small and dynamic team in the provision of strategic financial advice to key clients, both uniformed and civilian. The Finance Advisor will also assist clients in the identification of financial risks and opportunities, understanding of cost drivers and impacts on capability, and forecasting of End of Financial Year achievement.
You have strong communication skills and client engagement capabilities, and you are naturally suited to explaining complex financial information to a broad range of clients. You enjoy learning about the people and business areas you support, are committed to learning and enjoy using technology to enable smarter, more efficient ways of working.
About our Team: We are a small and dynamic team working collaboratively with our clients within Navy and the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group (NSSG). The Maritime Finance teams are regionally dispersed around Australia, supporting internal and external clients across the organisation, and are dedicated to the provision of high quality financial services.
Our Ideal Candidate: We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion for finance/accounting work, who can operate independently under broad direction to perform and achieve complex financial management work within an integrated workforce.
- Use business knowledge and financial skills to provide expert advice on Defence and Government financial matters.
- Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and key clients.
- Coordinate financial governance requirements and promote compliance with the financial management frameworks.
- Contribute to budget preparations, evaluation of financial performance and general financial management across a variety of budgets and capabilities.
- Identify financial issues and apply financial management knowledge to deliver objective and systematic analysis and conclusions.
Other competencies we are targeting include:
- Strong interpersonal skills that can service a variety of customers of varying financial literacy.
- Enthusiastic and determined to achieve meaningful results within a team-based environment.
- Ability to operate and produce high quality outcomes in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated financial skills and experience to achieve outcomes and deliverables.
- Understanding of core financial principles.
Security Clearance: Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.
Finance Advisor in Sydney employer: Department of Defence
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