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Finance Officer

Edinburgh, South Australia 5111, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Experience managing, monitoring and reporting on financial operations activities within Defence.
  • Ability to raise, maintain and pay purchase orders through SAP ERP or similar systems.
  • Apply accounting knowledge to perform objective, systematic financial analysis and draw accurate conclusions.

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Description

About Us

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.

Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

Client is seeking a candidate with experience in government finance. An active profile in SAP will be well regarded.

Whilst this preference is for a candidate based in Edinburgh, S.A, there may be some flexibility for interstate candidates (i.e. Canberra based).

About You

Duties involve:

  • Mange, monitor and report on financial operations activities within Defence
  • Provide advice relating to financial administration, interpret legislation and policy and exercise financial delegations
  • Facilitate the development of processes to support operations in a changing environment
  • Apply knowledge and experience in accounting to undertake objective, systematic financial analysis and can draw accurate conclusions based on evidence
  • Resolve problems using expertise, taking the initiative to identify alternative courses of action.

Ability to raise, maintain and pay purchase orders through ERP, or experience with similar systems.

This includes:

1. Monitoring finances including:

  • Maintenance of financial broadsheets
  • Coordination of financial discussions
  • Support of data input into budget estimate and review packs

2. Management financial administrative tasks including:

  • Rephasing of project and product stale commitments
  • Management of Group Operating Budget
  • Preparation of tasking responses in relation to finance

3. Financial administrative assistance including:

  • Procurement assistance in relation to ERP
  • Assistance with CMS acquittals/credit card transactions etc.

What we offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.

As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.