Address- $83,706 - $89,659 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
- Williamtown - NSW
The Role
The APS 5Finance Officer will provide valuable financial business support for Australia’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter air combat capability. Day-to-day activities will involve invoice and purchase order management, reconciliation of critical financial data across multiple financial systems, and day-to-day management and governance of the Financial Management systems and tools in support of the F-35A.
You will support the coordination of in-year budget reporting, and Defence’s annual management finance plan for F-35A. You will work closely with key stakeholders to provide transactional data advice and enabling support, focusing on data integrity in support of achieving capability effectiveness and cost efficiencies. You will also assist to develop data to support briefs for senior Defence personnel at short notice.
Tasks will also involve researching independent and varied information sources and drawing conclusions based on sound judgement, knowledge and experience, provide professional and policy advice, contribute to strategic planning, invoice management, and assist with routine management and reporting of the F-35A sustainment budget.
About our Team
ACSPO organisationally sits in the Aerospace Combat Systems Branch in CASG, within the Department of Defence. ACSPO is the aviation asset management in-service support agency for the Australian F-35A Lightning II Air System. ACSPO engages with local, regional and international enterprise partners and suppliers of the F-35 Global program; consisting of both foreign governments and industry, to provide sustainment support for the Capability Manager, the Royal Australian Air Force. ACSPO is based at RAAF Williamtown in NSW and supports the Australian F-35A Fleet. The F-35A aircraft are based at RAAF Williamtown and RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory.
The primary focus for ACSPO is governing across the Australian F-35A Air Combat Capability. This includes the ongoing management, execution and continuous improvement of the various governance frameworks, processes and procedures in order to provide leading aviation asset management.
Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone with a strong analytical background, and preferably has a tertiary qualification in finance or accounting. The role requires research, problem solving, and communication skills, with an ability to develop, analyse and communicate qualitative and quantitative information independently. Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills are a must.
