AddressThe key duties of the position include
The Role
As a Finance Manager within the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO), your role will be critical for enabling AGO to deliver our mission and cutting-edge capabilities. You will be leading the Finance team within AGO's Business Enterprise Contracting & Procurement Directorate (BECP), which is responsible for:
- Delivering all aspects of AGO's fiscal responsibilities.
- Providing financial policy advice and guidance to AGO senior management and personnel.
- Undertaking simple procurements to enable whole of organisation operation.
As the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the daily management of the Finance team, including people management, planning, setting priorities and managing workloads. You will be responsible for the coordination, management and performance reporting of AGO's budget, which will require strong liaison with key stakeholders across the organisation. You will also provide frank and clear financial advice to AGO's Senior Executive as an integral input to strategic decision making.
About our Team
The Business Enterprise Contracting & Procurement (BECP) Directorate is a critical enabler for delivering the AGO mission and is held in high regard by AGO leadership. It consists of three teams: Contracts & Procurement; Panel & Deeds; and Finance. BECP is a busy directorate that works collaboratively across AGO to deliver priority outcomes for the organisation.
We seek to continually build commercial and financial expertise in ourselves, and take pride in delivering quality solutions and advice to stakeholders. The BECP team value diversity, inclusion and flexibility; and we strive to be innovative in our approach. BECP is responsible for delivering:
- Management of AGO's fiscal responsibilities on behalf of Director AGO;
- Compliant contracting and procurement activities; and
- Management of the GeoPanel; a key strategic tool for sourcing geospatial data and imagery for delivering AGO's core production and intelligence functions.
We all contribute and take pride in building a positive work environment.
Our Ideal Candidate
As an EL1 Finance Manager, you would ideally display the following attributes:
- A highly motivated person who enjoys working in a collaborative team environment with shared responsibilities for delivering outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse financial data and translate information to support strategic decision making.
- A high level of expertise with Defence financial systems and tools.
- A very good understanding of Defence's financial framework, policies and processes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proactive in identifying opportunities for efficiency and driving innovation.
- Strong leadership skills, eager to mentor less experienced team members and committed to advancing your own learning.
- Supportive of others, flexible in your approach, and adaptable to changing priorities.
