The key duties of the position include The Role Within the Accounting function, the EL1 Asset Accounting and Reporting Manager operates under broad direction to deliver complex asset management and reporting within an integrated workforce. The role requires strong knowledge of Commonwealth financial compliance and legislative frameworks to support government decision-making and align with Defence's mission and policy. As a senior leader, you will work independently, exercise sound judgement, and provide expert policy advice. You will also coordinate sensitive projects and contribute to strategic, political, or operational outcomes for Defence. As an EL1 - Assistant Director, you will be accountable for: Managing and leading a team, setting clear expectations, guiding performance, and supporting development. Setting work area priorities, managing workflows, and evaluating business outcomes. Completing work accurately within timeframes and mentoring less experienced staff. Overseeing asset lifecycle accounting, balance sheet management, and financial reporting. Leading monthly and annual asset and financial reporting requirements. Advising on technical asset and financial accounting issues and producing reports and briefs. Managing best practice application of asset policies, procedures, and systems. Ensuring compliance with financial governance and management frameworks. Building stakeholder relationships across Defence, including auditors, procurement, and military. Aligning financial reporting and asset management with Defence's mission and objectives. Evaluating financial strategies, policies, and initiatives to support continuous improvement. About our Team There is no single employer in the Commonwealth that offers the breadth of technical challenges that DFG tackle. Working in the Financial Reporting and Asset Accounting team means you will be applying your professional judgement and knowledge to a huge range of complex accounting issues. The Financial Reporting and Asset Accounting Team is responsible for the full financial reporting function and the financial accounting of Defence's assets through their capability lifecycle. They are also accountable for policy advice, compliance assurance and conducting quality assurance checks on financial accounting activities. The team's judgement is relied upon to deliver professional advice and reporting around complex assets; business processes procurements and multi-year billion-dollar projects. The teams are responsible for the financial accounting behind the largest asset base in the Commonwealth valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Think big, physical tangible assets like aircraft, ships, submarines plus a huge property portfolio, specialist military equipment, complex intellectual property and bespoke technology. Career growth prospects are strong because if you understand assets underpinning Defence you will understand a lot of the business. You get to analyse complex trends, work on the forefront of changes to accounting standards, help prepare policies that impact the whole organization and you will gain a full understanding of the asset lifecycle from procurement to disposal. You will be involved in the largest ERP (SAP) implementation project in the Southern Hemisphere. Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidate will demonstrate: Our ideal candidate is an emerging leader, with a shared sense of purpose, who is committed to partnering with stakeholders to deliver outcomes through strategic advice and the provision of financial accounting support and reform initiatives. You have sound capability of leading and developing a team, an influential communication style and the ability to explain technical financial accounting information and strategy in simple terms, to accomplish business outcomes. You are an accomplished planner who takes a strategic outlook when aligning team activities to organisational goals and stakeholders objectives. Other competencies we are targeting include: Demonstrated ability to drive sustainable change collaboratively across an organisation and externally. Experience building and maintaining relationships with a network of internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Improvement focus, strong results orientation, and seeks to add value through improving processes and systems.
