The Role

The acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines is an historic and transformative endeavour for Australia. The whole-of-nation effort to safely and securely deliver the cutting edge nuclear-powered submarine program will transform Australia’s economic and national security landscape for decades to come.

This is a unique opportunity to directly contribute to work that will impact Australia’s strategic and Defence outcomes, and the delivery of a capability that will play a key role in the defence of our country in the decades to come. The Director Budget and Reporting is positioned within the Finance Branch reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

Finance Branch provides enabling services and trusted financial advice that support the Agency delivering on its strategic priorities and ensuring its operations are effective and efficient. This is achieved through a variety of disciplines including budgeting and reporting, financial accounting and policy, finance business partnering and costings for both the Agency and the nuclear-powered submarine program. Working within Finance Branch, you will strengthen your technical skills, and be provided the opportunity to support Agency wide decision-making.

Key duties of Director Budget, Analysis and Reporting will include:

• Work closely with the CFO in developing and implementing budget management strategies and plans to support the Agency’s and the NPS Program’s overall financial sustainability.
• Delivery of ASA’s and the NPS Program internal and external budgets to support resourcing and execution of activities across the Agency.
• Provision of clear and concise strategic budget and financial management advice and support to the Chief Financial Officer to assist with decision making through forecasting, reporting and insights.
• Enabling the financial business partnering functions across the ASA with budget and reporting to support consistent and compliant outcomes from a budget and financial management perspective.
• Timely and accurate financial reporting, forecasting and insights on financial results, budgets and resource allocation to senior committees.
• Exercising strong leadership and direction of a team, responsible for the delivery of external and internal budget deliverables, managing budget risks and issues, monthly and annual reporting requirements, budgets and costings, financial performance analysis and insights, developing and coordinating the resourcing impacts of Cabinet Submissions, including New Policy Proposals.
• Implementation of best practice budget management and reporting policy, systems and processes for the Agency and NPS Program.

About our Team

As part of the Australian Submarine Agency you will be working at the cutting edge of capability delivery, supported by professionalisation pathways so you can continue to develop, along with unique and varied career opportunities. Our people are capable, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect and collaboration and prioritises safety and security. Our greatest asset is our people.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are a dynamic organization seeking employees who are agile, innovative and energised by high-paced work. We are seeking highly motivated and collaborative minded people who will have the opportunity to contribute to a once in a lifetime program.

We are seeking an experienced, high performing, motivated, forward-thinking leader with deep experience and understanding in government budget management, developing and executing an external budget strategy and providing expert financial advice, managing budgets, and delivering accurate financial reports coupled with a strong ability to drive transformation and build financial capability across the Agency and within the branch.

Our ideal candidate will bring the following attributes and skills to the role:

• Ability to assess, develop, implement and evaluate budget management strategies, initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Analyse budget outcomes and prepare robust and reliable forecasts and insights to inform decision making.
• Ability to engage and influence senior leaders and budget managers across the Agency and NPS Program.
• High attention to detail and the ability to learn, contest information and promote continuous improvement.
• Excellent written communication skills and a proven ability to prepare clear and concise briefs for the Executive, well documented and structured budget management policies and advice.
• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation and collaboration that will support the cultivation of productive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to build team capacity and capability across a highly matrixed team of financial and non-financial professionals to support budget an financial outcomes.
• A 'can-do' attitude with demonstrated ability to deliver high quality outcomes in a dynamic fast-paced high-pressure environment.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 4 June 2025

For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASA/04308/25 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=75092703-3860-488E-E9B8-E3D79666EEE8