Finance Officer - Canberra, Australia - KBR

KBR

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Canberra, Australia

1 week ago

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Description

Title:

Finance Officer

The Company:

Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) is a leading Defence and Government professional services provider.

KBR Australia has been engaged in working with Defence and Defence Industry for over 20 years and has core competencies in program and project management, engineering, asset management, integrated logistics support, procurement and training solutions, and provides in-depth expertise to a wide range of projects within the Defence sector.

The Role

The
Finance
Officer role will support the Information Assurance (IA) team located in Canberra and provide a wide range of finance support capabilities.

The
Finance Officer is accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve complex financial management work within an integrated workforce.

They are accountable to ensure they have knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence's mission and policy requirements.

The role includes the requirement to manage the monthly project broadsheet financial reviews, raising and amending purchase orders, confirming goods receipt and arranging payment of invoices, and provide regular reporting for senior executives.

To be successful in this role, you will be able to:

Credit and Defence Travel Card accounting
Raising of Purchase orders through Defence purchase systems
Drafting Section 23 Delegate approval submissions
Supporting monthly financial reconciliation of sustainment and Operational Budgets
Assisting with Objective filing of financial transactions
Assisting with drafting of Overseas Visit Authority (OVA) financial input
Assisting of draft correspondence of financial risk to populate Predict (Risk register)
The ability to conduct routine filling of Correspondence within the Defence Records Management Systems
The ability to conduct prioritization of tasking and assist in overflow work from staff within the business cell
The ability to understand and/or learn Defence finance systems and doctrine in accordance with the Accountable Authority Instructions (AAI) and relevant Defence Finance Policy documents

Required Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge:

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Current NV1 (mandatory)
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A degree in Accounting/Finance or similar
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Australian Citizenship (mandatory)

Prior experience within CASG/ASD/ADF or Defence.
Experience with the full suite of SAP finance management systems (SAP, Roman, Boris).
Experience with managing System Project Office budgets, including acquisition, sustainment and operating budgets, or the experience in managing large scale project budgets.
Experience with Objective

KBR's commitment to Zero Harm means that we are dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our staff and the communities we operate in.

For this reason, we encourage staff to get vaccinated when possible and to inform us of their vaccination status.

Benefits of KBR

KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present._

Additional benefits include:

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Annual salary review
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Professional development opportunities
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Income protection
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Salary packaging and Novated leases
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Life/Health insurance discounts
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End of trip facilities (some sites)
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Employee stock purchase plans
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Paid parental leave
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Paid reservist leave
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