IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.
Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.
Land Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Branch (LC4S
Branch) seeks a suitably qualified and experienced Finance Manager to operate
within the Command, Control, Communications and Computer Project Office
(C4PO), embedded within the Program Management Office (PgMO).
The C4PO provides programmatic governance and strategic support to the Branch
Executive Team, delivering considered insights across schedule, financial
performance, risks, and issues enabling timely and informed decisions. The team
oversees coordination of LAND 4140 delivery, managing competing relationships
across multiple SPO delivery teams. This structure enables delivery teams to focus
on capability execution, whilst driving government submissions, maintains program
level governance, and ensures integrated oversight across the program.
This role drives financial strategy and cost control across the Branch, while executing
day-to-day financial management and program control activities. It delivers
specialist financial advice and program controls across a complex, multi-capability
environment, integrating financial management across acquisition and sustainment
activities to support delivery outcomes.
Experience Skills Sought:
As the Finance Manager, you will operate with limited guidance, demonstrating a
strong outcome focus and accountability for delivering results. You will apply sound
judgement, initiative, and excellent communication skills to provide technical,
professional, and policy advice across financial and cost management functions. The
role contributes to strategic planning, program delivery, and decision support
through the analysis and interpretation of financial and costing information.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
• Experience in complex Defence projects, within a finance and/or cost
management role.
• Strong ability to build and sustain stakeholder relationships, including
communicating with influence.
• Proven capability to analyse financial data and provide strategic advice to
senior decision-makers, including identifying and articulating risks.
• Experience in cost estimation, cost analysis, and cost validation.
• Ability to solve complex problems and actively manage issues to support
capability delivery, with an understanding of technical and operational
requirements.
• Proficiency in Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS) to
generate reports, assess project financial status, and process financial
transactions.
• A demonstrated ability to show initiative and work autonomously.
Essential experience and / or qualifications:
• 5+ years’ experience in finance, commercial, or cost management roles.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Proven experience in managing various stakeholder equities.
• Deep understanding of the programmatic and strategic environment.
Highly desirable experience and / or qualifications:
• Experience working within Defence (finance, projects, or commercial
environments).
• Experience with Two Pass cost estimation processes and templates
(essential) and CEAMOT (desirable).
• Strong understanding of Defence processes and organisational structures.
• Knowledge of the One Defence Capability System (formerly Capability Life
Cycle Framework).
With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.
As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.
IAG Defence and National Security (DNS) is a multidisciplinary team of Project Management, ICT, Logistics, Engineering and Commercial advisory professionals who primarily provide services to the Defence Sector, Australian Department of Defence and Defence Industry.
Thanks to the diversity of its service offerings, IAG Defence & National Security is uniquely positioned to provide its partners and clients with holistic solutions that address complex cross-subject requirements.
IAG DNS is part of the wider IAG team - Australasia’s most trusted transaction, commercial, strategic advisory, delivery and technical services firm.
IAG has assisted clients to successfully plan, transact and deliver more than $200 billion of projects across Australia and internationally. This combined experience ensures our team of specialist advisors effectively navigate complex governance frameworks, challenging stakeholders, multifaceted technical environments and regulatory intricacies to deliver value for money outcomes.
We bring a flexible, scalable team with unmatched professional diversity – a national pool of approximately 250 advisors with diverse backgrounds in law, commerce, engineering, defence, construction, environmental management and stakeholder engagement.
