• Strategic Planning, organising, leading and oversight of resources assigned to achieve outcomes within delegated authorities and responsibilities.• Managing cost, schedule and technical performance and implementing actions to resolve non-conformances.• Coaching, supporting and mentoring stakeholders to enable them to achieve the strategic objectives.• Promoting positive behaviours and fostering teamwork within Maritime and other Thales Country Business Units.• Formal risk identification, monitoring and reporting, and applying risk mitigation procedures.• Developing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that will advance Thales Australia projects, products and services.• Preparing and evaluating budgets, expenditures and financial performance metrics.• Ensuring compliance with HSE, QA/QC and regulatory requirements, inclusive of Audits and associated actions.• Management of CoA, Defence and Industry Stakeholders relationships to ensure all responsibilities and accountabilities are achieved.• Commercial and Contract Management with Industry and the CoA.• Monitoring subcontractor performance and addressing non-conformances

Business Performance Manager, Armidale Class Patrol Boats (ACPB)Line management oversight and responsible for the efficiencies and improvements across the following functions/activities:● Project Finance● Contracts / Commercial● Security● Business Improvement● Quality Assurance● Survey and Quote & Efficiency proposals● Subcontract administration

-Federal Government Reporting on Transport Assets and Programs, Blackspot and Roads to Recovery-Treasury Reporting on Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)-Internal Budget v Expenditure reporting-Internal and External Forecasting-Financial Program Management

-Designing, building, testing and maintaining reports in SAP Business Objects 4.1, including combining information across multiple universes, utilising multiple queries-Performing system application maintenance (for the Budget Forward Estimates System - BFES)-Ensuring and verifying data matching from multiple source systems including -The payroll system (PIPs) -Government Accounting System (GAS) -The Budget Forward Estimates System (BFES)-Providing training to internal agency users-Administrating access to the system including levels of access to various data-sets and system folders-Liaising with Managers and Directors in Finance and Human Resources to proactively meet reporting needs and utilise system automation to minimise repetitive manual data manipulation

-Overseeing 2 direct report staff members (Senior Accountant and Travel Administrator)-Analyse and assess large qualities of information for accrual accounting estimates-Monthly journals to allocate costs to work units within the Department and accurately reflect expenditure positions according to accrual accounting principles-Delivery of financial accounting advice in accordance with statutory obligations and NTG reporting requirements-Preparation and analysis of agency financial statements and preparation of notes to the financial statements-Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts-A key liaison for external financial audits of the Department-Review of the Monthly Business Activity Statements (BAS)-Providing input and advice on a variety of Department polices-Key contact of Departmental accounts receivable-Key contact for Ledger (chart of accounts) maintenance requests-Overseeing the correct use and recording of accountable forms-Maintains a diverse network of contacts both internal and external to the agency to draw on to achieve continuous improvement in the key responsibility areas outlined above-Oversee the Administration of the Department’s travel function

Overseeing the Development and Maintenance of the Department’s Key Financial Management and reporting systems Budget Forward Estimates System (BFES) Budget Profiling Interface (BPI) Business Objects (BOXI) reporting system Working with a large number of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that maintenance and development continues smoothly: Working with the Performance and Data Management team regarding the data warehouse, datamart and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) functions Working with an external IT provider with regards to Universe modifications Working with an external web-based interface developer to implement change and modifications to the BFES and BPI systems Working with the Departments internal IT division regarding the promotion of new system changes Working with the Director and Manager of Management Accounting to ensure that internal and external reporting requirements can be met and assisting with the creation of complex reports where required Working with users within the Department regarding their reporting and budget system requirements and what features, capabilities or reports they would like to see in the future Extensive in-house testing of development work

 Identify monthly and upcoming issues in business unit’s budgets through regular review and assessment of their financial situation using a variety of approaches: looking at annual and historic budget and actual trends costing approved organisation charts costing likely operational and grant expenditure drilling down on cost centres or standard classes to identify issues Providing high level information to the Director and Manager of Management Accounting on the financial situation of each business unit, such as monthly variance information or expenditure trends to feed up into internal and external reporting requirements Up skilling business units in the use of the Departments financial management systems: Arranging access to, explaining the capabilities and limitations of, training in the use of, and assisting business unit managers and program managers in the use of the Departments budgeting and cash flowing tool, the Budget Profiling Interface (BPI) system Arranging access to, explaining the capabilities of, training in the use of, and assisting program managers and relevant employees in the use of the Departments financial reporting system, Business Objects (BOXI) Building positive relationships with business units and encouraging a constructive flow of information Gathering feedback so that existing systems and financial management assistance offered can be refined and continually improved

Maintain and Develop the Departments Budget Profiling Interface and Budget Forward Estimates Systems.Maintain the whole of Department Ledger including the creation of new cost center codes.

Financial Acquittals, assessment of new Funding Contracts, miscellaneous finance queries.

Maintaince of Funding Agreement Register, assessment of new Funding Agreements and Variations, handle financial queries from internal and external stakeholders, prepare financial acquittals and reports. Ad hoc financial reports.