AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: AU-Protected (Baseline)

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Your Role:

As the Financial Reporting and Analysis Lead, you will oversee core financial reporting, treasury and cashflow processes, and statutory compliance, while actively supporting the business with timely, practical insights. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will both deliver and improve outcomes.  You will be responsible for:

• Owning the month-end close – ensuring accurate, timely, and meaningful reporting
• Leading financial analysis and investigations, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders
• Driving continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to streamline processes, strength controls, and reduce risk
• Managing and developing your team, providing coaching and fostering accountability
• Overseeing treasury and cashflow management, ensuring strong visibility and effective controls
• Supporting annual financial close and statutory reporting, including preparation and filing of audited statutory accounts

About You:

This is an opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys rolling up their sleeves while leading a high-performing team. You will play a key role in strengthening financial reporting, improving processes, and partnering across the business to drive better decisions. To be successful in this role, you will provide:

• Degree-qualified in accounting
• CPA/CA Accounting qualification
• Hands-on capability – comfortable working through detail, solving problems, and improving processes
• Excellent communication skills – ability to explain financial concepts and build rapport with non-financial stakeholders
• Proficient in using financial applications such as SAP
• A mindset of continuous improvement and change leadership

What we Offer:

We have built our benefits to help you define your possible.

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Flexible Working Options including - Hybrid Working, 9-day Fortnights, Volunteer leave, Varying start and Finish times to suit your family needs.
• 2 Weeks Paid Reservist leave
• Health, Wellbeing and Generous Employee discount programs
• Additional purchased annual and salary packaging option
• Ongoing career progression opportunities- leadership development, education support, ongoing career growth through internal movement

Who we are:

At Northrop Grumman Australia, we have been defining possible for the ADF for over 20 years. Our commitment to safeguarding Australia’s future by delivering pioneering technology is only matched by our commitment to building a great place to work and supporting each other. 

Everyone Matters:

Wherever you are in your career, we have a range of policies and initiatives in place to help you define possible based on your individual needs. A variety of initiatives support STEM education, veterans, communities and the environment. And our thriving Employee Resource Groups also enable our people to share common interest in such areas as veterans, gender and young professionals.

What's Your Possible?

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification