Experience

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  Australian Department of Defence

  • Director Financial Reporting & Accounting / A/g Executive Director Financ...

    • Jan 2021 - Present
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  Attorney-General's Department

  • Director of Financial Reporting and Grant Policy

    • Feb 2020 - Jan 2021
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  Australian Government Department of Finance

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Assistant Director Agency Accounting / Acting Director Agency Accounting

    • May 2018 - Feb 2020
    • Canberra, Australia
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  Department of Communications and the Arts

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Assistant Director of Financial Reporting / A/g Director of Financial Reporting

    • Nov 2015 - May 2018
    • Canberra, Australia

    Main Focus• Providing financial and business support to Senior Executives, Directors and other departmental stakeholders. • Preparation and presentation of complex financial reports and analysis including: end of month and year end accounts, management reports to support decision making;• Managin...

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  Australian Financial Securities Authority

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Senior External Budgets Officer

    • May 2014 - Nov 2015
    • Canberra, Australia

    Main Focus• Maintaining Internal Budget Estimates (Departmental and Administered);• Assisting Internal Managers and other Staff with updating and creating internal budgets; and• Liaising with program mangers regarding their financial performance and reviewing their progress.• Build productive net...

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  Department of Communications and the Arts

  • Australia
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • A/g Assistant Director of Financial Reporting

    • Mar 2012 - May 2014

    Main Focus• Preparation and presentation of complex financial reports and analysis including: management reports to support decision making, annual budgets and monthly forecasts, costing submissions for new policy proposals and internal budget submissions; • Assisting in all aspects of the preparation of new policy proposals and development of costing models ; • Internal Capital Budget Management;• • Maintaining External and Internal Budget Estimates (Departmental and Administered).• Maintaining and Updating Estimates Adjustments in CBMS (Departmental and Administered); and• Build productive networks with key stakeholders within the Department, external and other stakeholders as appropriate; Achievements • Successful management of the production of the Portfolio Budget Statements (2010-11);• Lead the project to reflect the Operation Sunlight impacts upon the Communications Portfolio• Managed the implementation of the Program reporting requirements for the Department• Successful coordination and production of Estimate Hearings Briefs;• Development and implementation of new capital management process;• Developed the Financial Statements Model used to create the Budget Statements from CBMS Data; and• Developed the model used by DBCDE to allocate departmental funding to the three programs within the department for both Budget Statements and the Annual Reports.

  • A/g Assistant Director of Budgets (Internal and External)

    • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

    Main Focus• Providing financial and business support to Senior Executives, Directors and other Portfolio stakeholders.• Managed/Assisted the Publishing the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS, PAES, PSASES)• Managed the Budget Estimates in CBMS (Departmental, Administered, Yearly and Monthly)• Assisted in the development of the internal budgets with the Senior Executive and Directors within the Department• Liaised with External Stakeholders (ABC, SBS, Australia Post, NBN) regarding Budget Submissions, External Budget Submissions, Reviews• Preparation and presentation of complex financial reports and analysis including: management reports to support decision making, annual budgets and monthly forecasts, costing submissions for new policy proposals and internal budget submissions; • Coordinating divisional input to external reporting requirements including the Annual Report, the Portfolio Budget Statements, FBT return, the Senate Order and the Certificate of Compliance; • Build productive networks with key stakeholders within the Department, external and other stakeholders as appropriate; • Identify strategic business improvement opportunities within the Branch and across the Department, including streamlining and simplifying policies and practices;Achievements • Redevelopment of the Asset Management process of the Department, including the introduction of the Capital Management Plan, Project Costing Templates, Monthly Report. • Assisted in the development of New Policy Proposal Costings, including the Digital Switchover, creation of TUSMA, National Broadband Network and Supporting Grant Programs. • Created the Internal Budget Analysis pack to assist with the production of Internal Budgets

  • External and Internal Budgets Officer

    • Jan 2009 - Oct 2011

    Main Focus• Providing financial and business support to Senior Executives, Directors and other Portfolio stakeholders.• Managed/Assisted the Publishing the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS, PAES, PSASES)• Managed the Budget Estimates in CBMS (Departmental, Administered, Yearly and Monthly)• Assisted in the development of the internal budgets with the Senior Executive and Directors within the Department• Liaised with External Stakeholders (ABC, SBS, Australia Post, NBN) regarding Budget Submissions, External Budget Submissions, Reviews• Preparation and presentation of complex financial reports and analysis including: management reports to support decision making, annual budgets and monthly forecasts, costing submissions for new policy proposals and internal budget submissions; • Coordinating divisional input to external reporting requirements including the Annual Report, the Portfolio Budget Statements, FBT return, the Senate Order and the Certificate of Compliance; • Build productive networks with key stakeholders within the Department, external and other stakeholders as appropriate; • Identify strategic business improvement opportunities within the Branch and across the Department, including streamlining and simplifying policies and practices;Achievements • Redevelopment of the Asset Management process of the Department, including the introduction of the Capital Management Plan, Project Costing Templates, Monthly Report. • Assisted in the development of New Policy Proposal Costings, including the Digital Switchover, creation of TUSMA, National Broadband Network and Supporting Grant Programs. • Created the Internal Budget Analysis pack to assist with the production of Internal Budgets

  • Administrative Officer - Budgets

    • Jun 2008 - Jan 2009

    Main Focus• Internal and external budget monitoring and reporting;• Analysis and reporting of financial information;• Supporting the CFO, and Senior Budget Officers with internal and external budgets; and• Following up and responding to financial queries from internal and external stakeholders.Achievements • Managing the Discretionary Grants Central Register, that passed a review from Department of Finance and Deregulation; and• Assisted in the review and implementation of the DBCDE restructure.

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  Comcare

  • Australia
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Customer Services Officer (Claims Manager)

    • Mar 2007 - Jun 2008

    Main Focus• Managing claims; • Interpreting the SRC Act; • Using SRS legislation to effectively manage claims; • Responding to telephone and face-to face enquiries; • Liaising with Case Managers from various government agencies; and• Making claim determinations according to SRC legislation.Achievements• Implementation and Staff support of work capacity quota’s and standards within the accounts processes branch.

  • Administrative Officer for Comcare Administrative Appeals & Fraud Control and Investigation Team’s

    • Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

    Main Focus• Managing Subpoena’s and requests for information; • First point of communication for Claimants wishing to appeal Decision’s made by Comcare with the Administrative Appeals tribunal; • Registering Appeals on Comcare’s claim management software; • Liaising with legal panels to resolve a range of complex legal matters; • Liaising with Case Managers from a number of different Government Agencies to manage claims with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and• Coordinating flights and accommodation for travelling members of the Administrative Appeals Team.