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Senior Finance Manager

Brisbane, Queensland Job ID BOE-1878489 Category Boeing Defence Australia Post Date Aug. 20, 2025
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Location:
Brisbane
Category:
Finance
Position Type:
Permanent
Job Reference:
BOE/1878489
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About us

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force.

Joining us is a chance to make your mark, working with a diverse team that is united in pushing the boundaries of imagination and excellence.

We currently employ more than 3,000 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations and have a range of opportunities available as we plan for future growth.

 The Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer we are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join our team supporting our Sustainment Operations Business Units. We're looking for “can-do” self-starters, who have a passion for driving program execution and business unit growth opportunities whilst developing their team and implementing a positive workplace culture. The ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys collaborating with diverse stakeholders, enjoys working in a customer facing role that can drive positive business and customer outcomes.

The role holds a breadth of leadership responsibilities as a member of both the Finance Leadership Team and the Sustainment Operations Business Unit Leadership Team. With a passion and responsibility to drive best outcomes for the business, this key leadership position will ensure that the business unit leadership team and their programs are supported with the appropriately skilled financial resources to deliver standardised high quality financial management and reporting, program cost performance reporting, cost analysis deliverables and other financial support.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrated leadership and management skills
  • Strong collaboration and team building focus.
  • Ability to actively contribute to and execute a business unit strategy.
  • Experience managing and resolving complex commercial issues including financial and contractual matters.
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare high-level executive/management reports to identify issues, discuss options and recommend actions and influence business focused outcomes.
  • A focus on continuous improvement and driving functional excellence.
  • Ability to meet Australian defence security requirements.
  • A graduate or post graduate degree in finance, accounting, law or similar, with at least 10 years relevant experience.
  • Actively contribute to Financial Leadership Initiatives and be a proactive member of the Finance Leadership Team
  • Collaboratively work with other Business Unit Finance leaders and the broader finance function to meet business and program needs

 Experience/Qualifications

  • Relevant Business/Accounting/Finance degree
  • Post graduate Professional membership with CPA / CAANZ or equivalent
  • Proven leadership skills and management techniques
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships with key senior manager and executive stakeholders
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to deliver on-time with high quality
  • Change management, continuous improvement and business process automation experience and qualifications desirable (e.g. Lean Six Sigma)
  • Applicants must be Australian Citizens and the ability to obtain a Defence security clearance would be required

 Culture

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are core values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-Defence personnel are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

  • Flexible working options including Part Time
  • Study assistance
  • Salary packaging
  • Employee Incentive Program
  • Global opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Competitive base pay and incentive programs.
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Resources and opportunities to grow your career.
  • Up to $10,000 match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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