Finance Director

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents. Are you seeking a career that offers a healthy work-life balance, a friendly company culture, and engagement with a supportive community? We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, please refer to our Enterprise Agreement and www.fairwork.gov.au for more information.

Finance Director

About the Opportunity

Amentum has an exciting opportunity as our Finance Director. In this role, you’ll work with the local Leadership Team and oversee the Australian finance, payroll, project accounting and controls team. This role also has a reporting line into the Vice President Finance, based in the UK.

The Role:

• Trusted Financial Partner to the Business, predominantly to Managing Director, Vice President Finance UK, Group Directors, Directors and to Corporate functions such as Accounting, Tax, Legal, Compliance and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Leading and managing the finance, payroll, project accounting and controls team by providing support for career pathways, giving guidelines and advice, and reviewing of assigned tasks
• Supporting financial planning and forecasting processes by delivering timely, relevant and accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial information for Australia, and subsequently into E&E International, including business trends
• Ensure all accounting treatments are in line with Australian accounting standards and recognise US GAAP/IFRS variances and required treatments.
• Have practical experience in Joint venture accounting and reporting.
• Provide clear and concise communication of results, forecasts and Risks & Opportunities for the business
• Ensure all local and international compliance (where required) for all Accounting/Finance and Taxation statutory requirements, such as Audited financial statements & lodgement, Payment Times Reporting, Australian End of Financial year lodgements plus others.
• Responsible for all financial audits internally and externally (to statutory authorities and clients)
• Work with the Commercial team to review and align standard business proposal pricing and manage (and conduct in some cases) complex pricing offerings to support business opportunities, and then operationalise pricing requirements if successful.
• Collaborate with MD and UK Finance Business Partners to FP&A Team to prepare regular and ad hoc reporting to the Business and to Corporate functions
• Ensure the business knows and understands the requirements of Corporate Reporting
• Devise and implement key performance indicator’s (KPI’s) which measure operational excellence alongside the delivery of financial goals
• Work with Operations team to understand the business trends, KPI’s and help facilitate, plan and operationalise improvements
• Focus on value add activities to maximise the profitability of the business and performance enhancement
• Enable the business to provide accurate forecasting and reporting with clear and educated understanding of the financials
• Support the business with Finance system updates, policies, procedures and any ERP updates as required. In addition, you will work internationally, with third parties and with Joint Venture initiatives
• Lead regular interaction with internal and external auditors and ensure best practice is implemented and maintained in line with company requirements, audit requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and US GAAP
• Understand the activities, strategy, and market of the relevant business
• Liaise and advise overseas heads of finance to support compliance with wider Amentum processes
• Collaborate and advise on pricing policy, and open book audit requirements, including SSRO compliance

Here's What You'll Need:

We are looking for someone who can take initiative, drive positive change, bring enthusiasm, and apply effective communication skills across all levels of the organization. We need a strong leader and team player who excels in a collaborative environment but can also work proactively and independently with little direction. The ideal person will be an inspiring and agile leader with high integrity and openness combined with a commitment to thorough governance, outstanding ability to engage stakeholders and to develop appropriate partnerships, excellent time management skills to guide a complex workload, prioritize and set deadlines and cope with conflicting and changing requirements. The role reports directly to VP Finance.

We are looking for the following skills:

• Qualified Accountant
• Many years of experience in senior financial roles, within large, diverse and commercially astute organisations
• Demonstrated record of achievement and the delivery of quality outcomes related to the management of the Finance Function
• Proven knowledge of relevant financial and tax management legislation, standards and regulatory requirements for Australia with knowledge of other international geographies (US)
• Knowledge of company director and company secretary requirements to support these positions where required.
• Willingness to work in a global team, with overlap with the UK/US where often required
• Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken

If you’re the one, apply for it and grow with us!