Defending Australia and Its National Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance & Business Liaison

The Finance & Business Liaison section represents and provides support to the Defence CFO and DMO CFO organisations, and Defence Business management interests more broadly in North America. The section provides support and financial services for the CONDMAT branch.

 

Commercial Finance Section

TheInvoices for commercial purchase orders raised by the CONDMAT branch are handled by the Commercial Finance Section, which falls under the portfolio of the Director Finance, Business Liaison (DFBL). Invoices for purchases made by the Commercial Contracting section should be sent to…

invoice.was@defence.gov.au

If you have any questions regarding your account, please provide us with the purchase order number and/or invoice number so we can better assist you.

 

FMS Finance Section

The FMS Finance Section manages the country level financial aspects of the FMS program. This section liaises with USDoD agencies on FMS policy and financial issues, and leads the FMS Financial Management Review (FMR) process including the provision of quarterly payment recommendations for major FMS cases

Duties also include management of the FMS account held with the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and maintaining the financial data in the FMS Case Management System operated by CONDMAT branch.

 

 

Information Technology

 

The Director Finance, Business Liaison oversees the Information Technology activity within the CONDMAT branch. Sophisticated software systems have been developed to manage the supply-chain and Foreign Military Sales operations in North America and Europe. Our custom-developed supply-chain system interfaces with the SAP-based procurement system provided by the DMO, the US Customs' export system (AES) and other systems necessary for the export and import of freight between the regions. Our custom-developed Foreign Military Sales case-management system provides all the necessary tools to manage the FMS program in North America, and provide visibility of this, and also powerful data-extraction and financial analysis capabilities, to the DMO. 

 

 

Contacts

 

Director Finance & Business Liaison

 

Peter Etherington

 

Tel: +1 (202) 797 3270

 

peter.etherington@defence.gov.au

 

 

Commercial Finance Manager

 

Susan Santos

 

Tel: +1 (202) 797 3074

 

invoice.was@defence.gov.au

 

FMS Finance Manager

 

Mac McCuskey

 

Tel: +1 (202) 797 3197

mac.mccuskey@defence.gov.au

 

 

Commercial Finance Officer

Steven Parkin

Tel: +1 (202) 797 3078

steven.parkin@defence.gov.au

 

 

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