Darren Box

Experience

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  UK National Audit Office

  Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  Director financial audit - Home Office

  Financial audits for Home Office and associated entities within the portfolio

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  Australian Government Department of Human Services

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2016

  I provided leadership and oversight for four branches with a varied range of responsibilities.I led the implementation of the Child Support System Redesign Project. This project was the largest implementation of SAP Social Services in the world. Key to success of this project is strong project management and driving collaboration between business and IT teams.I also had responsibility for the implementation of reforms to the Centrepay payment system. Centrepay is a deduction service for customers to manage their payments. I also held two external independent appointments. I am the Chair of the Audit Committee for the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, and I was a member of the Audit Committee for the Department of Parliamentary Services. Show less The Debt, Appeals and Health Compliance (DAHC) Division is unique as it is involved in every payment made by DHS, both social welfare and health payments. Debt Management Branch is responsible for managing the debt recovery process relating to social, health and welfare programs, and compensation recovery for Centrelink programs. The role of the Appeals Branch is completion of reviews relating to any welfare program. Health Compliance was responsible for managing the department’s compliance activities relating to health programs, focusing on health professionals and public compliance. The Division undertook stakeholder engagement with key health professional representative bodies and informs practitioners to encourage voluntary compliance. Show less As Chief Financial Officer I had overall responsibility for the financial management of the Department of Human Services. This included responsibility for the preparation of the Portfolio Budget Statements, internal budget allocations, management accountants, and day to day financial operations. I was responsible for the integration of the separate financial systems administered by the three agencies; the Department, Centrelink and Medicare Australia that merged into the Department of Human Services on 1 July 2011. This included integrating all financial processing into one shared service centre, to handle all activities for the entities that merged to become Human Services. Show less With the merger of the Human Services Portfolio I was appointed General Manager for the integrated department. In this role I was responsible for all internal audits as well as the internal fraud investigation function. The number of staff brought together made the audit activity arguably the largest in the Commonwealth outside the ANAO.In this role I was responsible for bringing together organisationally the staff and activities of the three agencies (Department of Human Services, Centrelink, Medicare) whilst continuing to deliver the three Audit Programs and establishing an integrated Audit Work Plan and for managing the integration of three Audit Committees.During this time I became an active participant of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and was elected a member of the Australian Board as well as Deputy Chair of the ACT Chapter of IIA.I was the Australian delegate of the International Public Sector Committee of the IIA. Show less

  • General Manager, Service Performance and Coordination

    Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  • General Manager, Service Information

    Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  • GM Debt,Appeals & health compliance

    Jul 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Jan 2010 - Jul 2013

  • Chief Audit Executive

    Aug 2006 - Jan 2010
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  Department of Defence

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2018

  First Assistant Secretary Governance and Reform

  • Led a Division responsible for coordinating enterprise-level reform activities across Defence • Developed strategy and implemented policy relating to information management for Defence• Developed and operated the Department’s governance and strategic corporate management systems on behalf of the Associate Secretary. • Served as independent Chair of the Audit Committee for the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

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  Australian Federal Police

  Dec 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Responsible for driving the strategic corporate direction and intent of the Commissioner• Drove the successful bid for the Long Term Sustainable Funding Model, a national first and unique for the Commonwealth securing a seven year ongoing funding envelope• Established Taskforce Horizon leading organisational reform to reshape and rebalance the workforce putting resources into the regions• Responsible for the creation of the AFP Reserve Force, a first for an Australian policing jurisdictions, providing additional flexibility and surge capacity • Improving diversity and inclusion for the organisation through the Diversity Council• Chair of the Resource Management Board providing strategic advice to the Commissioner and Strategy and Performance Board on the management of AFP Business resources to meet strategic and operation Show less • Led and managed the AFP’s strategic resource management and commercial activities, providing high level strategic advice to the Executive on financial resources, including financial control and the financial reporting systems, capital investment management, facilities management, transactional processes and procurement frameworks.• Decentralised budget management giving authority to the respective Assistant Commissioners and National Managers.• Developed a stronger relationship with the Minister’s Office and Department of Finance which resulted in the AFP obtaining an investment of over $600 million in 2019/20 which stabilised the funding arrangements and authority to return to Government with a Long Term Sustainable Funding in 2020/21• Established a project to recifity the errors Superannuation payments over at least seven years, a high profile deliverable involving significant data complexity over many years and requiring careful negotiation with Unions and Central Agencies. Show less

  • Chief Operating Officer acting

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
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  Darren Box Pty Ltd

  Nov 2020 - now

  Managing Director

  A highly experienced senior executive with over 30 years’ experience spanning national social service to national security across the Commonwealth and United Kingdom. I have extensive financial management and Organisational reform experience and am committed to driving Organisational change and capability building.Darren Box Pty Ltd is a small business, delivering a range of professional services, to help people and teams find solutions. The services delivered include:Professional CoachingAudit Committee membershipFacilitation / Team buildingConsultancy / AdviceGovernance Show less