Assistant Finance Officer

3 months ago

Gold Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the Role
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- Assist with budgeting and financial procedures, point of sale and accommodation booking systems, multifaceted procedures and reporting modules, advice to managers and staff on a daily basis with regard to a variety of financial issues as they arise.
- Update both Regional and Central office regarding finance and payroll issues and communicate with external organisations such as the Australian Tax Office (ATO) with regard to lodgement of Business Activity Statements (BAS).
- Assist with amendments to, or develop and implement new, methods standards and procedures in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
- Undertake and be accountable for daily decision making in the area of accounts payable, purchasing and credit card management and inform the Finance Manager with regard to any high level decisions required.
- Investigate account issues and cash variances, interpret and analyse complex payroll data with a view to presenting accurate cost centre breakdowns on a fortnightly basis.
- Undertake substantial analytical and evaluation techniques to produce timely and accurate data.
- Ensure that invoices are not only audit compliant but are allocated to the correct General Ledger code to ensure accurate monthly financial data is produced.
- Utilise analytical skills to manage and reconcile the centres Corporate Credit Cards.
- Provide advice to the reception and memberships teams in relation to banking and financial issues and issues surrounding the correct processing and receipting of point of sale funds.
- Assist in identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities.
- Provide administrative and support services to the centre including word processing, spread sheeting and database entry.

How you will be assessed
Within the context of the role described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

- Supports strategic directio - Knowledge of, or has the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of, Queensland Public Sector financial administration legislation and associated departmental policies.
- Achieves results - Proven ability to effectively manage work priorities and capable of achieving determined outcomes within negotiated timeframes to satisfy client needs.
- Supports productive working relationships -Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and as an effective team member, including the ability to establish work priorities and meet determined deadlines and commitments.
- Communicates with influence -Demonstrated communication skills, including the ability to manage people and business, liaise and consult with internal and external clients and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in a busy environment.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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