Accounts Officer

7 months ago


Sydney, Australia NSW Government -NSW Education Standards Authority Full time

Join us to make a difference for all students in NSW

**Position details**
- Clerk Grade 3/4
- Ongoing, Part time (3 days a week)
- Close to transport & hybrid work arrangements available

**About the role**

The Accounts Officer is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of financial aspects of the AMEB's activities on a day-to-day basis. The role provides advice on income and expenditure and their relation to the annual budget, arranges payment of invoices, examiner and supervisor claims, arranges travel and is responsible for the processing of revenue as a result of enrolment fees.

The role involves providing a range of accounting services for the AMEB (NSW), including handling revenue collections, banking, and reconciling, preparing financial reports, managing examination fees, and issuing refunds following AMEB policies. Additionally, the position entails supporting AMEB examinations by processing examiner salary claims and travel advances, as well as organizing payments to supervisors. The job requires collecting and compiling information and preparing documentation according to quality and organizational requirements while adhering to NSW Treasury guidelines for end-of-year reporting. The key challenges include managing multiple support activities within tight timeframes while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Download the Role description.

**About us**

At the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) we work with the NSW community to drive improvements in student achievement.

We achieve this by supporting all school sectors with high-quality syllabuses, assessment (including managing the HSC and NAPLAN), teaching standards (e.g., accrediting teachers) and school environments (including setting and monitoring school standards).

To find out more about the important work we do for NSW visit our website.

**Ready to join us?**

1. Describe your experience using accounting functions, including accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, banking and budgeting including your experience using a large-scale database. What was the role and what systems did you use? (Max 400 words)

2. Describe a time where you worked in a busy customer service-based environment and had to deal with competing deadlines and priorities. How did you manage your workload and ensure customer expectations were met? What was the situation, what steps did you take, and what was the outcome?(Max 400 words)

If you need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process and workplace, please reach out to the contact person above_._

Important information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For ongoing roles, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Australian Temporary Residents may be considered for a fixed term contract for the length of their visa, depending on the requirements of the hiring area and the position.
- A _Talent Pool_ (valid for 18 months) _may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles._


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