Finance Officer, Operational Accounting

3 days ago

Footscray, Australia Victoria University Full time

**HEP 5 $76,459 - $87,825 per annum + 17% employer superannuation. This is a full time (36.75 hours per week), fixed-term contract until 31 December 2025.**
- **Join an agile, collaborative and high performing team**:

- **Flexible working arrangements**:

- **This position is located at our Footscray Park campus**

**About Us**:
At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

**The Opportunity**:
The overall purpose of the Finance Officer, Operational Accounting is to provide business stakeholders from across the University, with the necessary transactional support and advice to meet their day-to-day financial requirements.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Provide professional customer service to our internal stakeholders requiring transactional support and advice within pre-determined service standards.
- Make decisions concerning clients regarding their day-to-day transactions and other financial records management, providing accurate, up to date and comprehensive information or referral.
- Provide a range of services supporting the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including but not limited to the creation of new suppliers/debtors, raising invoices, student payments and refunds.
- Preparation and uploading of journals and accruals with appropriate records retained for ledger integrity and month-end requirements.Working proactively as part of a team and sharing work and responsibilities with fellow Finance Officers and supporting the Financial Control function to ensure requests are addressed within appropriate deadlines.
- **About You**:
**What We Offer**:
**How to Apply**:
To view a copy of the position description click **HERE.**
- A statement addressing the key selection criteria (no more than 3 pages)
- Your resume.

**Application Closing Date: 11:59pm 27 June 2025**

**Commitment to Protecting Country**:
Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at VU

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