Finance Officer

5 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

_About the Department of Education

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

As the Finance Officer, you will:
Maintain and reconcile departmental bank accounts in a timely and efficient manner and provide operational advice and services relating to the maintenance and reconciliation of accounts.
Prepare accurate daily cash flow reports for the department, meeting externally imposed deadlines.
There are no subordinate positions reporting directly to the position, however the position will have responsibility to assist and support subordinate staff members of the accounts receivable and banking team to ensure bank accounts are managed accurately.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Resolve problems and assist in the development and implementation of financial processes and systems, which focus on best practice, to achieve real and measurable change and productivity improvements.
Monitor and maintain financial management processes, particularly in relation to bank account transaction types into the SAP system and through the bank supplied software, in an accurate and timely manner.
Contribute expertise in assisting schools with bank reconciliation and bank transaction processes and procedures using the OneSchool/ Agresso finance system.
Operationally manage work priorities and schedule work commitments to meet agreed service standards.
Maintain strong working relationships with the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Teams to ensure the timely processing and identification of payments and receipts of the department.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history); and
Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.

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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