Finance Officer-accounts Receivable/payable

**Finance Officer - Accounts**
**Receivable/Payable**
**APS Level 4**

This is an Identified position open to all Australian Citizens

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**Our Journey**
AIATSIS has a proud identity as Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led
national cultural institution that celebrates, educates, and inspires people from all walks of life
to connect with the rights, knowledge, cultures and stories of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples. We play a vital role in developing deeper and shared understandings of
our Nation’s history and future on Australia’s truth-telling journey, working towards collective
healing.

In 2024, AIATSIS celebrates our 60th anniversary and reflects on our evolution as an
organisation during that time. Over the next five years, our operating environment will continue
to change, and we must position ourselves to respond to this change.

**Our Vision**
To create a world in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights, knowledge,
cultures and stories are recognised, respected, celebrated and valued.

**Our Purpose**
We are the only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural institution solely
dedicated to telling the story of Australia’s First Nations peoples.

We collect, steward and appropriately share Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’
knowledge through our collection, our leadership in research and our network of collaborations
and partnerships by:

- Creating opportunities for everyone to encounter, engage with and be transformed by

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights, knowledge, cultures and stories;
- Enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural vitality; and
- Shaping our national narrative.

Our functions are established under the _Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait _
- Islander Studies Act 1989_.

AIATSIS is a statutory authority under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) and a Corporate
Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act.

AIATSIS employees are employed under the Public Service Act 1999, with terms and conditions
of employment as set out in the AIATSIS Enterprise Agreement.

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FINANCE OFFICER - ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE/PAYABLE

Vacancy Information

Job Reference 202_09/24

Classification APS level 4

No. of vacancies Multiple

Salary $71,560 - $78,001

Group Strategic Operations

Area Finance

Employment Status Ongoing

Hours 36.75

Close Date 11.30pm Wednesday 25 September 2024

Contact Person Kamalika Dasgupta

02 6246 1129

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**About the Group**
The Strategic Operations Group is an enabling services function providing strategic support to
the Institute. The group comprises 5 areas covering Governance, People Services, Finance,
Digital Services and the new Central Australia facility (Mparntwe).

**About the Program Area**
The Finance and Property Services Unit sits within the Strategic Operations Group and report to
the Chief Financial Officer. The Finance and Property Services team contributes to the
operational and long-term sustainability of the Institute. The Finance Team is responsible for the
financial management of AIATSIS including internal financial control, Accountable Authority
Instructions and financial delegations, administrative procedures, accounts payable and
receivable, asset management and external and internal budgeting and reporting. The Property
and Security team is responsible for the control and coordination of the strategic, operational
and security management of AIATSIS buildings and facilities.

**Role Summary**
The Finance Officer roles support AIATSIS by performing a number of financial functions
including but not limited to accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, purchase
order processing, processing travel requests and assisting with month end processing including
to provide high quality, client focused services to our staff and customers.

**Key Responsibilities**
Key responsibilities will include:

- managing receipt and disbursement of invoices.
- data entry of finance documents into Technology One.
- working with business areas to ensure accuracy of data entered in Technology One.
- management of and reporting on outstanding accounts payable, receivables and
- purchase orders.
- assisting with month end variance reporting.
- assisting business areas with general finance queries.**
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**Cultural capability - essential**
Strait Islander peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communications
specific cultural capabilities:

- understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business within the agency and the

outcomes the agency is responsible for delivering.
- an ability to communicate respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

stakeholders, c