Financial Operations Accountant

Position Details

• Continuing Position | Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $113,677 - $125,848 p.a. + 17% Superannuation
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

This position presents a real opportunity to refine, improve and create processes. Responsible for hands-on financial processing, along with providing professional accounting leadership and supervision to the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams, it encompasses leading and executing core financial operations to ensure accurate, timely and compliant management and the operational oversight and coordination of financial systems for the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.

Some of the key position responsibilities include:

• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management
• Financial Operations and Supplier Management:
• Compliance, Internal Controls and Reporting:
• Training, Advice & Continuous Improvement

Please view the Position Description for a more comprehensive list of the Key Position Responsibilities.

About You

A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and implement process enhancements and leverage automation tools to drive efficiency is the key to success in this role, along with strong written and verbal communication skills, ensuring you can effectively engage with staff involved in finance function activities across the University.

You are a gifted "people leader" who will provide leadership, guidance and supervision to the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Officers, ensuring effective workload distribution, timely processing and resolution of stakeholder queries.

To be successful in this position, you will also demonstrate:

• Relevant professional qualifications, eg CPA, CA (or equivalent).
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in a complex work environment
• Strong transactional accounting skills, with demonstrated experience in managing accounts payable and receivable processes accurately and efficiently
• Broad knowledge and understanding of risk management and internal controls
• Proficiency using TechnologyOne Financial software (highly desirable).

About Finance and Procurement Services

Finance and Procurement Services assist the University to achieve its goals by providing quality leadership, information, and financial services.

The Finance and Procurement Services team undertakes monthly financial management reporting and forecasting, annual budgets and monitoring performance against these budgets, all regulatory financial reporting, monthly compliance, procurement contracting and functional areas of paying suppliers, receipting revenue and annual financial statements. While this role is based at Bedford Park, we have team members located across all of Flinders sites.

Why Join Flinders University

• Be Part of a Prestigious Institution: Join a respected university committed to innovation and excellence.
• Create Impact: This senior position gives you the chance to shape key financial processes and leave your mark.
• Career Growth: Access opportunities for personal and professional development in a supportive environment.
• Make a Difference: If you're passionate about driving change, this role lets you have a meaningful impact.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with talented colleagues in a dynamic environment.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive benefits supporting your well-being and career advancement.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers and annual professional development funds (available through application)
• Annual progression up through the HEO Step levels with our EBA, in addition to EBA inflationary increases
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gymand childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the website via the job portal: JR Financial Operations Accountant
• In addition to uploading your CV, please submit a Cover Letter elaborating on your suitability to this position.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Phillip Reichelt.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT), Tuesday 21 October 2025

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.