Finance Officer

Company description:

Together, we take on meaningful projects and work towards our shared vision of a better and wilder future. It's all about the mini moments that contribute to our mighty mission and shape our collective success.

Job description:

• Located at Sydney's Iconic Taronga Zoo

• Part-time (3 days or 22.8 hours a week), Ongoing position

• Pro-rata part-time base salary (FTE $80,129-$82,329), plus superannuation and leave entitlements. The position is within the Clerk Grade 1/2 classification and will be remunerated at the Grade 2 level.

Taronga Zoo Sydney is looking for our next Finance superstar. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a part-time role with flexible working hours.

Are you detail-oriented and passionate about compliance and process improvement? This part-time role supports Taronga's P-Card program, helping cardholders navigate policy requirements while ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting.

About the Role…

This is a part-time position responsible for supporting the P-Card program, ensuring compliance with the P-Card policy and control framework. The role involves providing guidance to P-Card holders and assisting the Accounts Payable and Finance team in meeting month-end and year-end reporting deadlines.

Key Accountabilities…

• Conduct preliminary review of Corporate/Purchasing Credit Card holder claim submissions to ensure accuracy and compliance, including verification of cost center and GL account coding, validation of tax invoices, and confirmation of appropriate GST treatment.
• Coordinate and follow up with P-Card holders and approving managers to ensure timely submission and approval of transactions.
• Respond to and resolve enquiries from P-Card holders, including providing guidance on Concur postings and related transaction queries.
• Provide regular P-Card reports to management highlighting outstanding items along with ageing analysis, exceptions report and non-compliance instances including inappropriate usage.
• Escalate instances of non-compliance and provide recommendations regarding temporary suspension or blocking of P-Cards where appropriate.
• Communicate updates and reminders to the P-Card teams user group, including deadlines, process guidance, and clarification of common issues or errors.
• Process new P-Card applications and delegation requests by reviewing and validating submitted documentation prior to forwarding to the Accountant for Citibank setup.
• Provide support in the preliminary review of purchase orders raised by superusers in SAP, ensuring accuracy of coding, approvals, and supporting documentation.

About You…

We are looking for candidates that have:

• Qualification in accounting or finance discipline or equivalent combination of knowledge skills and experience

• Knowledge of Public Sector purchasing requirements.

• Experience in using accounting systems.

• Obtain and maintain a current paid NSW Working with Children Check.

Benefits…

Our employees enjoy generous employment conditions including some of the following:

• Flexible Hybrid work model - Taronga supports a blend of in-office, remote, and on-the-go workers

• Complimentary family and friends passes across both Taronga's Sydney & Dubbo Zoo's

• Free onsite car parking, outside of peak periods

• A wide range of discounts on our award winning accommodation across both sites

• Discounted food and beverage purchases across the sites

• Discounted Fitness Passport

• We're a social team - there's always lots going on around the zoo that we get involved with

• • more

We Value Diversity…

Taronga is an equal opportunity employer, where we recognise the diversity of our workforce and community - be it on the basis of gender, age, culture, religion, language or personal circumstances.

Taronga is also committed to building on the perspectives, experience, knowledge and skills that this diversity brings to our organisation.

About Applying…

Please submit your resume and a cover letter of one page. You are also required to complete the two target questions as part of your application.

1. Please describe your experience in reviewing and processing financial transactions or corporate card (P-Card) expenses. How did you ensure accuracy and compliance with organisational policies?

2. This role requires working with an expense management system (EMS). Please outline your experience with an EMS, what were the challenges and how did you overcome them.

Applications Close: 11:59pm Wednesday 14 January 2026