Finance Services Officer

Privately owned by our people, **GHD **is one of the world's leading engineering professional services companies. Our global network of over 10,000 people operates in the water, energy and resources, property and buildings, environment, and transportation sectors. Passionate about improving the built environments of global communities, we have a reputation for providing precise solutions incorporate planning, architecture and engineering services to help clients maximise returns on capital investments, improve sustainability and meet legislative requirements.

Due to our national and global expansion, we have a new opportunity for an experienced **Finance Officer **to join our Finance Services team based in Newcastle. This role is part of our Credit Control and will appeal to those with strong communication and customer service skills and a high level of self-motivation, energy and drive.

You will display the ability to develop strong and successful partnerships with Finance Managers and operational stakeholders across both our Australian/New Zealand operations as well as other global locations as the shared services function grows. You will be a strong operational focused team player who is able to drive successful outcomes.

In this position, you will be focusing to perform proactive support to the Team Leader/Managers, performing finance tasks as required and delivering services to ensure compliance with all company policies, internal controls and procedures.

**Key Responsibilities.**
- Ensuring tasks and transactions are processed in an accurate, timely and cost effective manner in adherence to GHD applicable limits of authority.
- Tasks will be assigned in adherence to separation of duties guidelines based on work load requirements. Core tasks will include:

- Credit Control & Collections
- Receipting
- Provide troubleshooting support
- To support the Finance Services function by undertaking the duties assigned by the Team Leader/Manager as outlined in the Finance Services duty statements.
- Assist the team on other tasks or projects as required

**Governance**
- Ensure compliance with all GHD finance policies and procedures
- Provide continuous feedback to the Manager, including positive confirmations on matters relating to compliance with company policies and procedures
- Ensure a co-operative and open knowledge sharing relationship is developed and maintained with other operating centres

**About you**:

- A minimum of 2 years' experience working in a similar position
- Team and customer oriented focus
- Ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise workload
- Initiative and problem solving ability
- First class communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a professional approach and attitude
- Proven experience working within a large / complex organisation
- Strong adherence to GHD values, Codes of Conduct and Policies

Contact Janine Fotheringham - Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- There may be government or client requirements which require an up to date COVID-19 vaccination for this position. _

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.#LI-JF1

**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

**Who we**
**are**

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly 'One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.