Finance Officer (356552)

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Duties

• Prepare, verify and process revenue and expenditure transactions in accordance with Government and Departmental financial, procedures and relevant legislation to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Review and reconcile monthly creditor statements and undertake investigation in accordance with prescribed policies and procedures.
• Accuracy and integrity of financial information by applying robust internal control procedures to ensure accurate and compliant payment process.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of daily payments in accordance with appropriate delegation.
• Provide specialist advice within Department of Justice and various external stakeholders.
• Review and address AR Monthly Debt outstanding debtors.
• Provide support to the team to identify any inefficiencies such as manual processes or delays in payments and suggest improvements to streamline operations.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliation to ensure the balances are accurate.
• Assist Senior Finance Officers to deliver day- to- day tasks as required.
• Any other duties as directed by the Coordinator Accounting Operations.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with Finance One System

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

 Statement of Duties (356552) Finance Officer - Sep 2024.docx

 Statement of Duties (356552) Finance Officer - Sep 2024.pdf

 About the Department of Justice (Finance).DOCX

 About the Department of Justice (Finance).pdf

 Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx

 Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf

 FAQs Short Form Application.docx

 FAQs Short Form Application.pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.  We do not require a separate statem