Account Payable Officer

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 87,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer to ensure timely and accurate processing of financial transactions across accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase orders, travel and expense management, and journal processing.

You will provide practical advice, respond to service requests, monitor volumes, and ensure compliance with SOPs and policies in a busy shared services environment.

Qualifications

• Experience undertaking financial transaction processing across accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase orders, travel and expense management and/or journal processing.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to process, monitor and query service requests accurately and within agreed service levels.
• Sound understanding of financial policies, procedures and controls, with the ability to apply standard operating procedures consistently.
• Ability to identify process improvements, support documentation updates and contribute to training or guidance that improves service delivery and compliance.
• Experience using corporate finance systems, including supporting system testing, enhancements, compliance reporting and onboarding of new services or clients.

Responsibilities

• Process financial transactions across accounts payable, accounts receivable, PO, travel and expenses, and journal processing.
• Provide practical advice, process and query service requests, and monitor transaction volumes.
• Ensure financial activities align with standard operating procedures and departmental policies.
• Support continuous improvement and training to enhance service delivery.
• Collaborate with finance teams to support onboarding of new services or clients.

Skills

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Purchase orders

Travel & expense management

Journal processing

Tools

Corporate finance systems

Job description

Shape accurate and reliable financial services that support business outcomes across NSW!

• Ongoing full-time opportunity (35 hours per week)
• NSW office location negotiable with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $87,198.77 to $95,482.03 plus super (Clerk Grade 3/4)
  

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

As an Accounts Payable Officer, you will support the prompt, consistent and accurate processing of financial transactions across accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase orders, travel and expense management, and journal processing.

This role will see you provide practical advice, process and query service requests, monitor transaction volumes and help ensure financial activities are completed in line with standard operating procedures, service level agreements and Departmental policies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional who brings strong customer service, sound judgement, confidentiality and a continuous improvement mindset to a busy shared services environment.

For more information, refer to the attached Role Description: Accounts Payable Officer

What you will bring to the role

• Experience undertaking financial transaction processing across accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase orders, travel and expense management and/or journal processing.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to process, monitor and query service requests accurately and within agreed service levels.
• Sound understanding of financial policies, procedures and controls, with the ability to apply standard operating procedures consistently.
• Ability to identify process improvements, support documentation updates and contribute to training or guidance that improves service delivery and compliance.
• Experience using corporate finance systems, including supporting system testing, enhancements, compliance reporting and onboarding of new services or clients.
  

If you have any questions about this opportunity, you can contact Oliver Gao, Manager Finance & Business Services on [e-mail].

Applications close Monday, 21 September 2026 at 11:55PM.

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