Accounts Payable and Receivable Officer

National Institute of Dramatic Art; Sydney; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Superannuation

Job summary

National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney is seeking a finance professional to manage accounts payable and receivable with accuracy and efficiency. You will handle invoicing, payments, supplier administration and reconciliations while supporting robust financial controls.

The role also involves month-end activities, compliance and ongoing process improvements across the finance function. This full-time position offers a competitive base salary with 12% superannuation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in accounts payable and receivable.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Experience with finance systems and process improvement will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and efficient accounts payable and receivable services, including invoice and payment processing, supplier administration, credit card reconciliations, debt collection and account reconciliations.
• The role supports strong financial controls, compliance, month-end activities and continuous improvement across finance operations.

Skills

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Financial controls

Finance systems

Continuous improvement

Tools

Finance software

Job description

Bring your finance expertise to a role that keeps NIDA moving. You'll manage critical accounts payable and receivable functions, maintain strong financial controls, and help enhance the systems and processes that support our organisation.

About Us

The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia’s premier training ground for future leaders and practitioners in the dramatic arts. Located at Kensington in Sydney, it is a Centre of excellence in education and training. NIDA is unique in the world for its practice-based and industry-relevant training in the range that it offers which includes Acting, Design, Costume, Properties and Objects, Technical Theatre and Stage Management, Scenic Construction, Writing for Performance, Directing and Cultural Leadership.

About the Role

Deliver accurate and efficient accounts payable and receivable services, including invoice and payment processing, supplier administration, credit card reconciliations, debt collection and account reconciliations. The role supports strong financial controls, compliance, month-end activities and continuous improvement across finance operations.

About You

You will bring proven experience in accounts payable and receivable, strong attention to detail, excellent organisational and communication skills. Along with the ability to work collaboratively while managing competing priorities. Experience with finance systems and a commitment to continuous improvement will be highly regarded.

Summary

This is a full-time permanent contract.

The base annual salary is $92,956 + 12% Superannuation, based on a 38-hour working week.

Closing Date: 5:00pm, Friday 13 November 2026

Considerations

• You are required to have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this role. This role is not suited to a working holiday visa holder.
• A valid Working with Children Check for NSW is essential. Having one or being willing to get one and to support and implement NIDA’s Child Safe Strategies is necessary to undertake this role.

Further Information

For further information about this role, please contact Jayani Fernando at [e-mail].

As part of NIDA's commitment to equity and inclusion, we strongly encourage applications from people who identify with historically excluded communities such as First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQI+ and people with disability. All applications will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status.