APS 4 Accounts Payable Officer

Department of Veterans' Affairs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Veterans' Affairs in Canberra is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer at APS 4 to support day-to-day financial operations. The role involves account processing, invoicing, reconciliations and providing timely assistance to clients across diverse backgrounds.

You will work in a collaborative team within the Financial Operations section, leveraging finance systems and maintaining compliance while building strong internal and external relationships.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, motivated and meticulous with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable communicating over the phone and via email with clients from diverse backgrounds.
• Previous experience in a finance processing environment preferred.
• Qualifications in accounting, finance or business or currently studying preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts, invoicing, reconciliations and records management.
• Build rapport and respond to enquiries, providing timely, factual advice.
• Maintain awareness of Commonwealth financial compliance and governance.
• Manage workloads and ensure accurate processing and receipting.

Skills

Numerical ability

Attention to detail

Phone communication

Email communication

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business qualifications

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

• Location: Canberra, ACT
• Salary Range: $85,610 - $91,309 + 15.4% employer super contribution
• This vacancy has been identified to participate in VetPaths

JOB OVERVIEW

The Financial Management Branch is responsible for managing all relationships with external Departments, Agencies and organisations and provides strategic financial services across the department.

The Financial Operations Section is responsible for developing policy and managing operations concerning the department's banking, treasury, cash management functions, corporate and travel card programs, and accounts receivable and accounts payable services.

Our team is a well skilled and diverse team dedicated to continuous improvement and the provision of subject matter expertise, we rely on each other's knowledge and strengths to ensure high quality and timely advice is provided and achieve customer focused results.

The Accounts Payable Officer APS 4 will undertake a broad range of tasks including accounts reconciliations, processing, administration and support in relation to finance activities.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated, meticulous attention to detail and resilient person who is keen to work in a fast paced team environment. You will be good with numbers and have high attention to detail. You should be comfortable communicating over the phone and via email with clients from diverse backgrounds.

You will have a can do attitude, be flexible and embrace change. Previous experience in a finance processing environment and qualifications in accounting, finance or business or working towards completing qualifications would be highly regarded.

DUTIES

As an APS 4 you will be required to:

• Participate in day-to-day operational functions including: account processing, invoicing, monitoring and review, quality assurance, customer service, reconciliations, validations and corrections and records management to ensure the department's financial and governance responsibilities and obligations are achieved.
• Build rapport and maintain internal and external relationships, respond to enquiries, provide assistance and factual advice in a timely manner.
• Maintain awareness of Commonwealth financial compliance and legislative frameworks.
• Manage needs of customers to meet and exceed expectations, identify and resolve issues.
• Participate as a constructive team member to deliver ongoing improvements, quality of service and professional practices and standards.
• Utilise financial systems and analytical tools to research, analyse and reconcile data.
• Manage prioritisation of own workloads checking accuracy of information and work, ensuring quality processing and receipting.
• Perform other duties as required in the Financial Operations section to ensure the sections outcomes are accomplished.
• Contribute to section and branch goals and objectives, business planning, evaluation and reporting on organisational goals in a collaborative and constructive manner.

ELIGIBILITY

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
• Any successful candidate external to DVA offered employment will be required to undergo pre-engagement screening checks, even if they currently have a security clearance. The screening checks are conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
• Any successful candidate will be required to obtain and/or maintain, a Baseline Vetting (AGSVA) security clearance as a minimum.

NOTES

This recruitment process may be used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences and perspectives. DVA is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community we serve and encourages applications from:

• Veterans and former Australian Defence Force members, whose skills and experience are highly valued across the APS
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• People with disability
• People who identify as LGBTQIA+
• People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

We are a Veteran Employer of Choice! This means you benefit from a workplace actively supporting veterans and families of veterans - one that understands and values military experience. You're joining an organisation publicly recognised for its commitment to fostering veteran-friendly employment pathways and long-term career success.

The Australian Public Service (APS) values the unique skills, perspectives, and experiences that veterans gain during their Australian Defence Force (ADF) employment and encourage veterans to apply. Support may be available to veterans transitioning to meaningful APS careers through participation in VetPaths, which offers veterans an opportunity to participate in a six-month program offering formal learning and development, career mentoring and activities for wellness and peer support. More information can be found on the DVA Website.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. Further information can be found at https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability.

CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK

The candidate information pack is available below.

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