Financial Operations Officer

Australian Department of Finance; Canberra; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Department of Finance in Canberra, ACT is seeking APS-level staff within the Financial Operations team to process accounts payable and accounts receivable documents in accordance with Australian Government policy and the Agency’s AAIs. The roles include vendor creation and maintenance, as well as payment runs, inquiries, reconciliations and reporting to support transactional processing.

These ongoing, full-time APS roles offer progression within the BES/ESaS branches and require

Qualifications

• Roles in Financial Operations handling accounts payable and accounts receivable processing.
• Includes vendor creation, maintenance and payments.
• Ability to work in line with Australian Government policy and Service Delivery Office expectations.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable documents in line with policy and AAIs.
• Handle vendor creation and maintenance, and run payments.
• Perform inquiries, reconciliations and reporting for AP/AR functions.
• Support financial operations with transactional processing and timely reporting.

Job description

Australian Department of Finance – Canberra ACT

21h ago , from Australian Department of Finance

• Business Enabling Services Group / Enterprise Systems and Services (BES) Division / Operations and Service Management (BES/ESaS) Branch
• APS 3 ($73,242 - $84,487),APS 4 ($82,613 - $94,289) | Ongoing | Full-time

.ABOUT THE TEAM/BRANCH

The Service Delivery Office (SDO) in the Operations and Service Management Branch provides corporate transactional and technical services to Commonwealth entities (client agencies).
The Financial Operations team provide business services that support client agencies in a broad range of financial accounting, management and reporting functionalities. These services are transactional in nature and are grouped under Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) functions.

ABOUT THEOPPORTUNITY

The roles are working in the Financial Operations team ensuring that all accounts payable financial documents are processed in line with Australian Government policy, client agency's Accountable Authority Instructions (AAIs) and SDO's Service Level Outcomes.
This service covers the full range of accounts payable and accounts receivable activities such as vendor creation and maintenance, financial document processing, payment runs, enquires, reconciliations and reporting.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.

• Business Enabling Services Group / Enterprise Systems and Services (BES) Division / Operations and Service Management (BES/ESaS) Branch
• APS 3 ($73,242 - $84,487),APS 4 ($82,613 - $94,289) | Ongoing | Full-time
• Canberra, ACT

.ABOUT THE TEAM/BRANCH

The Service Delivery Office (SDO) in the Operations and Service Management Branch provides corporate transactional and technical services to Commonwealth entities (client agencies).
The Financial Operations team provide business services that support client agencies in a broad range of financial accounting, management and reporting functionalities. These services are transactional in nature and are grouped under Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) functions.

ABOUT THEOPPORTUNITY

The roles are working in the Financial Operations team ensuring that all accounts payable financial documents are processed in line with Australian Government policy, client agency's Accountable Authority Instructions (AAIs) and SDO's Service Level Outcomes.
This service covers the full range of accounts payable and accounts receivable activities such as vendor creation and maintenance, financial document processing, payment runs, enquires, reconciliations and reporting.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For specific questions relating to this job vacancy (including requests for adjustments), please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.
• We can provide adjustments, including alternate formats of the application form, to the recruitment process for candidates including individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process (including alternate formats or have an enquiry about the support provided, please contact the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AESTMonday to Friday.

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