Senior Finance Leader — Streamline AP/AR & Hybrid Work

HR Partners; Greater Bendigo; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

HR Partners is partnering with a regional statutory authority to recruit a Senior Finance Officer / Finance Team Coordinator for its Corporate Services team. The role moves beyond transactional processing, coordinating day-to-day financial operations across AP, AR, and Treasury, ensuring reconciliations are accurate and month-end is smooth.

You will drive continuous improvement, build capability within the team, and act as a key business partner to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven background in a Senior Accounts Officer, Finance Team Leader, or Assistant Accountant capacity with hands-on AP/AR, bank reconciliations, and month-end closes.
• Demonstrated leadership, capable of guiding peers and allocating workflows.
• Strong ERP and finance system aptitude with advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and commercial awareness for process improvements.
• Strong communication and collaboration across financial and non-financial teams.
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting/Business or progress towards CA/CPA welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily transactional finance tasks across AP, AR, and treasury to meet deadlines.
• Provide coaching, onboard new team members, and foster a high-performance culture.
• Lead month-end activities, manage GL reconciliations, accruals and prepayments, and support timely reporting.
• Review end-to-end workflows, streamline processes through ERP enhancements, and uphold controls.
• Partner with internal operations and external vendors to resolve escalations and payment issues.

Skills

AP/AR experience

Month-end close

Ledger reconciliations

ERP systems

Excel proficient

Team leadership

Education

Diploma in Accounting/Business

Tools

ERP software

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Job description

HR Partners is partnering with a regional statutory authority to recruit a Senior Finance Officer / Finance Team Coordinator for its Corporate Services team. The role moves beyond transactional processing, coordinating day-to-day financial operations across AP, AR, and Treasury, ensuring reconciliations are accurate and month-end is smooth.

You will drive continuous improvement, build capability within the team, and act as a key business partner to internal and external stakeholders.