Senior Finance Officer Payables

Flinders University; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 92,287 - 98,398; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation

Professional development opportunities

Annual progression through HEO Step levels

Vibrant campus amenities

Job summary

A prestigious Australian university is seeking a Senior Finance Officer Payables. This role focuses on ensuring excellence in accounts payable services, managing day-to-day operations, and supervising the accounts payable team. The successful candidate will possess significant experience in finance and accounts payable, along with relevant tertiary qualifications. A collaborative and supportive environment is provided, aiming for personal professional growth while making impactful contributions to the institution.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Finance/Accounts Payable department.
• Ability to provide functional supervision and manage workloads.
• Proven experience in managing change within Finance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality accounts payable services.
• Coordinate administration of Purchasing cards.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Administration of purchasing card systems

Education

Tertiary qualification in finance or relevant discipline

CA, CPA or equivalent qualification

Job description

• Higher Education Officer Level 6 | $92,287 - $98,398 p.a. + 17% Superannuation
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About the Role

The Senior Finance Officer Payables provides supervisory functions to ensure the provision of accounts payable services. The role is also responsible for managing the day‑to‑day operation and coordination of accounts payable and purchase card management systems, including preparing training, procedures and work instructions, and the monitoring of relevant Service One functions.

Key Position Responsibilities

• Ensuring the provision of high‑quality accounts payable services
• Coordination and administration of the University’s Purchasing cards
• Functional supervision to the Accounts Payable team
• Preparing monthly reconciliations

Please view the Position Description for a more comprehensive list of the Key Position responsibilities.

About You

With extensive experience within the Finance / Accounts Payable department of a large organisation, you possess well‑developed interpersonal skills, which assist you to provide functional supervision to staff, (including task allocation and managing workloads), liaise with stakeholders and provide high‑level advice and training to stakeholders regarding all accounts payable services.

To be successful in this position, you will also demonstrate:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline with subsequent relevant experience or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
• Relevant or working towards professional qualification such as CA, CPA or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
• Previous experience in administration of purchasing card administration systems and software.
• Proven involvement working in projects and managing change within the Accounts Payable / Finance environment.

About Finance and Procurement Services

Finance and Procurement Services assist the University to achieve its goals by providing quality leadership, information, and financial services.

The Finance and Procurement Services team undertakes monthly financial management reporting and forecasting, annual budgets and monitoring performance against these budgets, all regulatory financial reporting, monthly compliance, procurement contracting and functional areas of paying suppliers, receipting revenue and annual financial statements. While this role is based at Bedford Park, we have team members located across all of Flinders sites.

Why Join Flinders University

• Be Part of a Prestigious Institution: Join a respected university committed to innovation and excellence.
• Create Impact: This senior position gives you the chance to shape key financial processes and leave your mark.
• Career Growth: Access opportunities for personal and professional development in a supportive environment.
• Make a Difference: If you're passionate about driving change, this role lets you have a meaningful impact.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with talented colleagues in a dynamic environment.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive benefits supporting your well‑being and career advancement.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers and annual professional development funds (available through application)
• Annual progression up through the HEO Step levels with our EBA, in addition to EBA inflationary increases
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on‑campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia)

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000015381 - Senior Finance Officer Payables
• In addition to uploading your CV, please submit a Cover Letter elaborating on your suitability for this position, in relation to the Key Position responsibilities and capabilities of the Position Description
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Phillip Reichelt.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT), Monday 26 January 2026

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.