Talent International is currently recruiting for an APS5 Finance Officer to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills. The position is a 6-month contract role with the possibility of extension. The role pays $55.24/hr + Super.

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

The APS5 Finance Officer is a team membership position and where required, will perform work that involves team leadership responsibilities requiring the setting of priorities and allocating work to other lower-level team members within a team.

The position will be required to undertake activities and tasks using available information where options are not always evident. It will be required to perform procedural, clerical, administrative and operational tasks that supports and contributes to client's objectives.

The APS5 Finance Officer will have a considerable level of contact with internal and external stakeholders and will be required to communicate with and provide advice on a range of matters to resolve moderately complex to complex enquiries.

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Performing integrity of data and reconciliation of major supplier invoices and validating supplier invoice information against in-house records.
• Processing supplier invoices on purchase orders, liaising and managing dispute charges, obtaining credit notes from suppliers and preparing supplier statement reconciliations.
• Assisting with asset management, costing proposals and initiatives as required.
• Drafting a range of written material including business cases, reports, executive briefs and corporate documentation.
• Establishing, managing and providing financial management advice to internal and external stakeholders to improve the financial management and operations in the Agency.
• Monitoring and reporting on the achievement of business outcomes, key performance indicators and quality assurance to assist local management to manage overall performance.
• Undertaking financial administration across the division's cost centres and projects, including budgets, journals, quarterly analysis, forecasting, accruals, monitoring and reporting.
• Undertaking weekly, end of month and end of financial year SAP FI system rollover activities and provide assistance to users of SAP FI as required.

Essential criteria

• Performing integrity of data and reconciliation of major supplier invoices and validating supplier invoice information against in-house records.
• Processing supplier invoices on purchase orders, liaising and managing disputed charges, obtaining credit notes from suppliers and preparing supplier statement reconciliations.
• Drafting a range of written material including emails, reports, executive briefs and corporate documentation.
• Establishing, managing and providing financial management advice to internal and external stakeholders to improve the financial management and operations in the Agency.
• Monitoring and reporting on the achievement of business outcomes, key performance indicators and quality assurance to assist local management to manage overall performance.
• Undertaking daily, weekly and end-of-month SAP financial reports and assisting users of SAP FI as required.

Desirable criteria

• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Experience in SAP Accounts Payable and SAP Essentials.
• Sound understanding of Government procurement and goods receipting processes.
• Experience working with a shared services provider.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 02 8240 9596 / [email protected] for a confidential discussion.