Finance Officer – WFH (Australia-wide)

Are you an organised and detail orientated finance person? AERO is seeking a talented and driven Finance Officer to support a small finance team!

• Offering a competitive base salary starting at $59,100 (0.6 FTE) (commensurate with skills and experience) plus 12% superannuation
• Part time 3 days / 21 hrs per week fixed term contract until 30 June 2026 with potential to be extended.
• Flexible location, work from home (Australia-wide)

About the Organisation

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is Australia’s national education evidence body. AERO is working towards excellent and equitable outcomes for all children and young people by generating and making high-quality evidence accessible and enhancing the use of evidence in Australian education.

AERO is a not-for-profit company owned by education ministers and operating under the governance of an independent Board.

We value agile thinkers who can help shape AERO as a new, dynamic organisation, and team players who enjoy working across projects and in diverse, interdisciplinary teams. Many of our people have ongoing connections to research, policy and practice organisations, helping us to bridge the gap between evidence generation and translation.

For more information about AERO, please see https://edresearch.edu.au

Purpose of the role

The role is primarily responsible for managing a number of finance related tasks. The role will also support the ongoing improvement of AERO’s financial systems, processes and policies.

Accountabilities:

• Manage and maintain customer and vendor contact files with 100% accuracy including some relationship management.
• Timely and accurate processing of all financial transactions.
• Assist with ongoing financial management improvement across the organisation, including playing a key role in identifying the need, development and implementation of new and revised systems, processes and policies.
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure the smooth administration of finance-related activities.
• Manage the Finance in-box and action all emails.
• Assist with the development and ongoing management of budgets.
• Assist with month end process.
• Assist with other finance tasks as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in finance and / or related experience in finance

Key knowledge and experience:

• Experience using accounting systems such as Xero and Approval Max.
• Knowledge of and experience in applying accounting and finance related concepts.
• Experience working in a small finance team and across a broad range of finance related tasks.

Skills

• Strong communication skills and the capacity to work effectively with people at various levels of seniority.
• Strong skills using Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.

AERO welcomes applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

How to apply?

Please submit an online application:

• CV and a Cover Letter describing your interest in and suitability for the role addressing the skills and experience above.
• Brief (max.150 words each) responses to the following questions:

1. How do you manage competing priorities, and multiple stakeholders, in your work?
2. Please describe a time when you identified a financial risk or discrepancy in an organisation’s accounts. What steps did you take to resolve the issue, and what was the outcome?

Applications close

11.59pm Monday, 21 July 2025 (Sydney, AEST)

Notes

• Respectfully, no agencies please.
• Please only apply for this role if you are an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have unrestricted work rights in Australia.
• Appointments are subject to a National Criminal Record Check (NCRC) and having or obtaining a current valid working with children check (WWCC).
• If you require any additional information to above or have technical difficulties applying, please contact: [email protected]
• Please do not send applications to this email address, apply through advert.