Finance Services Officer - Melbourne, Australia - Deakin University

Deakin University

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job no: 534831

Work type:
Full-time

Location:
Flexible, Geelong - City, Melbourne - Burwood

Categories:
Finance

Hybrid role
Flexible location, Geelong
Waterfront, Melbourne
Burwood, plus work from home
Fulltime, ongoing
HEW 5 $74,148 $83, % Superannuation

Founded in 1974, Deakin is a public university in Victoria with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and the online Cloud Campus.

We are a progressive and open-minded university, with the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

The Financial Services and Support team in the Customer Experience Hub are seeking a Finance Services Officer.

The position will require you to be on-site at our Waterfront Campus in Geelong 2-3 day per week and there is flexibility to work from home as agreed.

The Finance Services Officer will be part of a collaborative, customer-focused team and will provide a professional and efficient level of service.

The role entails data entry into WorkDay to process the purchasing requests across the university, processing overseas student health cover requests, payment reconciliations and queries, as well as the creation and maintenance of supplier master data.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Day to day purchasing processing for faculties and portfolios, including triaging of workflow, raising purchase orders, supplier invoice requests, and ad hoc payments to ensure achievement of operational objectives
Gaining and building an understanding of finance processes across a wide range of functional areas, purchasing practice and multiple systems
Clarifying expectations and responding promptly to client requests, queries, or complaints to ensure client needs are met to agreed standards and timelines
Consulting with available sources to gather relevant information and seeking the expertise and advice of other people as appropriate
Understanding local processes, preparing standard documents, managing records, regularly tracking progress of work tasks and identifying key issues
Delivering effective and efficient outcomes and outputs against team and operational objectives
Building productive relationships with a diverse range of existing stakeholders and actively seeking to maintain positive relationships
Presenting information in a clear, structured, concise and tailored way by focusing on key messages and check that messages are understood and meet audience needs

To be successful, you'll have:

Certificate III in Business or a tertiary qualification in accounting or similar field; or
An equivalent combination of relevant skills, relevant work experience and/or education/training
Knowledge of a finance service area e.g. Accounts payable, accounts receivable, debt collection, purchasing

Applications for this position close on Sunday 26th
February.

Successful applicants will need to comply with vaccination mandates imposed by the relevant state/territory government. Applicants who attend thirdparty sites to undertake University activities will also be required to comply with any other directions or requirements in place at the thirdparty location._

The position will require the successful applicant to obtain and maintain a Working with Children Check.

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

Are You Ready?
Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact.

We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers.

We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

Advertised: 13 Feb 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 26 Feb 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time