Finance Officer - Canberra, Australia - Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Canberra, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

APS Level - Canberra, ACT
- $83,908 - $89,706

About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

The Role

The Finance and Budget Division enables the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to deliver its business outcomes by providing high quality and timely corporate services, including strategic and operational financial services.

The Finance Branch ensures the department is compliant with and meets statutory financial management obligations.

The branch consists of several teams undertaking functions including:

Financial Reporting
Financial Performance and Internal Budgets
Finance Business Partners
Procurement
Financial Operations
Governance

The Finance Offices in Finance Branch contribute to the branch's objectives by undertaking month end accounting processes, preparing various financial statement notes, developing budgets/forecasts and working with stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Assistant Director, Financial Reporting Team or Finance Business Partners, the Finance officer responsibilities may include:
In Reporting team

Undertake month end accounting processes;
Monitoring the financial reporting inbox and responding to queries;
Prepare various financial statement notes and supporting work papers for audit;
Promote and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
Interrogate the Financial Management Information System (i.e. SAP) to answer financial questions (on request) from internal stakeholders;
Support senior members of the Financial Reporting team

In FBPs

Undertake end or month process including journals and invoices;
Provide support and assistance with development of budgets;
Provide support and assistance with cost recovery;
Review forecasts on a monthly basis to inform management of funding issues by highlighting pressures or savings;
Provide analysis and advice on the current and planned financial performance; and
Work with internal stakeholders to assist in end of month management reporting

Qualifications and Education
Relevant accounting/Finance qualifications or experience

How to Apply

Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy.

You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department's online recruitment system) you will also need to:

upload a Curriculum Vitae

- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

Eligibility

Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.
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