Finance Officer

Finance Officer

Location: Parramatta

Employment type: Ongoing Full-Time

Salary: Clerk Grade 5/6, $97,027 to $107,059 pa  plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

You will be working in a close-knit team environment to support all aspect of raising and managing the end-to-end Purchase Order process along with assisting in financial reporting and budgeting tasks. You will have the opportunity to work in a flexible working environment and rewarding atmosphere.

The role is to ensure that Purchase Orders are accurately entered into the system in compliance with Departmental policies, statutory requirements and external regulators.  This role will also provide general financial administration and support to enable delivery of Planning and Investments reporting accountabilities.  This is a unique opportunity to work in Infrastructure and Assets (I&A) division that will provide you with invaluable knowledge, insight and experience into best practice portfolio, program and project management processes, governance, systems and tools. 

What you’ll do

As part of the Planning and Investment team within Infrastructure and Assets (I&A), your responsibility is (but not limited to):

• Manage day to day PO requests and ensure that they are entered into the system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Process large volumes of data into the accounting system to enable better forecasting accuracy and reliable month end results.
• Provide a range of financial, administrative and support services to meet the business needs of the team/unit.
• Assist in the development of dashboards to track business improvements, particularly around PO processes.
• Support the month end reporting process with ad hoc tasks.
• Provide all relevant documentation and assist in PO audit queries when they arise. 
• Utilise appropriate systems and processes to review, maintain and manage accounting and financial information to facilitate a robust and consistent approach to financial management and reporting across the division, ensuring compliance with Departmental objectives, government policy, accounting standards and statutory requirements.
• Undertake tasks to enable reporting and analysis specific to the team’s role in Departmental end-to-end financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting functions to understand and optimise the whole of Department financial position.
• Educate and support relevant business areas to develop financial capability and improve confidence and accountability in financial business decision making in order to promote a consistent financial management approach across the Department.
• Participate in the development of management reporting systems and accounting methods to improve existing procedures and the communication of management information.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including senior managers and service delivery divisions to exchange information, obtain cooperation and support and provide financial advice.
• Work effectively with team members towards mutual continued development and to provide feedback to each other on tasks undertaken.

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate must demonstrate strong capabilities in:

• Coordinating and communicating with various stakeholders.
• Organisation and planning. 
• The use of financial management systems.
• Finance administration and project financial related matters.
• Financial reporting and analysis and a sound understanding of budgeting procedures and methodologies.

Download the role description.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Wednesday, 11th June 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Daniel Ngo, A/Senior Manager, Capital Planning and Investment on 0409 183 476 or at daniel.ngo@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au   

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

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