Finance Officer

Full job description
Finance Officer, (Financial Control)

Ongoing opportunity based in Sydney + hybrid working options

Location: Sydney CBD

Salary - Clerk Grade 5/6: $99,938 - $110,271+ employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

Employment: Full-time. A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.

About this role

Join our Financial Control team and play a key role in supporting banking and cash management.

You will work closely with various finance teams across the Department of Customer Service (DCS) and collaborate with our outsourced shared services provider.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing banking system management and administration
Banking relationship management
Cash management including cashflow forecasting
Identifying and evaluating options to offer effective solutions for financial matters.
Assisting in the preparation of early close and year-end statutory financial reports.
Contributing to the review, development, and documentation of financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and guidelines.
About you

We’re looking for someone who:

Has excellent communication skills and is proactive in achieving outcomes.
Is deadline-driven, able to work well both independently and as part of a team.
Holds a degree in accounting or business and is either CA/CPA qualified or working towards this certification.
Has prior experience in cash, banking management and financial accounting (preferred).
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we need from you:

To start your journey towards becoming our Finance Officer, please click on the link below and attach your resume (max 5 pages) and cover letter (max 2 pages).

In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.


Salary Grade 5/6, with the base salary for this role starting at $99938 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Nicole Turner via nicole.turner@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Closing Date: 10am Friday 25th July

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