AddressSugar Research Australia (SRA) is owned by the Australian sugar industry and is a global leader in sugarcane industry research and development. SRA strives to shape the future prosperity of the Australian sugarcane industry and regional communities through innovation and ingenuity.
We have highly dedicated and passionate people working on industry-critical projects to deliver tangible value outcomes and impact for our industry stakeholders.
About the role
The Finance Officer is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of accounts receivable and accounts payable transactions as well as the provision of treasury support in accordance with SRA policies and procedures. Support the delivery of SRA’s annual budget process.
- Manage Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Ledgers.
- Execute Accounts Payable processing.
- Execute Accounts Receivable processing.
- Administration of HappyFox, a job queue tool receives all accounts mail electronically.
- Maintain Westpac Bank accounts, corporate cards, card applications, upload card transactions, monitor timely submission of expenses, check appropriateness of supporting documents on expense reports.
- Maintain daily bank reconciliation for working account.
- Maintain daily cashflow/forecast for working account and investments.
- Support to the treasury function and activity.
- Develop and deliver purchasing training and procedure documents.
- Report on non-compliance with any current receivables, purchasing and expense management guiding principles.
- Review GST coding of payables and receivables for BAS reporting.
- Assist with audits, and other projects as required.
- Ad-hoc tasks as required.
It is essential for the incumbent to demonstrate experience and/or knowledge in the following:
- Minimum 3 years recent experience in corporate Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions.
- High level literacy and numeracy skills.
- High attention to detail accompanied with strong organisational skills.
- Flexibility in accommodating frequent changes in operational priorities.
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel.
- Strong communications skills, autonomy and self-sufficiency.
- Ability to adopt considerable initiative in undertaking a more diverse range of tasks, and provide solutions to non-routine problems.
If you believe you match the above criteria and would like to work as part of our dedicated team, please send your application using the below links no later than 8am Tuesday 14 May 2024.
A full position description can be viewed by copying the following web address into your internet browser:
https://sugarresearch.com.au/sugar_files/2024/04/202404-Finance-Officer-Position-Description.pdf
The successful applicant will be required to undertake medical screening and police check. You must have the right to live and work in Australia.
