Finance Operations Specialist
Grade: Clerk Grade 7/8
Duration: Ongoing
Location: Newcastle and/or Camden
Closing Date: Friday 21, October 2022 (9:59am)
- Salary range: $99,431 - $110,064 + super + leave loading + accrued flex time
- Newcastle and/or Camden location - Although weekly attendance is required, most work can be done remotely
- Genuinely flexible working arrangements
- Excellent career development and learning development opportunities
Subsidence Advisory NSW is a division within the Department of Customer Service that has a talented team who work to support the community in coal mining areas of New South Wales and are responsible for administering the Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Act. The team provide expert advice to property owners, government departments and authorities, local councils, community organisations and industries throughout NSW.
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- Complete end of month reconciliations, journals, budget forecasts, reporting for business and reporting for corporate services
- Complete annual financial statements, stocktake, insurance and other reports as required
- Manage financial operations including payables, receivables, credit card approvals, purchase order approvals and cash management
- Manage project budgets, actuals and issues in a timely manner including provision accounting
- Provide financial advice, guidance and reports to staff within the organisation
- Contribute to the development and delivery of non-financial business and operational performance reporting, dashboards, and data visualisation
- Contribute to process improvement, procedures and policies in financial business and non-financial business areas
- The successful applicant is a finance professional with a sound understanding of financial and accounting management policies, practices, and statutory requirements. You are eligible for membership of a recognised professional accounting body.
- You have an analytical and inquisitive mind, outstanding attention to detail and able to deliver multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines, as well as identifying risk and opportunities for process improvement.
- You synthesise and translate complex information into easy to understand, effective formats that are both fit for purpose and audience appropriate.
- You take initiative while handling multiple and competing priorities
- You have demonstrated experience in SAP or a similar system
- PowerBI skills desired but not essential
These key attributes are needed to achieve successful financial operations, financial reporting and business improvements for the agency.
If you said yes to the above, we want to hear from you
How to Apply
Please ensure your covering letter demonstrates your motivation for applying to this position and your relevant knowledge, skills and experience suited to this role.
For enquiries regarding this position please contact Lee Camlin: lee.camlin@customerservice.nsw.gov.au
Please note that suitability assessments will be conducted for this role. This involves submitting your application for review, an interview, workplace assessment and reference checks.
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for future temporary or ongoing vacancies in roles with similar capability requirements.
About this role
Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $99,431 base plus superannuation
Closing Date: Friday, 21 October 2022
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Flexibility
We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working.
The Department of Customer Service serves all the people of NSW and we want to reflect that diversity in our people. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQA+ community, veterans, carers, refugees, people in regional NSW and people of all ages. We strive to be an inclusive workplace where all our people can bring their authentic selves to work without judgement.
We understand that there are different ways of getting the job done and offer flexible working arrangements where and when possible.
If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please notify us on your application form or contact the recruiter via bethany.jones@customerservice.nsw.gov.au or .