Senior Finance Officer | Full-Time Temporary With A Possibility Of Permanency

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $95,746 - $109,072 plus superannuation
Position No: 64054
Directorate: Justice and Community Safety
Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 January 2024
Contact Officer: Leanne Thomas on *************@Courts.act.gov.au or (02) 6207 6***

Details: Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought for a newly created role of Senior Finance Officer position at the ACT Courts and Tribunal.  The Courts Finance team are looking for an enthusiastic person, an analytical and dynamic thinker who can monitor and track progress of multiple financial tasks to meet tight deadlines and reporting requirements.

The Senior Finance Officer’s primary role is to support a range of ad hoc, monthly and end of financial year accounting tasks and reporting deadlines. This role will require both management and financial accounting experience to provide quality analysis, forecasting, reporting and advice on a range of financial issues, financial performance and budget management.

This role will be pivotal in assisting the Senior Director Finance in maintaining the complex accounting requirements for the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and will require an advanced Excel skillset. This role will also assist the management accountant with the internal budget allocation, financial modelling, forecasting and reporting using the TM1 application.

The role will also have supervisory responsibilities and will oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable including banking processes, general ledger and trust account journals and reconciliations.

The role requires coordination of annual financial activities such as Insurance Returns, Trust reconciliations, Asset Stocktakes, Fringe Benefit Tax, Commonwealth annual reporting requirements. This role will involve research and analysis on financial data to provide evidence and forecasting methodology and contribute to the end of financial year process.

As the Senior Finance Officer, you will collaborate across teams providing advice and support.

ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant will play a pivotal role in providing management and financial accounting functions.

This position will require a good working knowledge of the financial system; TM1. A good working knowledge of financial processes and the use of Oracle, APIAS, and/or TM1 is essential.

The successful applicant will have a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.

The position will appeal to a person who has good attention to detail, likes working in a busy office, can effectively communicate with internal and external clients, and can negotiate and interpret legislation and procedural guidance.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period up to 6 months with the Possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: Applications are sought from potential candidates and should include the following:

• a curriculum vitae, a personal pitch of no more than two pages and details of two referees (one of which being your current supervisor/manager).
• In your personal pitch, please explain why you are the best person for the job and how you meet the professional/technical skills, behavioural capabilities.  Specific examples should be provided where appropriate.
  You are encouraged to make contact with the Contact Officer for more information.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button.

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This is a temporary position available immediately for a period up to 6 months with the Possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.