Finance Officer (356552)
Department of Justice
Corporate, Strategy & Governance
Finance
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Position details
Applications close:
AEST
Award/Classification:
Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 3
Salary:
$72,605.00 to $78,481.00 per annum
Employment type:
Permanent, full-time
Job description:
Provide day to day management of the accounts payable/receivable team and general financial activities of the Department of Justice in accordance with Government and Departmental financial policies, procedures and relevant legislation. Provide specialist clerical and administrative duties as required.
We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.
We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.
Hours per fortnight
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties
- Prepare, verify and process revenue and expenditure transactions in accordance with Government and Departmental financial, procedures and relevant legislation to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Review and reconcile monthly creditor statements and undertake investigation in accordance with prescribed policies and procedures.
- Accuracy and integrity of financial information by applying robust internal control procedures to ensure accurate and compliant payment process.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of daily payments in accordance with appropriate delegation.
- Provide specialist advice within Department of Justice and various external stakeholders.
- Review and address AR Monthly Debt outstanding debtors.
- Provide support to the team to identify any inefficiencies such as manual processes or delays in payments and suggest improvements to streamline operations.
- Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliation to ensure the balances are accurate.
- Assist Senior Finance Officers to deliver day- to- day tasks as required.
- Any other duties as directed by the Coordinator Accounting Operations.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience with Finance One System
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties (356552) Finance Officer - Sep 2024.docx
Statement of Duties (356552) Finance Officer - Sep 2024.pdf
About the Department of Justice (Finance).DOCX
About the Department of Justice (Finance).pdf
Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx
Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf
FAQs Short Form Application.docx
FAQs Short Form Application.pdf
How to apply
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.
Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 3652.
For more information
Josi Bourke
Coordinator Accounting Operations
Josi.Bourke@justice.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6165 9574
Reasonable Adjustment Queries
Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603