Finance Officer

Description

Additionally, the position drives continuous improvement initiatives within INSW’s financial shared services framework, fostering an integrated, reliable, efficient, and customer-focused approach that meets the needs of all stakeholders.

As a critical contributor to the internal customer experience within our shared services model, the Finance Officer supports the Associate Director, Financial Control in managing service performance.

Our core functions include providing independent and strategic advice to ensure infrastructure investment decisions are underpinned by robust assessment and long-term planning; monitoring NSW’s infrastructure program through independent reviews and expert analysis; recommending infrastructure projects to the NSW Treasurer for funding from the Restart NSW fund; and managing the procurement and delivery of nominated priority projects.

• Identify areas of non-compliance, default or sub-optimal performance by providers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Use systems and dashboards to monitor and report on the performance of the share service provider.
• Identify evidence-based root causes of under-performance, including system failures, to support the development of solutions.
• Manages all finance aspects of accounts receivable including invoicing, monitoring and reporting of debtor management, and shared service contract administration.
• Manages all finance aspects of the procurement-to-pay process including monitoring, reporting and delivery of transactional processing, payments and contract administration.
• Support the implementation of change and process improvement initiatives under the guidance of the Manager Finance and Associate Director, Financial Control.
• Develop trend analysis and performance indicators on service provision, reliability and quality, using analytical methods to inform and provide improvement opportunities.

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Finance Officer to provide a broad range of quality support services, including financial administration, contract management, and purchasing oversight. This role plays a key part in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of business operations and services.

Please be advised candidates will undergo comprehensive pre-employment checks, which may include verification of qualifications, employment history, police clearance, and other relevant assessments.

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate integrity, resilience, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and will be comfortable working collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
• The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Commerce, Business, or a related field, or possess extensive relevant experience. They will have proven experience in a similar role, including managing shared service arrangements.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders are essential, along with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

This role is a salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $113,574 - $125,720 base plus superannuation, commensurate with experience.

We offer flexible working including hybrid options, and are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, providing employees challenging and rewarding work, opportunities for career progression, and learning and development. We offer our employees discounted gym membership, study assistance, salary packaging, and are conveniently located near Wynyard station in Sydney's newest waterfront precinct at Barangaroo.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance