Finance Officer

The Role

Hudson has partnered with a high profile government department seeking an experienced APS 6 Finance Officer to utilise their financial project reporting and engagement skills working as part of a multi-disciplinary Project Management Office.

If you are looking for a long term contract, based in Canberra and have a baseline clearance, then this just might be the role for you!

Duties:

• Assist with month-end accruals processes, including processing of invoices and reporting
• Apply financial knowledge to provide analysis & variance commentary for projects and divisional information.
• Assist with a broad range of financial and accounting matters including ad hoc financial queries, briefing requests and compliance checks
• Contribute to the coordination of briefings, correspondence and submissions relating to the corporate coordination activities, including the Senate Estimates process
• Ability to use SAP and TM1 or similar FMIS and reporting tools
• Ability to effectively manage competing deadlines to achieve results and deliver high quality outcomes.
• Energetic, self-motivated and keen to take on new challenges, opportunities and learn new skills, with strategic and analytical thinking skills, and the ability to draw accurate conclusions based on evidence
• Demonstrated experience in accounting or finance area and working knowledge/understanding of the Commonwealth financial framework including accrual accounting, annual appropriation process and the legislation that governs the Department's financial operations, primarily the PGPA Act is essential.

Qualifications and Education

• Experience in accounting or finance area and a working knowledge/understanding of the Commonwealth financial framework including accrual accounting, annual appropriation process and the legislation that governs the Department's financial operations, primarily the PGPA Act is essential.
• Accounting qualifications desirable.
• CA/CPA or ability to progress towards desirable.
• IT skills including intermediate to advanced Microsoft excel skills is desirable.

If you are interested in the role, please submit via the link. If you have any questions after you have submitted your resume, please call Irena Simunec on 0455 558 721 and quote job number 244097.