Senior Finance Officer | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Senior Finance Officer | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency Classification:

Administrative Services Officer Class 4 Salary:

$84,901 - $91,501 plus superannuation Position No:

10809 Directorate:

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Advertised (Gazettal date):

19 November 2025 Contact Officer:

Tanja Serdar on************@act.gov.au (02) 6205 3***

Details:

Ready to take the next step in your finance career? Apply now and help us shape the future of financial excellence.

The Shared Services Finance Operations team delivers critical functions including accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking, debt management and business intelligence. The team are experts in their field providing a customer focused business area that works collaboratively with stakeholders and partners to deliver integrated finance service operations on behalf of the Territory.

We are looking for a talented, capable, and driven Senior Finance Officer to supervise a small team within our fast‑paced Finance Operations environment. In this hands‑on role, you will coordinate and oversee a range of financial support services and processing functions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and high‑quality service delivery.

You will supervise finance officers and engage in the delivery of finance functions, contributing to activities such as:

Invoice processing

Payment receipting

Bank reconciliations

Data analysis

Responding to internal and external queries

Ensuring compliance with procedures and guidelines

Monitoring performance measures

Upholding high quality customer service principles, practices & behaviours

This opportunity is ideal for someone who can demonstrate capability in finance operations and team supervision. If you are keen on making a difference and have a focus on service excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements

Previous experience in a finance operations environment would be highly regarded.

Experience working with finance systems, in particular Oracle, is highly desirable.

A current ACT Government CMTEDD issued Personnel Vetting Program certificate (Baseline clearance equivalent) is required for this position, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Notes This is a temporary position available from 02 January 2026 until 01 January 2027 with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT.

How to Apply Candidates are requested to review the key accountabilities and duties outlined in the Position Description under the ‘What you will do’ and ‘What you require’ sections and submit a personal pitch of no more than two pages. Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Closes: 26 November 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr