Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $60,295 - $77,430
Grade: VPS 2
Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DJ8692SEPT2025
About Us:
The Finance and Procurement business unit provides department-wide financial, procurement and workplace services through strategic leadership and setting the direction, policy, and processes, and partnering with the department to build capability.
The Finance Branch leads the department's efforts to comply with government and legislative financial management responsibilities while driving a culture of strategic financial management across the department. It is responsible for the department's financial and budgetary policies and processes, including statutory reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxation compliance, government reporting (including Standing Directions), and facilitation of the annual budget process.
About the Role:
The Finance Officer Invoice Processing is responsible for entering both manual and electronic data into the financial records of the department, and will conduct all invoice review, invoice data entry, invoice validation, invoice coding and matching, and invoice approval entry activity. This role will be required to interface with external suppliers and internal customers.
Some of your duties will include:
• Processing transactions in an accurate and efficient manner in accordance with relevant procedures and government guidelines and ensuring compliance with ATO requirements.
• Supporting planning and policy development for and across the department.
• Ensuring financial management policy and compliance processes are implemented in accordance with departmental standards, guidelines and compliance processes.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As an ideal candidate, you will possess:
• A detailed knowledge of the ATO rules for compliant invoicing is required.
• How to correctly calculate GST is required.
• General knowledge of best practice accounts payable processes and outcomes is desirable.
• General understanding of government financial systems and applications including the Financial Management Act 1994 and the Oracle Financial System is desirable
Qualifications:
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to t he safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.