The Bureau of Meteorology are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Finance Officer to join our team.

As the Finance Officer, you will provide financial and administrative support to a broad range of stakeholders, both within the bureau and externally.

The Finance Operations team provides customer-focused services across a range of areas and is seeking skilled individuals to support the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing Card, and Travel Finance teams.

The bureau is undergoing significant change in the Finance space. Your ability to implement and adapt to change is instrumental in supporting the Financial Operations team in its drive for continuous improvement and the delivery of best practice procure to pay processing, generating and sending invoices to customers and managing and reconciling purchasing card transactions.

The role will provide a unique opportunity to oversee how financial resources are managed in a Commonwealth setting. Knowledge of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (PGPA Act) 2013 and experience using SAP, SAP Concur and Microsoft Office Suite are highly desirable.

The key duties of the position include:

The responsibilities of this role encompass activities across one or more of the following areas: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing Card, and Travel functions. Key duties include, but are not limited to:

1. Accounts Payable:

- Provide accurate accounts payable services
- Process a high volume of vendor invoices
- Quality assure goods receipt and approval confirmations
- Display excellent customer service skills whilst communicating with vendors via phone and email assisting with accurate and timely payments
- Provide advice relating to accounts payable activities.

2. Accounts Receivable:

- Provide accurate accounts receivable services
- Process customer invoices and credit notes




- Monitoring of the accounts receivable inbox
- Responsible for debtor management including but not limited to the follow up of outstanding accounts, analysis of the AR aging report and debtors reconciliation
- Display excellent customer service skills whilst communicating with customers via phone and email assisting with accurate and timely payments.

3.Purchasing card

- Processes applications for new/renewed credit card, cancellations and changes
- Assisting bureau staff with their expense acquittals
- Provide advice to cardholder/s on the use of card and expense queries
- Monitors use of credit cards to ensure compliance with policy and procedures set out by the agency.
- End of month accruals and compliance report.

4.Travel Finance:

- Administer travel processes, from lounge membership renewals, setting up travel profiles in CTM Portal (Corporate Travel Management) and Cessations.
- Manage travel mailbox queries and provide support and advice as per Travel Procedure
- Update and/or create supporting materials, guidance and tools to support effective administration of bureau travel.

5.Work effectively in a small hybrid team setting.

6.Provide a high-level of customer service to both internal and external customers.

7.Assist in driving process improvements through the adoption of best practices and the maintenance/development of standard operating procedures (SOPs).

8.Provide advice and expert opinion consistent with Accounting Standards, PGPA Act,



Accountable Authority Instructions (AAI) and bureau policy and procedures.

9.Comply with all bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct.

10.Commitment to APS Values, Employment Principles, and Code of Conduct.

Getting to know the Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all Australians and all Australia, every day. The Bureau works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. We are Australia's national weather, climate and water agency, in the Agriculture, Water and Environment portfolio of the Australian Government, operating under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We provide data, information, knowledge, insight and wisdom to help Australians prepare and respond to the realities of their natural environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Our products and services include observations, forecasts, analysis and advice covering Australia's atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments. We undertake focused scientific research in support of our operations and services. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring and advice, we provide one of Australia's most fundamental and widely used public services. We have strong relationships with our customers, partners and stakeholders in Australia, including the Australian Community and the emergency services sectors, all-levels of Government, and focus sectors including aviation, agriculture, energy and resources, national security and water.

📌 Finance Officer (Perth)
🏢 Bureau Of Meteorology
📍 Perth