Department for Education
Job reference:
******
Location:
**** - ADELAIDE
Job status:
Short Term Contract
Eligibility:
Open to Everyone
Why work with
us
Every
child and young person deserves a great education.
We have a
strategy that aims to unlock every child's potential now and into
the future, one that in partnership with learners, students,
parents and the wider South Australian community will build a
world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and
prioritises learning and wellbeing.
Together
we will make our education system the best it can be.
When our
children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our
state.
About the
role
The
Finance Officer contributes to the delivery of a high-volume,
transactional financial support service to schools and preschools.
The role is responsible for supporting core financial
administration activities within the School and Preschool Financial
Accounting (SPFA) team, with a focus on master data management,
financial authorisation processing, and responding to
taxation-related administration queries.
This role
supports compliance with departmental financial governance
frameworks by ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial
records within the Education Management System
(EMS/Civica).
Qualifications
Essential:
Nil.
Desirable:
A tertiary qualification in accounting, finance or related
discipline. Completion or study towards membership of a
professional accounting body or equivalent.
Special conditions
The
successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human
Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being




employed which is required to be renewed every five years before
expiry.
The
incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to
Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead
(Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course
which will be required to be updated every three
years.
For all
other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position
Description.
Remuneration
ASO3
$74,095 - $78,694 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%) and
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Enquiries
Enquiries
can be directed to Ann-Marie Jolley, Manager, School and Preschool
Financial Accounting, via tel: ***************or email: ******
Application
instructions
Applications should be
made through the IWorkForSA website.
Applicants are required
to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment
Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages
addressing the key competencies in the attached position
description.
People of
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have
a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional note
There are
3 x full-time contract roles (1.0 FTE), initial 12-month term
contracts.
Applications close:
06/08/2026 11:00 PM
Attachments:
- Application Cover Sheet - PSAct.pdf
- How to Apply PS Act guidelines.pdf
- Position Description - ASO3 Finance Officer.pdf
- VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the adaptable working arrangements for this role.

📌 Aso3 Finance Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Department for Education
📍 Adelaide