The Finance Officer reports to the Assistant Director, Finance and works as part of a small team within Finance Section. The Finance Officer maintains a professional working relationship with employees and stakeholders at all levels within the Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) and client agencies external to OPC.

The Finance Officer is primarily accountable, under limited direction, for undertaking moderate to complex finance related activities and tasks within established procedures and guidelines.

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, have great attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise work to meet competing deadlines. You will have positive attitude and a proactive approach with a strong work ethic and be focussed on client service and participate in ongoing development.

The key duties of the position include:

Under limited direction, the Finance Officer will:

- manage the day-to day processing and monthly financial operations including debt management, monthly processing and reconciliations and ensuring timely and quality outputs;
- assist with the preparation of financial reports, budgets and forecasts, costings, taxation and researching and develop procedural guidelines in accordance with relevant legislation and frameworks;
- identify opportunities and implement ongoing process and system improvement projects and supporting stakeholders through change;
- undertake procurement reporting for external and internal stakeholders;
- develop productive working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve work area and agency goals.

To be suitable for this role, you will have:





- highly developed understanding of and experience in accounting principles, practices and procedures
- proven experience in maintaining and using computer-based and manual records for accounting purposes, to a high standard and with close attention to detail.

Well-developed organisational skills, including the ability to:

- determine priorities in consultation with others and recognise and resolve conflicting priorities; and
- meet deadlines
- in-depth understanding of the work setting and the ability to identify issues that may impact on team work objectives
- work effectively as a team member, manage relationships and work purposefully and effectively with others under limited supervision and guidance from more senior staff
- well-developed communication and liaison skills and the ability to liaise effectively with people at all levels
- experience with TechnologyOne and Aurion is desirable.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the role, you must:

- be an Australian Citizen;
- be able to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) clearance to Baseline status.

Getting to know the Office of Parliamentary Counsel

The Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) is a small Commonwealth government agency which provides clear, effective and accessible Commonwealth law for all Australians. We do this by drafting Bills for the Commonwealth government, and a significant proportion of Commonwealth legislative instruments. We also provide comprehensive, free access to Commonwealth legislation through the Federal Register of Legislation website, preparing compilations of Commonwealth legislation, and registering Commonwealth Acts and instruments on behalf of more than 70 agencies.

📌 Finance Officer (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel
📍 Canberra