Finance Support Officer
Tablelands Regional Council
About the position
• Managing and processing of payments and financial transactions to suppliers in accordance with TRC policy and manage associated records.
• Process the daily treasury functions and reconcile a number of general ledger control accounts and assist with month end processing.
• Full administration of Deductible Gift Funds, including end of month bank reconciliations and reporting, processing payments and collating documents for audit.
• Trust account administration including end of month reconciliations, reporting and processing payments.
• Complete financial duties including, business activity statements, reconciliations reporting, journals and support tasks such as budgeting, financial statements and audits.
• Provide finance focused customer service to both internal and external stakeholders, triage finance enquires and manage shared inboxes.
• Provide support across finance and accounts payable related activities.
• Provide cash handling and end of day procedure training to public facing services centres (including quarterly site visits).
• Identify, adapt processes and implement improvements, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and standards to mitigate fraud risk.
• Other responsibilities as reasonably expected by the Manager Finance, Financial Accountant or other Accountants.
Who we are looking for
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
1. Experience in accounts payable, finance support, treasury, or business administration in a medium to large organisation.
2. Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise when under pressure.
3. Proficiency in the maintenance of financial ledgers including the ability to undertake end of day, month and year tasks.
4. Well-developed communication skills and the ability to contribute to a positive team culture.
5. Effective problem solving and research skills, with the ability to report findings to Team Leader Finance.
6. Experience in the use of Microsoft products in particular, Excel, Word and Outlook and a demonstrated experience with accounting systems.
