"Senior Finance Officer Payables"

* Continuing Position | Full-Time * Higher Education Officer Level 6 | $92,287 - $98,398 p.a. + 17% Superannuation * Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country * View Position Description

About the Role

The Senior Finance Officer Payables provides supervisory functions to ensure the provision of accounts payable services. The role is also responsible for managing the day-to-day operation and coordination of accounts payable and purchase card management systems, including preparing training, procedures and work instructions, and the monitoring of relevant Service One functions.

Some of the key position responsibilities are:

• Ensuring the provision of high-quality accounts payable services
• Coordination and administration of the University’s Purchasing cards
• Functional supervision to the Accounts Payable team
• Preparing monthly reconciliations

Please view the Position Description for a more comprehensive list of the Key Position Responsibilities.

About You

With extensive experience within the Finance / Accounts Payable department of a large organisation, you possess well-developed interpersonal skills, which assist you to provide functional supervision to staff, (including task allocation and managing workloads), liaise with stakeholders and provide high-level advice and training to stakeholders regarding all accounts payable services.

To be successful in this position, you will also demonstrate:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline with subsequent relevant experience or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
• Relevant or working towards professional qualification such as CA, CPA or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training
• Previous experience in administration of purchasing card administration systems and software.
• Proven involvement working in projects and managing change within the Accounts Payable / Finance environment.

About Finance and Procurement Services

Finance and Procurement Services assist the University to achieve its goals by providing quality leadership, information, and financial services.

The Finance and Procurement Services team undertakes monthly financial management reporting and forecasting, annual budgets and monitoring performance against these budgets, all regulatory financial reporting, monthly compliance, procurement contracting and functional areas of paying suppliers, receipting revenue and annual financial statements. While this role is based at Bedford Park, we have team members located across all of Flinders sites.

Why Join Flinders University

• Be Part of a Prestigious Institution: Join a respected university committed to innovation and excellence.
• Create Impact: This senior position gives you the chance to shape key financial processes and leave your mark.
• Career Growth: Access opportunities for personal and professional development in a supportive environment.
• Make a Difference: If you're passionate about driving change, this role lets you have a meaningful impact.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with talented colleagues in a dynamic environment.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive benefits supporting your well-being and career advancement.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• In addition to uploading your CV, please submit a Cover Letter elaborating on your suitability for this position, in relation to the Key Position responsibilities and capabilities of the Position Description
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Phillip Reichelt.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

26 Jan 2026