APS5 Finance Officer

Location: Canberra, ACT

Salary: Hourly Rate

Job Type: Contract position | Full time position

APS5 Finance Officer Hourly Rate: $59 - $63 per hour + super (Labour Hire) Contract: 12-month contract

Location: ACT (Canberra), NSW (Sydney), QLD (Brisbane), VIC (Melbourne), or SA (Adelaide) Why This Role?

Randstad Canberra has partnered with a high-profile Federal Government Regulatory Body entering a landmark transition to become a fully independent agency. This major evolution means they are centralising their financial functions, creating an exceptionally stable, 12-month labour hire opportunity with a highly competitive hourly rate. With offices across multiple capital cities, you can step into a prominent national team right from your local CBD hub.

The Day-to-Day Joining the central Finance Business Partnering team, you will strengthen and streamline how the agency tracks, manages, and recovers its program revenue. Automate & Refine: Move their timekeeping-to-invoicing workflows from manual entry to smooth, automated systems.

Data Integrity: Maintain and validate a central historical dataset tracking revenue recovery efforts (FTE and $ amounts). Insights & Reporting: Keep an eye on revenue vs. actual budgets and present clear findings directly to the agency's Governance Forum. Internal Advisory: Provide high-level advice and support to various internal business streams on their specific scheme budgets.

What You Bring The Basics: Strong experience in accounting, financial administration, or revenue recovery/invoicing setups.

The Excel Factor: Comfort working with large datasets, finding data discrepancies, and verifying numbers across multiple sources. The Match: Excellent communication skills to act as a supportive finance partner to internal business teams. Eligibility Note: Due to the federal nature of this project, applicants must be Australian Citizens and located in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, or Adelaide.

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