Highlights
Permanent full time. Monday to Friday – 35 hour working week
Enjoy non-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per year of your salary tax free plus an additional $2500 for meals, entertainment and accommodation
Work with a supportive and collaborative team making an impact everyday
Career development and growth opportunities
Access Health and Wellbeing programs including EAP- Employee Assistance Program- free confidential support for you and your family
Paid Parental Leave and other great employee benefits
Great office locations, close to public transport
What we do
St George Community Housing (SGCH) provides sustainable, safe, and affordable housing as the foundation for our customers to connect to opportunities and build their communities. With a business head and a social heart, we deliver together with passion and purpose, guided by our values. Recognised as Employer of Choice (Public Sector and Not For Profit) at the 2022 Australian Business Awards, at SGCH you can realise your potential, whilst being supported to balance and achieve.
About the Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Officer role
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Accounts Payable/ Receivable Officer to join our Finance team. This position is a full time permanent position based at our Liverpool office and travel to other office locations as required.
The Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Officer leads the Accounts Payable and /or Accounts Receivable team to deliver high quality services to internal and external clients. The role ensures all financial information is processed accurately and in accordance with state procedures, providing support and backup for the wider Finance team.
To succeed as a Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Officer, you have a strong understanding of accounts payable and receivable processes, effective leadership skills and the ability to drive accurate and efficient financial reporting. You will have excellent communication and problem-solving skills for engaging with stakeholders. A focus on continuous improvement, fostering a positive team culture will be key to achieving financial outcomes. You will be able to manage resources, prioritize tasks and adapt to changing business needs.
About you (essential requirements)
To succeed in the role, you will have the below key attributes:
Tertiary qualification in an accounting or advanced bookkeeping or equivalent experience.
Sound experience in finance, including bookkeeping, general ledger and end-of-month reporting and of supervising a team in accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Demonstrated skills in customer service, organisational and time management, prioritising and planning, problem solving, communication and proficiency with Microsoft Office (intermediate level in Excel) and data entry.
Ability to work with a business head and a social heart with self-motivation, compassion and resilience to manage competing deadlines and multiple stakeholders, continuously improve, and drive the best outcomes for the business and resolution for customers.
The recruitment process may include interviews and other forms of skills and behavioural assessments. The appointment of a suitable candidate will be subject to pre-employment screening which may include reference checks, a National Police Check, Health Assessment, etc.
Applications for this role will be reviewed as received; therefore, we encourage you to submit your interest at your earliest.
Please note we may establish a Talent Pool from this process.
How To Apply
Please refer to the full Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Officer position description for further details including the essential criteria.
If this sounds like you, please send a cover letter addressing the essential criteria and a copy of your up-to-date CV using the form below before before 9:00am, Monday 14 April 2025.
Position Description: Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Officer