Role
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The Finance Justice Officer provides a range of corporate support services, within the unique operational environment of a correctional facility and requires a strong focus on customer service, teamwork, integrity, accuracy, compliance and timeliness.
The Finance Officer will process a range of financial, accounts payable and purchasing transactions ensuring compliance with requirements and timelines. This role will ensure electronic and paper-based record keeping systems are up to date and accurate. The role will also ensure compliance with regard to maintenance of asset registers and conduct periodic reviews.
This position may require direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Enterprise Agreement.
Some of your duties will include:
1. Under minimal supervision, providing a range of high-quality finance related services to Beechworth Correctional Centre; maintain accurate records in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, other government regulations and guidelines local operating procedures
2. Performing a range of accounts functions, including payables, receivables, reconciliation, and data entry and reporting
3. Ensuring accurate and timely preparation of Beechworth Correctional Centre invoices for payment
4. Maintain Asset registers for the location ensuring compliance with Departmental requirements.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
5. Well-developed computer literacy
6. Knowledge of accounting processes in particular accounts payable
7. Demonstrated experience with Oracle or similar finance related system
8. Demonstrated experience in fixed asset accounting and asset register maintenance is desirable.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
9. For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
10. For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.