Department of Justice and Community Safety Hiring for Finance Officer (VPSG3) Job at Melbourne Full Time

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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About us

Fines and Enforcement Services (FES) is a business unit within the Department of Justice and Community Safety’s Fines, Registration and Crime Prevention group. FES is responsible for managing the end-to-end infringement system in Victoria.

The Finance Officer works in the Corporate Services team who are responsible for supporting FES’s core operations, including managing corporate services, monitoring and administering civil compliance revenue, debt and Budget Paper reporting, and monitoring and managing the accounting functions relating to the infringement management system.

About the role

The Finance Officer supports the decentralised creation and maintenance of FES purchase orders and associated reporting and training and supports the update and maintenance of databases and process maps used by the team.

The role reports to the Finance Officer – Purchasing & Reporting and works in collaboration with the team to manage the decentralised creation and maintenance of purchase orders and associated reporting and database management.

About you

As the Finance Officer, you will be able to:

• Process requests for purchase orders ensuring quality and compliance in line with Departmental policies and procedures.
• Reconcile and prepare reconciliation reports on complex contracts and associated purchase orders.
• Provide training and support to FES staff in the creation, update and closure of purchase orders.

How to apply