Senior finance officer (melbourne)

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Location: Melbourne (hybrid)

Salary: $*****k plus super + salary packaging

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Finance Officer who will help keep our financial operations running seamlessly. You'll be supporting and mentoring your other team members, solving problems and communicating effectively with our stakeholders, and ensuring accuracy in everything we do. This role is critical to ensuring the uninterrupted flow of goods and services across Lifeblood; you'll manage workflow, support team members and resolve issues to keep everything moving efficiently and compliantly.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day workflow and scheduling across the Finance team
• Perform daily bank reconciliations and support month-end activities
• Lead Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes, including invoicing and payment allocation
• Support general ledger reconciliations, accruals and financial reporting tasks
• Investigate and resolve account queries and escalations
• Oversee shared mailboxes and ensure timely responses to requests
• Support debt collection and customer account management
• Deliver training and guidance to Finance Officers and new team members
• Step in to support front-line finance activities when needed
• Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure smooth financial operations

What we're looking for

• Strong experience across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and reconciliations (predominately Accounts Receivable)
• Familiarity with Oracle or similar financial systems
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Solid understanding of GST and financial transaction processes
• Confident communication and strong internal and external stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Ability to prioritise, problem-solve and work in a fast-paced workplace
• Experience supporting or mentoring team members

Company Culture and EEO

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. We celebrate diversity and support all our people, and are an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer.

Benefits

• Ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
• 14 weeks paid parental leave – no waiting period for either parent
• Dedicated employee assistance program – Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
• Plus, many more!