* $94,129 to $106,754 pa
* Full-time continuing appointment
* Toowoomba campus
* Status/Term of position: Full-time, continuing appointment
* Total remuneration range: $94,129 to $106,754 pa
* Campus location: Toowoomba campus
* To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.
Play a vital role in ensuring the University continues to meet its financial obligations with accuracy, integrity, and exceptional client service.
Who you are
You display strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. By ensuring financial accuracy and compliance with organisational policies, you will contribute directly to the reliability of financial reporting and the smooth operation of UniSQ as a whole.
What you'll do
In this role, you'll ensure the University's financial obligations are met with accuracy, integrity and timeliness. You'll process accounts payable transactions, verify and record general ledger entries, manage supplier reconciliations and handle both domestic and international payments, student payments – all while maintaining strong financial controls, compliance with policy and legislative requirements, supporting operational teams, and fostering positive relationships with external vendors.
Working closely with colleagues across Financial Services and the broader University, you will provide responsive, client-focused support to staff, suppliers and external stakeholders. You will complete the entire accounts payable process, including verifying invoices, coordinating approval workflows, preparing payment runs using the most appropriate payment method. Your attention to detail, problem-solving skills and commitment to service excellence will help maintain trusted relationships and support the University's operational and financial performance.
What will help you succeed
To thrive in this role, you will require a relevant qualification (Degree, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, Certificate IV with experience, or equivalent experience and/or training) as well as:
* Strong communication, organisation and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and apply financial rules, guidelines and policies while managing competing priorities and meeting deadlines.
* Experience using financial software, accounts payable systems and/or foreign currency processing tools.
* High level of accuracy in recording, reconciling and maintaining financial data – particularly creditor accounts.
* Ability to collaborate effectively within a team to deliver reliable client-focused financial services.
For further information about this role, please contact Ms Abby Pilcher via +61 7 4631 2274 or .
Building on its strengths as Australia's leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ's Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia's most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.
The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.
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To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.
Reference Number: 0033_01/26
Location: Toowoomba campus
Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hours/week)
Salary: Total remuneration range $$94,129 to $106,754 pa (includes salary range of $79,383 to $90,031 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)
Closes: Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)
At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.
As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.
This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.
If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to 'Who we're looking for' in the position description.
For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.