Finance Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6 - Wollongong
- Join a dynamic and flexible team that is passionate about achieving outcomes in a fast paced and rewarding environment
- Engage with stakeholders from a local through to a state level
- Flexibility options to encourage work/life balance including access to flex days
- Full time ongoing role in Wollongong
About the opportunity
The Finance Officer leads the day-to-day delivery of the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions for the NSW SES. Working within a small finance team, you will supervise staff, support finance operations, monitor financial controls, analyse business processes and contribute to the continuous improvement of systems and reporting. This role provides an opportunity to combine people leadership with hands-on finance management in an organisation that delivers critical services to communities across NSW.
About the NSW SES
Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.
The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.
With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here.
About you
To be successful in this role you will:
- Demonstrate experience leading or supervising staff in a transactional finance environment.
- Possess strong finance knowledge, including experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations and financial controls.
- Have experience using financial management systems and analysing finance processes and data.
- Build productive working relationships and confidently manage challenging stakeholder and staff situations.
- Be organised, adaptable and able to prioritise competing demands.
- Hold relevant finance qualifications, or be working towards a finance qualification, with substantial demonstrated experience in a similar finance role.
What we can offer you
- You will enjoy a 35-hour work week, with the potential for flexible work arrangements.
- You can enjoy a hybrid work environment, time in the office and time working from home.
- Attractive salary range of $102,936.00 to $113,579.00 plus 12% superannuation and leave loading
- Our work is meaningful and rewarding. The SES’s mission is saving lives and creating safer communities, and you can be an important part of our work.
- We have attractive leave entitlements including parental, sick, flex and recreation leave.
- We care about our people. We have Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services to support our people and operational and leadership training and development opportunities to develop our people. Some of these include:
- Fitness Passport
- LinkedIn Learning
- Member Assist Program for free confidential counselling support
- Flu vaccine program
You Belong Here
- We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
- We want our people to reflect the diverse community we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. We want to know what this looks like for you so we can support your success at work.
- If you require reasonable adjustments, we are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment processes and in the workplace, If you feel you may require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] for confidential advice on options.
How to apply
Your application should include as separate attachments:
- A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the essential requirements and your interest in the role;
- Responses to each of the targeted questions (maximum of one page per answer); and
- An up-to-date resume of no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role
Targeted Questions
- Describe a challenging people management situation you have personally dealt with. What was the situation, what actions did you take, and what was the outcome?
- Describe the most significant finance process, control or operational issue you have identified and resolved. What was your role and what was the outcome?
Want to know more?
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Paul Gillan via email at
[email protected].
The role description is available here.
Talent Pool
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. Further information here.
Applications close: Monday 20 July 2026, at 11:55pm.
