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Administration Officer
Southern Parks & Forests Regional Operations; Management & Operations; Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services & Partnerships; Maroochydore (Other South-East Queensland Locations Negotiable)
SEQR is the most densely populated and rapidly growing region in Queensland, and the high urban and peri-urban interface presents several management challenges, including high recreation pressures on parks and forests. Our business areas consist of the Gold Coast, Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, a Technical Support Team, the Wide Bay Burnett and a Regional Fire Team.
The South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Office of Queensland Parks & Wildlife Services and Partnerships is looking to hire a Finance Generalist. This role involves delivering comprehensive financial and performance reporting for the SEQ Region, providing efficient and effective financial services and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Accounting and Finance |
| Classification | AO4 |
| Workplace Location | Sunshine Coast |
| Job ad reference | QLD/644557/25 |
| Closing date | 07-Jul-2025 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Kylie Stanfield |
| Contact details | Ph: 0448 550 248 Access the National Relay Service |
The successful candidate will also require strong attention to detail, strategic and critical thinking, and strong interpersonal and communication skills. The AO4 Administration Officer (Finance) role within the SEQ Region of Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service and Partnerships (QPWSP), within DESI is a highly finance and budget focussed position.
We are seeking applications from suitable applicants interested in leading a finance and budget driven position that assists and provides advice to others within the region in finance and budget management. The role reports to a regional leadership team at regular fortnightly meeting intervals to update the team on the region's budget position and can break down and explain various base and special funded projects and anomalies identified. The role prepares, coordinates and assists in upcoming financial year budget preparation, submissions and builds. It monitors monthly expenditure for the region at a high level that identifies budget savings and completes those transactions. The role also assists other staff within the region in system familiarisation and processing from a business area perspective, to ensure transactions are completed prior to end of month reporting.
The role also uses several departmental applications, systems and communication portals designed for administration and finance processing, budget building, finance reporting and team collaboration in its coordination of information to complete its tasks within short timeframes. Together with these systems, the role makes good use of Microsoft Suite applications and advanced capability in their use, to streamline, report on and present financial data to its various stakeholders.
About you:
We're looking for individuals who are passionate about Finance management. Your planning skills will be key in juggling and meeting competing priorities, while your ability to work independently will be the key to achieving outcomes in a busy and changing environment.
To be successful in the role, you will also have:
• Strong communications skills.
• Ability to build sustainable relationships within our region.
• Strong problem solving and resolution skills.
• An Excel Expert.
• High level writing and data presentation skills.
What's in it for you?
• Join a supportive high-performing team with a positive culture and inspiring leadership!
• Enjoy fantastic flexibility, benefits, work life balance, significant development opportunities!
• You'll experience so much here. For most of us, it starts with our wonderful people and the rich, diverse perspectives they bring. They're dedicated, passionate and curious professionals. We're all different, and those differences are what make us great.
We encourage you to find out more about this role by contacting the contact officer and further information can be located in the role description.
We offer rewarding career opportunities and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/644557/25
Closing Date: Monday, 07 July 2025
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