Salary Range: $71,252 - $73,490 per annum pending experience
Tenure: Full Time, Permanent
Commencing Date: Monday 7 July 2025
Closing Date: Monday, 16 June unless filled prior
Townsville Catholic Education supports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the South, North to Ingham and Halifax, South-West to Winton, and West to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island. TCE provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.
Townsville Catholic Education Office (TCEO) is seeking an experienced and dedicated Finance Officer-Accounts Payable to commence on Monday 7 July 2025. This role is a full time, permanent position.

The Finance Department within Townsville Catholic Education Office (TCEO) provides accounting and business services support to TCEO and catholic schools within the Diocese of Townsville.
Reporting to the Senior Accountant – TCEO, the Finance Officer - Accounts Payable is responsible, as part of a team, for ensuring timely and accurate processing and payment of vendor invoices.
The Finance Officer - Accounts Payable will be required to be well versed in good practice of accounts payable and procurement functions in a large and regionally dispersed organisation.
The role will demonstrate high level of accuracy and attention to detail as well as the ability to liaise with TCEO staff, school finance staff and vendors concerning financial records and accounts.
Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.