Job Description

Your Opportunity

The Finance Operations Manager leads the effective delivery of finance operations across NSW LRS, including payroll, accounts payable and receivable, financial processing and procurement coordination, ensuring accurate, timely and customer-focused services supported by effective financial controls, governance and compliance. The role drives continuous improvement across finance operations through clear processes and documentation and optimisation of the SAP platform to improve functionality, automation and service delivery. It works closely with stakeholders across NSW LRS to coordinate procurement activities, support efficient purchasing processes and promote sound procurement practices and effective financial management of payroll and accounts receivable operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Finance Operations team, providing clear direction, coaching and professional development and establishing effective guidelines, procedures and documentation to build capability, accountability and a strong customer service mindset across the team.
• Manage the effective delivery of day-to-day finance operations, including payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring transactions and employee and stakeholder enquiries are managed accurately, efficiently and within required timeframes.
• Manage payroll operations and controls, including end-to-end payroll processing, interpretation and application of enterprise agreements and modern awards, taxation, superannuation and salary sacrifice requirements and resolution of complex payroll matters to ensure accurate and compliant payroll services.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and general finance operations, including purchasing cards, banking administration, vendor and customer data, balance sheet reconciliations, journals, prepayments, accruals, credit notes and payment matters to maintain accurate financial records, controls and reporting.
• Coordinate procurement activities and purchasing processes, including purchase orders, scopes of work and variations, supplier and expenditure information, contract renewals and maturity terms, and procurement assurance to support compliant, timely and effective procurement of goods and services across NSW LRS.
• Maintain effective finance operations governance, risk management and internal controls, monitoring compliance with relevant legislation, taxation requirements, accounting standards, policies and procedures and proactively identifying and addressing emerging operational and compliance issues.
• Drive the ongoing improvement and optimisation of finance processes and the SAP platform, developing and maintaining process documentation and identifying opportunities to improve system functionality, automate activities, strengthen controls and deliver more efficient and customer-focused services.
• Partner with stakeholders across NSW LRS, including Finance, People & Culture, Operations and IT, to resolve operational matters, maintain data integrity, support financial reporting, budgeting and reforecasting activities and ensure finance services continue to meet business needs.

Job Description

Your Opportunity

The Finance Operations Manager leads the effective delivery of finance operations across NSW LRS, including payroll, accounts payable and receivable, financial processing and procurement coordination, ensuring accurate, timely and customer-focused services supported by effective financial controls, governance and compliance. The role drives continuous improvement across finance operations through clear processes and documentation and optimisation of the SAP platform to improve functionality, automation and service delivery. It works closely with stakeholders across NSW LRS to coordinate procurement activities, support efficient purchasing processes and promote sound procurement practices and effective financial management of payroll and accounts receivable operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Finance Operations team, providing clear direction, coaching and professional development and establishing effective guidelines, procedures and documentation to build capability, accountability and a strong customer service mindset across the team.
• Manage the effective delivery of day-to-day finance operations, including payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring transactions and employee and stakeholder enquiries are managed accurately, efficiently and within required timeframes.
• Manage payroll operations and controls, including end-to-end payroll processing, interpretation and application of enterprise agreements and modern awards, taxation, superannuation and salary sacrifice requirements and resolution of complex payroll matters to ensure accurate and compliant payroll services.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and general finance operations, including purchasing cards, banking administration, vendor and customer data, balance sheet reconciliations, journals, prepayments, accruals, credit notes and payment matters to maintain accurate financial records, controls and reporting.
• Coordinate procurement activities and purchasing processes, including purchase orders, scopes of work and variations, supplier and expenditure information, contract renewals and maturity terms, and procurement assurance to support compliant, timely and effective procurement of goods and services across NSW LRS.
• Maintain effective finance operations governance, risk management and internal controls, monitoring compliance with relevant legislation, taxation requirements, accounting standards, policies and procedures and proactively identifying and addressing emerging operational and compliance issues.
• Drive the ongoing improvement and optimisation of finance processes and the SAP platform, developing and maintaining process documentation and identifying opportunities to improve system functionality, automate activities, strengthen controls and deliver more efficient and customer-focused services.
• Partner with stakeholders across NSW LRS, including Finance, People & Culture, Operations and IT, to resolve operational matters, maintain data integrity, support financial reporting, budgeting and reforecasting activities and ensure finance services continue to meet business needs.