At BAE Systems Australia
 Do interesting work that MATTERS
 ENJOY what you do
 GROW your career
 Be YOU

We work in a thriving sector – one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world's most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.
Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.

About the OPPORTUNITY
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Finance Officer working with our Finance team. Reporting to the Transaction Support Lead, the Finance Officer is responsible for ensuring all supplier invoices are processed accurately and paid within terms in accordance with local Delegation of Authority (DOA), raising sales invoices and cash receiving. This role also manages the end-to-end business expenses process such as Company credit card administration, employee reimbursements and auditing.
This role is open to our 9 day fortnight and hybrid work and will be based out of our Edinburgh Parks office in SA.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure all supplier invoices are processed timely and accurately in accordance with local DOA
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure all supplier details are current
• Provide general and complex advice to supply chain to support invoice matching and validating
• Compile monthly supplier statement reconciliations
• Establish and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across the enterprise, lines of business and corporate functions to ensure finance needs (and that of the wider business) are being achieved
• Challenge existing processes with the view to improve them
• Effective stakeholder engagement and maintenance of positive relationships
• Ad hoc tasks as requested

About YOU
You'll have:

• Experience in Procure to Pay processes
• Ability to use good written and verbal communication skills is important to this role
• Experience in Accounts Receivable
• Ability to interact effectively with colleagues within and outside immediate team, to implement business requirements
• Experience in Business Expenses (company credit cards and employee reimbursements, using CONCUR highly desirable)
• Well-developed self-management skills and demonstrated ability to work under their own initiative to deliver accurate outputs to time
• Experience in using an integrated ERP system
• Experience working with foreign currency
• Intermediate MS Office skills, especially in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Sound finance acumen

We believe in hiring for potential, we know that some candidate hesitate if they don't tick all the boxes. If this role interests you, but you don't meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
About US
You will be joining a workplace that truly cares about your wellbeing.
Our people are diverse and we value the variety of perspectives this brings, we know that a culture that is inclusive and fosters a sense of belonging is a place we can all make the most of our unique talents and be our best.
As Australia's largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected into a global team and encouraged to explore where your career might take you whether that is a traditional career path or squiggly one, there are infinite possibilities for you at BAE Systems Australia.
BAE Systems recognises the sacrifices of those who have served our Nation and their families. We support our veteran community through our internal veteran network (VetNet Australia) and strong charitable partnerships, internal offerings including reserve service leave, a Veteran Mentoring Program and other exclusive offerings available through our strategic partners.
We welcome applicants from all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience; and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.
We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
Awarded the 2024 Quarter 1 Benchmarcx Triple R- Excellence In Candidate Experience Certification. As a member of the Circle Back Initiative we commit to respond to every applicant.
To learn more about our competitive employee benefits, flexibility, other employment opportunities and what to expect from our recruitment process please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au
Clearances
As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances. Further information regarding security clearances