Job Description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Role highlights

• Join a specialist team delivering expert asset management across CSIRO
• Gain exposure to broader finance functions
• Flexible working arrangements available + 15.4% super

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity

As the Asset Officer you will be working in the Central Assets Team in CSIRO Finance’s Financial Accounting and Investment branch.

The team provides specialist expertise in asset management, ensuring asset creation, changes and disposals are processed accurately and consistently in line with CSIRO policy and accounting standards.

You will work closely with Research and Enterprise Unit staff, providing clear advice and guidance, while building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The role also offers exposure to other areas within the Financial Accounting and Investment branch.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Contribute to the efficiency processing of asset related tasks using CSIRO’s systems, including SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.
• Identify, query, and resolve potential issues associated with requests. This includes the consideration s of the implications of a range of alternatives in order to select the most appropriate response to a problem of familiar or recurring nature.
• Provide assistance to staff and stakeholders while maintaining accuracy and compliance with policy and procedures relevant to the immediate work area and responsibilities.
• Accurately undertake and complete work with appropriate prioritisation, adding value and looking for improvements to processes to ensure a high-level service delivery and performance.
• Look for opportunities to generate improved solutions in work situations and exercising initiative to create efficiencies with completing routine activities relating to asset management.
• Build effective working relationships across the Finance function and wider CSIRO, working within and across team(s) to achieve objectives and deliverables. Work closely with internal and external stakeholders in relation to requests made through the Central Assets Team.
• Respond courteously and efficiently to requests to routine enquiries, keep stakeholders informed about progress and redirect requests to appropriate staff when required.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: Sydney (Marsfield), Canberra (Black Mountain) and Brisbane (Dutton Park, St Lucia and Pullenvale)

Salary: AU$76,068 - AU$96,813 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

plus, up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 12 months

Reference: 102427

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential criteria

• A relevant accounting or finance Certificate/tertiary qualification or working towards a tertiary qualification in accounting or finance.
• Demonstrated experience being proactive and using sound judgement and problem-solving skills to resolve issues.
• Pro-actively undertake and complete work with accuracy and timeliness including prioritisation of own tasks.
• A proven ability to work well within a team and provide a high level of customer service.
• Attention to detail and quality data input.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience in asset management practices including accounting and reporting.
• Knowledge and experience in SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.

For full details about this role, including all selection criteria and duties, please review the

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Careers.online@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

22 February 2025 11:00pm AEDT