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

• Manage vendor onboarding and data accuracy in SAP
• Support stakeholders with clear, compliant finance advice
• Flexible work arrangement with 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 a Finance Officer at CSIRO, you will support vital research activities by delivering accurate, timely finance services.

This role focuses on maintaining vendor data in SAP, while working closely with stakeholders, contributing to team capability, and identifying process improvements.

Your contributions will help drive business efficiency and uphold CSIRO’s strong reputation for professional, trusted financial services.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Manage the end-to-end vendor onboarding process, inviting suppliers to fill out our onboarding form and assisting with any changes to existing vendor data in SAP.
• Oversee and approve banking details for both existing and new vendors.
• Maintaining a high level of attention to detail and making sure all process requirements are met to reduce the risk of fraud.
• Be the contact person for anything vendor related in SAP and provide feedback/give suggestions for areas of opportunity related to process improvement and/or automation.
• Offer informed guidance on procurement policy, payment processing, and alternative options.
• Interpret and apply policy, ensuring issues are either clarified or escalated as needed.
• Lead training for new staff in areas such as vendor management, phone system usage, and Triage procedures.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: Melbourne (Clayton site) Preferred, other AU cities with CSIRO sites considered – Flexible working arrangements

Salary: AU$76,068 – AU$96,813 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus up to 15.4% Superannuation.

Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite

Reference: 102441

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential

Under CSIRO policy only those who meet all essential criteria can be appointed.

• The proven capability to respond to stakeholder enquiries and provide relevant and accurate solutions.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders through good written and verbal communication skills following established policies and procedures.
• Ability to prioritise work, maintain service delivery levels in a high work volume environment and produce accurate work with minimum supervision.
• A proven ability to work well within a team to provide a high level of customer service.
• Ability to proactively participate and support multiple teams, including contributions of ideas and opinions to inform decisions, plans or actions.
• Proven capability to explain policy requirements and decisions to internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated financial literacy and working knowledge of finance processes, with the ability to respond to stakeholder enquiries and provide accurate, practical guidance in line with established policies and procedure
• Knowledge and experience in procurement practices and sound knowledge of SAP.

Desirable

1. Knowledge and experience of CSIRO systems and processes to enable stakeholders to achieve their responsibilities around project management and accountability.

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

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

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

1 March 2026, 11pm AEDT