Senior Project Officer

Support financial governance and drive effective delivery across a major IT portfolio.

We re looking for an experienced Senior Project Officer to join a collaborative team within the higher education sector on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong financial administration and reporting experience who enjoys working across projects, supporting decision-making and improving the way a portfolio operates.
Working within a large higher education IT environment, you ll partner closely with project managers, program managers, senior leadership and Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and governance across the IT Project Portfolio.
About the Role:

• Provide financial advice and insights to project managers, program managers and senior leadership.
• Manage project financial administration, including expenditure and revenue reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Maintain project records, schedules, deliverables and progress tracking within the Project Portfolio Management system.
• Coordinate with Finance to prepare monthly financial reports and annual budgets.
• Support project delivery through administrative coordination, contract management and project resource planning.
• Contribute to governance frameworks, policies, procedures and business process improvement initiatives.
• Support agile planning activities, including sprint cycles, retrospectives and backlog management.

About You
You re a financially focused and highly organised professional who enjoys working with stakeholders, managing competing priorities and ensuring projects are supported by accurate financial information and effective processes.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and at least four years of subsequent relevant experience, or equivalent demonstrated competency.
• Substantial experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable and account reconciliations.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience preparing, analysing and reporting on budgets.
• Experience supporting financial administration, forecasting and reporting across projects or programs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across diverse teams.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, databases and financial management systems.
• Experience supporting IT projects and familiarity with agile ways of working will be highly regarded.

If you re a Senior Project Officer with a strong financial administration background who enjoys supporting project delivery and improving portfolio governance, we d love to hear from you.