Finance Transactions Officer

Use your financial administration skills and system expertise to help deliver quality outcomes every day.

• Salary ranges from $87,199 to $95,482 + super & leave loading.
• Ongoing full-time opportunity based at Sydney Olympic Park location – flexible work arrangements will be considered.

You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, customer service and problem-solving are equally important. You are comfortable using complex business systems to process transactions, investigate issues and provide practical solutions. You can manage competing priorities, communicate clearly with a range of stakeholders and maintain a high level of attention to detail while delivering quality outcomes.

To be successful in this role

• Experience using complex financial, enterprise resource planning (ERP) or business management systems to process and manage transactions.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy across high-volume workloads.
• Ability to investigate issues, analyse information and resolve transaction-related queries efficiently.
• Experience providing responsive customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Well-developed communication skills, with the ability to explain processes and financial information in plain language.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining quality outcomes.
• Sound understanding of financial processes, compliance requirements and approval controls.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, take ownership of tasks and contribute to continuous improvement activities.

To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory National Police Check

The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation. We offer a career with purpose and work that makes a difference. Delivering on our purpose of ‘Everyone Plays Here’, we are a unique workplace, where no two days are the same!

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, five Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state. We provide leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure to enable participation in sport and active recreation. Our work makes a difference – improving health outcomes, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, hardworking and innovative, brought together by a common goal of ensuring sport and active recreation is accessible for all people in NSW.

For your online application to be considered it must include:

• A cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role (maximum 2 pages)
• An up-to-date CV outlining experience, skills & achievements relevant to this role (maximum 5 pages)
• As part of the online application process, you will be prompted to answer two targeted questions:
  1. Provide an example of a time you received a complex enquiry from an internal or external customer regarding a financial transaction, payment or account issue. What was the problem, which systems or tools did you use to investigate it, what actions did you take, and what was the outcome?

It is recommended that you use the STAR approach to ensure your response to these questions is comprehensive.

The Office of Sport undertakes employment screening for all prospective employees to ensure thorough, fair and consistent recruitment practices. Screening may include National Criminal Record Checks, Working with Children Checks (for relevant roles), service and conduct checks, referee checks, right‑to‑work verification, conflict‑of‑interest declarations, and pre‑employment health assessments.
You can view the full  Employment Screening Policy and Procedure

The Office of Sport offers you the opportunity to make a direct, shared contribution and difference to sport and recreation in NSW and have a positive impact on quality of life of our clients. We offer a family-friendly and flexible working environment, competitive salaries, and generous leave entitlements. Our benefits include salary packaging, access to the Fitness Passport, the Employee Assistance Program.

Inclusion is a huge focus for the Office, internally and externally. In addition to actively promoting employment for women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, we are also committed to increasing opportunities for everyone to participate in sport and active recreation. We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging.

We want you to bring your best self to this recruitment process. If you feel you may require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Team via recruitment@sport.nsw.gov.au

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Advertised: 26 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 08 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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