Senior Finance Officer

About this role

• Full time Ongoing position
• Salary range: $89,029 - $104,924 plus superannuation
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging, flexible hybrid work arrangement

About the role

To role of the Senior Finance Officer is to perform trust management, accounting and cash management functions for the Financial Accounting Team in a timely, accurate and efficient manner. This role will also support administrative officers across the organisation in relation to financial operational activities.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country. 

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Strong accounting skills with extensive experience in treasury, trust account, credit card and asset management.
• Experience in reconciliation of bank accounts, other account reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Experience in analysing, monitoring and forecasting cashflows.
• Sound interpersonal skills with the capacity to communicate effectively and to work collaboratively with others to foster a supportive team environment.
• Strong organisational skills including proven experience in meeting competing deadlines with precision and accuracy.
• Proven ability to initiate and implement process improvements in the work area to ensure timely and accurate work.
• Tertiary qualifications or currently obtaining qualifications in accounting (or similar discipline) and experience with Finance One.
• A knowledge of the general business of VLA and a commitment to our vision and values. 

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.

About VLA
We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems. 

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve. 

Employee benefits

• A focus on work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid work from home & office model 
• Generous leave benefits, including:
  • Three days paid seasonal leave (to be taken between Boxing Day and New Year's Day public holidays)
  • Paid gender affirmation leave
  • Five days both paid reproductive and fertility leave per calendar year
• Annual 3% salary increase each December plus performance-related salary incentives
• Attractive salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 PLUS Novated Leasing
• Discounted annual Myki public transport passes 
• Individual learning and professional development opportunities, tailored to your role and career goals
• Free annual flu vaccinations
• Access to gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including confidential counselling and access to a range of mental health and wellbeing resources.

How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. 

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team. 

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Fiona Corfield, Manager Financial Accounting on (03) 9269 0627 or for general queries: recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au.

No agency applications will be accepted. 

Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 3 May 2026. 

Other relevant information

It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community. 

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.