Payments Reconciliation Officer | Fortitude Valley | 5-Week Contract

Alchemy Recruitment is partnering with a local government client to support them in recruiting for a Payments Reconciliation Officer to join their Financial Control team on a short-term contract in Fortitude Valley.

About the role

  • Pay rate of $44.18 per hour + super
  • 5-week contract, Monday 2 November to Friday 4 December 2026
  • 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
  • Processing customer payments from multiple channels into the receipting system
  • Preparing payments for bank submission and entry into financial systems
  • Preparing cash and payment reconciliations and reports
  • Investigating customer payment queries and unmatched transactions
  • Preparing customer refunds
  • Supporting financial controls and escalating issues as needed
  • Providing first-line support to system users and contributing to process improvements

Preferred Requirements

  • 1 to 3+ years’ experience in receipting, cash or bank reconciliation, accounts receivable or a similar transactional finance role
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Experience in a high-volume processing environment
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to work unsupervised
  • Clear written and verbal communication with internal and external customers
  • Ability to pick up new systems quickly
  • Available to start on 2 November

Preferred Qualifications

  • Year 12 or relevant certificate
  • Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping or similar (desirable)
  • Experience with an ERP system such as SAP (desirable)

If you’re interested, please apply with an up-to-date resume. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.