Overview
Finance Officer Jobs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Lumen8 Media
Title: Finance Officer
Company: Lumen8 Media
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Lumen8 Media
At Lumen8, we live to make moments unmissable. We’re at the forefront of the biggest moments in sport and entertainment — harnessing the theatre of live events to enhance the fan experience and bring partners’ stories to life. We back great ideas, work with clarity and heart, and invest in our people so they can do their best work.
Why join us?
- Be part of a growing business working behind some of Australia’s biggest sporting, entertainment and venue experiences.
- Behind-the-scenes access to Major sport & events, concerts and global touring acts
- Gain exposure across finance, operations, technology and commercial projects in a dynamic environment.
- Collaborate with industry-leading teams in creative, production, technology and commercial.
Role Overview:
We are looking for your finance expertise to help maintain strong controls and support the business. The Finance Officer position is responsible for accurate financial processing and providing essential financial insights to support sound decision‑making.
You are responsible for:
- Accounts payable function – process supplier invoices for payments ensuring invoices are processed correctly.
- Accounts receivable function – process invoices and payments received from customers in the finance system and follow up on outstanding invoices.
- Completion of bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Handle finance inquiries both internal and external.
- Credit card expenditure processing and reconciliation.
- Support with the annual audit process
- Support with monthly and annual reporting
- Assist with monthly and annual tax lodgements (i.e. BAS, FBT)
- Assist with process improvements and the ongoing development of finance systems and reporting.
- Maintain accurate finance records and ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures
- Other administration duties as required
About you:
- Strong administrative skills with high attention to detail.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- Organisational skills, time management skills and ability to work positively under pressure and with changing work priorities.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team environment.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated experience in use of Microsoft Office applications is
- essential.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of Xero or similar accounting package
- is favourable.
- Understanding how AP/AR contributes to month-end, year-end, reporting and cashflow
- Able to learn new systems or processes quickly and operate well in changing environments.
- You will need to demonstrate the ability to communicate verbally and in written form, intermediate proficiency using Excel.
Child Safety Standards
The work we do with content, in public spaces means we share their commitment to ensure we provide professional, safe and enjoyable environments for children and young people who attend these spaces and experiences.
The executive and management of our organisation are responsible for undertaking recruitment and ensuring that our processes and systems are robust and thorough, as well as being communicated and understood internally. Our recruitment process includes meeting and engaging with a variety of key people from across the organisation as well as completing thorough verification checks.
As part of our comprehensive recruitment process, we ensure that all safety and legislative checks such as working with children checks, Criminal background checks, employment and personal reference checks are completed to ensure anyone working for Lumen8 Media is fit for the role they are employed in, prior to commencing employment.
