📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769758
- Agency: Bureau of Meteorology
- Job Title: Purchasing Card and Travel Lead
- Position Number: 60000669
- Classification: APS Level 5
- Closing Date: Monday 08 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Darwin
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $88,834 – $96,829
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements, including work from)
About Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all Australians and all Australia, every day. The
Bureau works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian
Ocean to the Pacific. We are Australia’s national weather, climate and water agency, in the Agriculture, Water and Environment
portfolio of the Australian Government, operating under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We
provide data, information, knowledge, insight and wisdom to help Australians prepare and respond to the realities of their natural
environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Our products and services include
observations, forecasts, analysis and advice covering Australia’s atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments. We
undertake focused scientific research in support of our operations and services. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring
and advice, we provide one of Australia’s most fundamental and widely used public services. We have strong relationships with our
customers, partners and stakeholders in Australia, including the Australian Community and the emergency services sectors,
all-levels of Government, and focus sectors including aviation, agriculture, energy and resources, national security and water.
Duties
- The responsibility of the role is to manage the purchasing card and travel functions for the Bureau,
- handling all queries, transactional processing. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Management of and compliance with procedures for operational effectiveness and efficiency
- of the function.
- Manage and administer the Account Payments function including purchasing card
- arrangements and operations, vendor management including account reconciliation and
- enquiry management.
- Oversee and execute travel processes, manage travel-related mailbox queries, and offer
- comprehensive support and guidance to the team and wider Bureau staff
- Act as the main point of contact for addressing any inquiries and questions related to
- financial operations (Purchasing Card & Travel)
- Manage the day-to-day work activities of the team, including workload, timelines and
- expected customer experience and outcomes.
- Manage key reporting metrics to ensure payments are managed in accordance with
- Commonwealth government expectations and Bureau performance indicators.
- Developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships that are mutually beneficial,
- providing financial operations advice.
- Ensuring transactions and processes comply with accounting standards and Commonwealth
- government financial frameworks.
- Provide regular and ad hoc training on financial related activities including but not limited to
- financial operations and relevant system training.
- Proactive engagement in systems and process improvement initiatives.
- Complying with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures.
Eligibility / Notes
- Notes
- RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment
- activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum
- requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability. This initiative/program is only applicable
- where the successful applicant will be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Similar conditions may apply when employed
- under other Acts. For clarification please contact the advertising agency.
How to Apply
Position Contact Nada Kovac, NA
Agency Recruitment Site https://bomcareers.nga.net.au/cp/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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