Performance Support Officer

Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW

Working to protect the states environment and heritage.

• Join a busy finance team supporting growing reporting and project administration needs.
• Ongoing full-time opportunity 35 hours/week
• Office location Parramatta flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience and ranges from $84659 to $ 92701 super & leave loading

About the Team

The Financial Administration team within DCCEEW Water Group Finance provides centralised consistent and governancefocused financial processing services across the division. The team manages the endtoend requisitiontopay function including purchase order creation and compliance invoice processing goods receipt management GL and WBS coding integrity and MyWorkZone (mwz) support. By standardising processes previously delivered in a fragmented way the team reduces financial risk strengthens audit compliance improves budget visibility and enhances data accuracy.

In addition to transactional processing the team acts as a key advisory support function assisting stakeholders to navigate financial policies and systems resolve issues efficiently and implement continuous process improvements that support sustainable and scalable service delivery.

About the role

As a Performance Support Officer you will support project teams with daytoday finance and administration tasks helping to keep project reporting accurate and on track.

The Financial Administration team is managing an increased workload due to expanded endofmonth (EOM) reporting ongoing Power BI reporting development and the expansion of service delivery across additional company codes. This has increased transaction volumes reporting complexity and stakeholder engagement.

You will provide project administration and financial reporting support to project managers and coordinators with regular use of MyWorkZone (mwz) CS Connect ticket management and the WaterNSW licensing platform along with invoice processing cost allocations procurement and record management.

About you

You are organised reliable and comfortable working with numbers systems and deadlines. You enjoy supporting others and ensuring records and reporting are accurate.

You are willing to learn new systems manage competing priorities and ask questions when needed.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience processing invoices maintaining financial records or supporting reporting
• Good Excel skills and confidence using financial systems
• Strong attention to detail and an organised approach
• Clear communication skills and a teamfocused mindset
• Ability to support compliance requirements and work effectively with project teams

For more information read the full Role Description: Performance Support Officer

Who we are

The Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water(DCCEEW) work to protect the states environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy powered by affordable reliable and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the states natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state to support the environment communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

To Apply

If excited by the information above we look forward to receiving your application including a copy of your resume (max 3 pages) and single page cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Please also note to be eligible for an ongoing role in the NSW Public Sector you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For temporary and casual roles you need to hold a valid visa giving you permission to work in Australia as required by the role.

Applications close Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Mel Alce Team Leader Financial Administrationvia

A recruitment 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.

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live work and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with disabilities the LGBTQI community and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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