Finance Coordinator Job Listing at Tetra Tech in Pinkenba, QLD (Job ID 50414)

Description

Finance Coordinator

Location: Ideally Brisbane, Australia | Full-time |Fixed term contract for two years

• Provide flexible financial support during humanitarian responses to help deliver emergency relief effectively
• Fulltime, 2 year fixed term opportunity, ideally based in Brisbane
• Work with program managers and stakeholders to ensure financial controls, maintain transparency and ensure smooth financial operations

Contribute to a world where people, communities and the planet thrive.

Tetra Tech International Development is a leading development consulting firm working with government, businesses, and NGOs to solve complex development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. For more information please visit our website 

The Opportunity

The Finance Coordinator manages payments, maintains accurate financial records and produces timely reports. The role's objectives include leading budgeting and forecasting, ensuring compliance with financial controls, mitigating fraud risks, and assisting with procurement, asset management, and coordinating payments. This role is key to maintaining the program's financial integrity and supporting effective resource management.

The Program: Humanitarian Logistics Capability

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Humanitarian Logistics Capability (HLC) facilitates the timely, effective, and flexible delivery of the Australian Government's humanitarian assistance and emergency relief program around the world, providing high quality, multifaceted, flexible and responsive project management and humanitarian supply chain solutions in support of Australia's Humanitarian Emergency Relief activities.

The goal of HLC is to facilitate humanitarian action that saves lives, alleviates suffering, and enhances human dignity during and in the aftermath of conflict, disasters, and other humanitarian crises. The HLC warehouse in Brisbane maintains the largest stockpile of prepositioned humanitarian emergency relief supplies within the Southern Hemisphere, with the capacity to respond to three simultaneous crises and can support at least 11,000 families – or 55,000 people.

The HLC maintains core capabilities to perform critical tasks across six functional areas: Logistics Planning and Coordination; Procurement; Warehousing; Shipping and Transport; Deployment Support and Technical Assistance and Program Management and integrates cross-cutting, thematic priorities of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Greening, Localisation, Innovation, Partnerships and Indigenous engagement into all operations and activities

Tetra Tech International Development, as the Implementing Contractor for the HLC, will work closely with DFAT, other Commonwealth response capabilities, international organisations and humanitarian partners to implement HLC operations and activities across all aspects of program management and delivery.

Your Role:

• Coordinate payment preparation and approval processes to ensure timely and compliant disbursements.
• Support procurement activities in collaboration with the Contracts and Procurement Manager
• Maintain up-to-date and organised financial records in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Lead the monthly financial forecasting process by collaborating with program managers and stakeholders to ensure accurate budgeting and cost projections.
• Monitor and analyse financial variances to keep forecasts current and realistic throughout the program lifecycle.
• Prepare and provide financial reports for program management, including Annual Reports, Annual Plans and Progress Reports.
• Oversee quarterly, half-year and annual financial reporting on program expenditure versus budgets, ensuring transparency and accountability.

About You:

You are a personable and engaging financial specialist who fosters collaboration and brings people together, demonstrating strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills, proactively anticipating needs and challenges, handling confidential information with discretion and trustworthiness, adapting flexibly to changing priorities, and communicating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

You will possess:

• Tertiary qualification in accounting, finance and business management or related fields is preferred. Significant experience in lieu of formal qualification will be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in finance and/or accounting with experience managing financial resources and budgets with the ability to plan, budget, forecast and adjust expenditures to meet changing requirements.
• Demonstrable experience in financial management of complex programs, operations and activities including experience with managing donor contracts and requirements (experience of Australian DFAT programs is preferred).
• Strong communication, interpersonal and cultural competency skills.
• Experience with procurement and contracting cycle for goods and services, preferably with familiarity of Australia's Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing demands with excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent MS Office skills and advanced MS Excel competency.
• Experience working in humanitarian response, international development and/or logistics and supply chain sector is highly desirable.

For a complete position description please click here. Use Password TetraTech 2025.

Have questions or want to know more about the role, please contact Katie at: idev.hrservices@tetratech.com

How to Apply

If we have sparked your interest and you meet the requirements of the role, click the "Apply for Job" button and submit your application before the closing date — we'd love to have you join our team supporting our humanitarian logistics operations.

Your completed application will include:

• Resume
• Cover letter (not exceeding two pages), outlining your suitability for the position by demonstrating how your experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes align with the selection criteria.

Applications for this position close at 11:59pm AEST Monday 28 July 2025

Why Tetra Tech International Development?

As a leading development consulting firm, Tetra Tech International Development works with people and communities to solve some of the world's most complex challenges to achieve a positive impact.

Working at Tetra Tech International Development means working within a values-led organisation that invests in flexible work environments built on trust, safety and well-being. Through unified systems, flexible and supportive workplaces, we provide the foundations required for our team to enjoy the work they do and deliver value every day. Read more about our culture, purpose and values here.

Tetra Tech International Development is an equal-opportunity employer and has a genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion. We encourage people with disability; First Nations Peoples; and people of all cultures, genders, abilities and experiences to apply.

Should you require additional support with your application, please email IDEV.HRServices@tetratech.com  or phone (08) 8375 4400.

Position Type 

Project opportunity

Region

Australia and Indo-Pacific Teams and Clients

Sector

Finance (International Development) 

• Organization: 755 COZ