Accountant

Accountant
Haileybury is one of the leading schools in the Asia-Pacific region with campuses and education programs at Keysborough, Brighton, Berwick, City (Melbourne), Darwin (Northern Territory) and across South East Asia in China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste. Haileybury has also opened Victoria’s first private online school - Haileybury Pangea. The School has enrolments exceeding 7,000 across its operations. Haileybury is acclaimed for its outstanding academic achievements, broad range of co-curricular activities and international opportunities. Further information on Haileybury is available at www.haileybury.com.au
Haileybury is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse.
Haileybury values the linguistic and cultural diversity of its staff and students. Staff are encouraged to contribute experience they may have of working with children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background.
The Role
This role supports the finance team in ensuring the financial records of the school are maintained in a timely and accurate manner. The roles is responsible for daily bank reconciliations, banking, and credit card management and other accounting tasks. Haileybury is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Responsibilities include

• Ensure daily bank reconciliations are prepared
• Ensure any monies received including applications fees, tuition fee payments and fundraising monies are receipted
• Process donations received by the Haileybury Foundation, as well as preparing receipts for the donors
• Assist the parent and friends groups with their finance needs
• Monitor the Finance inbox and respond to queries
• Preparation of monthly accounts
• Preparation of month end journals and reconciliations
• Review creditor batches for payment
• Maintenance of creditor supplier master data in the creditor’s ledger
• Preparing and reviewing credit card acquittals and uploading into the accounting system
• Maintenance and reconciliation of petty cash
• Other duties as requested to support the finance team and school needs.

Skills & Experience
To be successful in the role you will bring the following with you:

• CPA/CA or working towards
• Tertiary degree in Commerce or related field
• Intermediate/advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• 2+ years accounting experience (desirable)
• High attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to meet deadlines

To Apply
A full Position Description and Candidate Information Pack can be viewed by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button.
In addition to an attractive salary package and a great location, Haileybury offers a flexible, diverse & inclusive workforce.
To apply for this position, please click the link on this job advert.
Applications close on Thursday, 29 February 2024.