St Jude's has been one of the more innovative and leading service providers for people with disability and psychosocial needs in Australia since 1982. In recent times, our organisation has been experiencing substantial growth as a direct result of the quality of the services we provide. Our significant experience in service delivery is reflected through 40 years of providing quality services and maintaining the highest of standards for our clients.
Role Summary
The Accountant position at St Jude's takes responsibility for overseeing the general ledger, compliance reporting, asset management/budgets and management reporting for all business units. The position provides both financial and management accounting support by ensuring that the financial transactions, policies and procedures of the organisation are represented accurately and reported on a timely basis, leading to credible and timely financial management reports. The Accountant is a crucial position for the organisation in maintaining financial acuity, and for ensuring that a continuous improvement model is in place for all relevant systems and processes.
Responsibilities and Duties
Producing timely, accurate and insightful management reports on an annual basis for all of the various St Jude's business units
Managing and ensuring the integrity of the general ledger for all business units
Ensuring compliance with all auditable standards and delivering accurate, timely reporting on compliance measures
Engaging with a broad range of internal stakeholders on financial reporting, data and analysis
Overseeing the use of accounting systems/processes such that they are as effective as possible
This role is being hired on a permanent full-time basis and is located at our central office in Kewdale.
Skills, Attributes and Experience
We are searching for a significantly experienced finance professional, who will have ideally gained some or all of their accounting experience within a large, complex organisation. Our ideal candidate will have previous management experience, and be familiar with guiding a positive, high achieving team towards the goals set out by the organisation. We are looking for someone who is a confident professional with effective time management, who leads from the front and always looks for ways to better the processes and systems being used by the finance team. Our ideal candidate is also an effective communicator, who won't hesitate to challenge their management when they think that there are better ways to achieving outcomes. We are also hoping to find someone who will possess the resilience and adaptability required to work in the constantly changing and evolving health sectors.
Key Criteria Includes:
CA/CPA qualified
Experience gained within the health care sectors, particularly the NDIS or aged care, will be highly regarded but is not essential
Previous experience or familiarity working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will be highly regarded
Preparedness to supply all required compliance documentation, including an NDIS clearance check
St Jude's Health Care Services are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If the above opportunity is one that excites and encourages you, we would welcome and encourage your application. If your application is selected for progression then we will be in touch to discuss it with you soon.