Assistant Accountant

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 Assistant Accountant is responsible for ensuring that the financial transactions, processes and policies of the organisation are represented accurately, and lead to credible and timely financial management reports. The position also oversees general ledger integrity, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory tax compliance, asset management and the preparation of profit and loss reporting. Our Assistant Accountant also provides valuable support to the broader organisation by ensuring that we are compliant with all relevant financial legislations and funding requirements, as well as compliant with internal policies and procedures.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Producing accurate, insightful and valuable management reports on a monthly and annual basis.
• Managing and ensuring the integrity of the general ledger.
• Ensuring that tax compliance reporting is timely and accurate.
• Overseeing internal and external compliance.
• Overseeing asset management for all business units.

This role is being hired on a permanent full time basis and is located at our central office in Kewdale.

Skills, Attributes and Experience

Our ideal candidate will be an aspiring, confident and inquisitive finance professional who is excited by the prospect of further developing and progressing their career prospects. We are looking for a real go-getter who has strong and effective time management, self-motivates easily and who will play an active role in the continuous improvement of the processes and systems within the finance team. Our ideal candidate is also an effective communicator, who won't hesitate to challenge existing methods or their management if they feel they have identified room for improvement. We seek a candidate who embodies unwavering resilience and unparalleled adaptability, essential qualities demanded by the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of our sector.

Key Criteria Includes:

• CA/CPA qualified or actively working towards one of these qualifications.
• 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.
• Excellent communication, time organisation and problem solving skills.

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.