AddressWilliam Carey Christian School is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Team Leader to manage the finance operations of the school and lead a dedicated Accounts Team. This is a full-time role. The position will commence Term 3, 2024.
About William Carey Christian School
William Carey Christian School (WCCS) is a Prep - Year 12 school of over 1300 students located at Prestons, nine kilometres south-west of Liverpool. The School has modern facilities, spacious grounds and an excellent reputation in the local community.
WCCS is committed to transforming lives by the proclamation of the Gospel and the delivery of an excellent, Christian education; accessible to the whole community.
Primary Position Objectives:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Team Leader to manage the finance operations of the school and lead a dedicated accounts team, comprising of an Accounts Receivable Officer, Accounts Payable Officer and Payroll Officer.
Under the mentorship and reporting to the Business Administrator, this is an exciting newly created role to serve our growing school. You will have a high level of competency and responsibility of leading the finance team.
Roles and Responsibilities:
General ledger and working paper reconciliations, including calculation and processing of month-end journals.
- Maintenance and reconciliation of the School’s fixed assets register.
- Prepare GST calculations and lodgement of quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS).
- Prepare monthly finance reporting package for review by Business Administrator & Finance Committee.
- Input Heads of Department (HOD) expenditure budget and distribute monthly actual vs budget reports.
- Journal canteen sales invoices and purchase receipts.
- Assist the Business Administrator in various data collection requirements including Federal Census, Financial Questionnaire and Workplace Gender Equity Report.
- Prepare Finance Summary for School’s Annual Report.
- Attendance at Monthly Finance Committee Meeting.
- Approve payments of expenditure within delegated authority limits.
- Assist in cashflow analysis, budgeting and forecasting processes in partnership with the Business Administrator.
- Oversee the collection of school fees with Business Administrator.
- Review fortnightly payroll runs.
- Develop expertise in FACTS School Management System.
- Preparation of quarterly Superannuation payments to payment clearing house.
- Reconcile and prepare monthly leave entitlement journal for end of the month.
- Preparation of Annual FBT Return.
- Prepare annual spreadsheet of start of school year payroll changes (January).
- Prepare spreadsheet of annual salary increases in accordance with industrial instrument (MEA) (February).
- Be familiar with all payroll aspects of the current industrial instrument, Multi-enterprise Agreement (MEA).
- Familiarity with LSL Act rules and calculation of Long Service Leave balances.
- Maintain current awareness of tax changes in relation to Superannuation and Fringe Benefits Tax.
- Prepare Annual Leave Loading Calculations.
- Workers Compensation Annual Actual Wages Declaration (icare).
- Prepare end of year draft accounts and liaise with auditors for financial year audit.
- Participate in monthly software rollover procedures.
- Assist in improving and maintaining effective financial procedures and practices.
- Develop procedure manuals for work and activity functions.
- Be a backup for the payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable operations of the school when required.
- Reconciliation of School Building Fund.
- Other ad-hoc tasks as directed by the Business Administrator.
Application Process
For more information, please contact the school on (02) 9608 2***.
- Click here to read the full position description.
- To apply for this position, please download and complete the Non-Teaching Application Form.
- Please submit applications via email to: **********@wccs.nsw.edu.au.
For more information, please contact the school on (02) 9608 2***.
Applications close at 9:00 am on Monday, 8th July. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Consequently, if a suitable candidate is identified, the position may be filled before the closing date of 8th July.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
