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Form of work
Salary- Permanent, full-time position with free onsite parking
- Leverage your accounting experience to drive effective financial management of the college.
- Be an integral part of Excelsia College's life-transforming global Christian learning community
Excelsia College was founded in 1983 as Australia's first Christian arts college and, together with Indiana Wesleyan University, we are part of a global Christian learning community with big plans to take Christian higher education to the next level in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Excelsia College has attained Self-accrediting Authority and is on a trajectory to achieve Australian University College status.
Excelsia Benefits
- Maximise your "take home" income through our Salary Packaging scheme.
- Enjoy flexible and family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions.
- Experience working in a culturally rich environment, with opportunities to engage in spiritual devotions.
- Upskill with our substantial College tuition discount to eligible staff and their?immediate?families.
- Our employees have access to Wagstream, a financial wellbeing app that offers instant access to
About the Role
Primary responsibilities are to:
- Assist the Chief Financial Officer to forecast and plan budgets alongside College schools and departments.
- Oversee the Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable staff and function of the college, including payroll.
- Analyse and prepare monthly Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet reports.
- Prepare month end revenue journals, accruals, deferred expenses and reconcile prepayments.
- Liaise with external auditors and manage the yearly audit/s.
- Prepare weekly cash flow statements and control expenditure and cash flow.
- Implement and maintain periodic dashboard report for the College.
To be successful in this role, applicants must address the selection criteria below and attach their response as a separate document in the application process.
Qualifications and Professional Standing:
- Hold a Bachelor and/or post graduate qualification in Accounting/Finance.
- 5+ years' experience in accounting/ finance or relevant field.
- Preferably CPA or working towards CPA would be an advantage.
- Committed Christian involved in a local congregation.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Access Database.
- Knowledge of Paradigm, CommBiz & MYOB interface upload processing preferred.
- Previous experience working in higher education sector is an advantage.
- A natural passion for continuous improvement, quality and a 'can-do attitude'.
- Confidentiality and privacy are a necessity, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Clear, open, honest and timely communication, customer centric stakeholder engagement both internal and external, and confidence in presentations.
- Ability to plan, analyse and provide recommendations on data acquired.
- Able to meet conflicting deadlines, work autonomously, as part of a team and use initiative.
How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria, you have a great opportunity to join our Christian community. Please provide your application with resume, covering letter and document addressing the position criteria via by 25 January 2024. If you have any queries regarding the position or application process, please contact us via the above email address.
Excelsia College is a smoke free campus.
