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Form of workFinance Officer
The School is seeking a professional and enthusiastic administrator to join our fast-paced Business and Administration Team.
The successful applicant will be responsible for providing financial and administrative support to the School, focusing on Accounts Payable and Receivable. The Officer will work closely with the Assistant Business Manager to process invoices, oversee transactions, prepare financial reports, and provide a high level of customer service to the School community.
This position is 0.94 FTE, with one week off during the April, June/July and September/October school holidays in addition to four weeks annual leave.
Daily hours are 7.30am to 3.30pm, however some flexibility is required for evening events and meetings. Start date to be negotiated with the successful candidate, to commence as soon as possible.
Salary offered is $69,576 per annum for 1.0FTE, plus superannuation at the statutory rate and leave loading.
About the School
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is a vibrant, co-educational day school in Mindarie offering uninterrupted learning from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 on one campus. Students are supported and encouraged by a strong pastoral care system to achieve personal excellence.
Our School promotes a positive work environment and culture to attract and retain high quality staff by fostering professionalism, commitment, loyalty, Christian values, and a high standard of pastoral care, and by providing above award conditions.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate support for the School’s Anglican ethos as well as the co-curricular life of the School. Furthermore, Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is committed to being a Child-Safe organisation. All candidates for roles at our School are subject to screening against child safety standards.
As a school of the Anglican Schools Commission a central purpose of our work is the education amongst students, staff and families of Anglicanism and its traditions and ethos.
To learn more about the Peter Moyes Anglian Community School and what we have to offer visit our website www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au and follow us on LinkedIn.
Key Responsibilities
- Inputting invoices into the accounting system and processing all creditor payments.
- Completing month end and end of year reconciliation processes.
- Processing tuition fee payments from families.
- Coordinating the annual student booklist process including liaison with staff and the nominated supplier.
- Responding to queries in a helpful and courteous manner.
- Collecting mail from the post office box and post mail at the end of each day.
- Providing backup switchboard support for Main Reception and assisting in the student Health Centre when required.
Essential Selection Criteria
- 2+ years experience in administration support
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Enthusiasm, creativity and initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to trouble shoot and problem solve
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good keyboard and data input skills.
- Proficient in MS Office
- Discretion and confidentiality
Desirable Selection Criteria
- 1-2 years experience in Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Applied knowledge of Synergetic and iChris (Frontier) software
- Previous experience working in a school setting
- First Aid and CPR training certificates
Closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 31 January 2024.
To express your interest in this position please visit the School's website to submit your CV, Cover Letter and supporting documents:
https://www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au/employment/finance-officer-2024
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Only complete applications which address the criteria listed above will be considered in the selection process. Please note that feedback is only given to candidates who reach the interview stage. This position is only open to applicants who have the right to work in Australia. The School reserves the right to interview and appoint a candidate prior to the closing date.
About the Anglican Schools Commission
Founded in 1985, the Core Purpose of the Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.) (ASC) is to establish and support low fee Anglican systemic schools which provide a high quality, inclusive, caring Christian education.
Growing from modest beginnings with the opening of St Mark's Anglican Community School in 1986 in Perth's northern beaches suburb of Hillary’s, there are now approximately 14,000 students attending fourteen ASC schools in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. We have schools in Perth, Mandurah, Busselton and Esperance in Western Australia; in Albury in New South Wales; and in Wangaratta and Cobram in Victoria.
Our international arm, ASC International is dedicated to servicing international students wishing to study in our schools. ASC International offers short term and long term programs, as well as study tours at all 14 ASC schools.
To learn more about the ASC and what we have to offer visit our website www.ascschools.edu.au, and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn.
Commitment to Child Safety
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is a child safe employer and is committed to the welfare of children and their protection. All School staff are expected to be committed to protecting students from abuse of harm in the School environment, in accordance with their legal obligations and in accordance with our Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The ASC as an equal opportunity employer bases its recruitment decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category. The ASC embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.
