Accountant 1

Accountant position @ leading Pediatric hospital ( The Royal Children's Hospital) - AO51-AO55 ($92k- $102k) + Super +ADO + Salary Packaging benefit

Parental leave cover position - 12 months

The role is to provide key support to the day-to-day operations of our Finance Department and in support of a wide range of functions (including taxation, internal control/external audit, reconciliations, and other ad-hoc reporting) with an emphasis on assisting with the processes that contribute to General ledger integrity,

Main duties

• Perform monthly general ledger reconciliations. Proactively manage and ensure accounts are transparent and ‘clean’ by performing detailed analysis on movements month-to-month/comparative between financial years. This includes timely identification and resolution on any discrepancies/variances by liaising with various finance officers and business units within the hospital.
• Perform periodic Fringe Benefits Tax Return and Business Activity Statements with accuracy, providing analysis to period movements, ensure any gaps in process/data is addressed and timely submission to the Australian Taxation Office.
• Partake in Year End compliances and audit/reporting needs.
• Perform monthly accruals, inventory, income in advance, recharges, prepayment and provisions journals timely and accurately in accordance with RCH Finance month end timetable.
• Administrator for RCH banking platforms, ensure that all users in these platforms are active and timely provision on new user creation (when new staff onboard)
• Providing support in any year end related duties including liaison with external auditors, financial and legislative regulators
• Responsible in maintenance of Income In advance, ensuring the schedule is accurate. The role requires proactive follow ups to ensure old programs are actively addressed.
• Maintenance of daily cash flow and monthly rolling forecast, by liaising with various finance officers, directors, and business units’ managers.
• Responsible in daily on maintenance of PPF model ensure that the list represents information in general ledger accurately and liaise with billings officers across the organisation to ensure that receipts are allocated on timely basis.
• Perform internal spot audit work (including but not limited to Cabcharge) to ensure compliance with RCH policies and procedures
• Back up for weekly duplicate payment checks, completed prior to the release of payments via Accounts Payable
• Other duties as required in line with skills and qualifications
  
  

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Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team?

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Applications close 13 February 2025