Financial Accountant

• Full time, 12-month contract
• Generous salary sacrificing, increasing your take-home pay
• Hybrid working from our new Bourke St office in Melbourne

Could you be our next Heart Hero?

For over 60 years, the Heart Foundation has been the trusted peak body working to improve heart disease prevention, detection and support for all Australians.

Over the next 25 years, we aim to improve heart health for all people in Australia, regardless of who they are or where they live.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will provide our small but mighty finance team with financial accounting support during the period of the Finance Transformation Program, undertaking various tasks in line with the workload and priorities of the team. Join us to help us achieve our long-term vision to make heart health a reality for everyone in Australia.

Responsibilities

The key areas of accountability in this role will be to provide support in completing accounts receivable and accounts payable, banking, insurances, investments, assets and tax and to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and internal controls, noting that these will vary depending on the phase of the project.

They include:

• Process the journals that are required for the completion of monthly financial reporting.
• Process customer invoices in a timely manner ensuring accuracy, compliance and appropriate record keeping.
• Manage and maintain the customer master data within the finance system.
• Complete regular Raiser’s edge uploads into the Finance system.
• Complete weekly bank reconciliations.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and recommend action to address items of variance.
• Follow up and report on aged receivables and escalate as required.
• Prepare audit files on a monthly and year end basis and liaise with external auditors as required.
• Support and participate in relevant internal audits.
• Assist with accounting and management of programs.
• Assist with the completion of grant acquittals.
• Assist with month end reporting.

Let’s talk about you

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional qualification (CPA, CA, CIMA), part or fully qualified.
• 5+ years of experience in finance roles.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics is highly desirable.
• Ability to work flexibly on a variety of tasks.
• Attention to details and excellent organisational skills.

Let’s talk about us

We’re committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritises inclusion and the wellness of our employees. We strive to create an environment that supports physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

We strive to represent the communities we serve and recognise the skills, knowledge and experience a diverse team brings to our organisation. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other diverse groups.

If you would like to request any adjustments to our recruitment processes so they are accessible for you, please contact us. We don’t need to know the reason for your request if you do not wish to share this information. We’ll treat your personal information in line with our privacy policy.

Ready to apply?

Submit a CV and Cover Letter telling us a bit about yourself by clicking the apply now button below. We can heartly wait to hear from you!

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Please note that any offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks which must be completed prior to commencement. This may include a national criminal history check, working with children check and other background checks relevant to the specific role.