Accounts Officer

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Detail information about job Accounts Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Team at Family Life as an Accounts Officer and be part of a growing organisation.

About Family Life 

Family Life is an independent, entrepreneurial community service organisation, offering a range of programs, support and community building services. Family Life’s work is acknowledged at all government levels for our innovation, impact and whole of community approach. Priority is given to vulnerable families, children and young people. Since its foundation in 1970 volunteers and community supporters have played a crucial role in the organisation.

Family Life is a centre of research, knowledge and innovation delivering measurable social change and impact. We contribute to national and international knowledge through our reputation for changing lives by effective connection, care and transformation.

Family Life is a youth and child safe organisation. We value, respect, and listen to children and young people. We are committed to the safety of all children and young people including the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and young people, culturally and/or linguistically diverse children and young people, gender and sexually diverse children and young people and children and young people with a disability.

About the Position

The Accounts Officer supports the Finance Manager and Senior Accounts Officer, to provide continuous support and improvement in the Accounts & Finance function and has delegated responsibility for the following functions:

• Bookkeeping and Finance Support: assisting the Finance team to maintain an efficient, effective and compliant financial management system.
• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable: maintaining efficient, accurate, effective and compliant accounts payable and accounts receivable systems and processes.
• Banking and Bank Reconciliations: maintaining an efficient, effective and compliant system and process.
• Assisting the Senior Accounts Officer in processing fortnightly payroll.
• General Administration to support the Finance team.

About You
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor qualifications in accounting, bookkeeping or similar discipline
• Completed or in the progress of completing professional programs which are recognised by Australian Accounting professional bodies
• Minimum 3 years previous experience in Bookkeeping, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Experience in maintaining integrity of financial records (transactions) and financial systems in accordance with pre-determined procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with external and internal stakeholders.
• Advanced level, computer skills in a Windows environment including accounting and payroll packages, word processing; intermediate to advance excel skill, databases, internet and email.
• Employ an ethical and professional approach to practice.
• Strong attention to detail.

How to Apply

For a position description please visit ‘About Us’ - “Employment Opportunities” on the Family Life website at www.familylife.com.au.

Please email your confidential application which includes a resume and a covering letter addressing the ‘About You’ section, to [email protected]. Applicants who do not meet this criteria will not be considered.

Further enquiries can be directed to Bei Ping, Finance Manager on (03) 8599 5433.

Family Life values diversity amongst its workforce and welcomes applicants who meet the job criteria, irrespective of race and ethnicity, colour, age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

Applications close: 23 July 2018