POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position: Finance Coordinator

Award: Northey Street City Farm (NSCF) Enterprise Agreement

Hours: 20 hours per week

Pay rate: NSCF Enterprise Agreement Level 3, $26.89/hr, plus entitlements (e.g., leave, super) as defined in the NSCF Enterprise Agreement

Contract Position: Permanent Part-time

Responsible to: Enterprise & Support Manager

Person

The Finance Coordinator should be an efficient, highly motivated and organised individual who communicates well and enjoys working with a diverse range of people.

The person will need the ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy office environment and have high level skills in financial management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial accounting, filing and reporting systems of the Farm
• Organise cash handling processes, especially at events
• Provide information to managers to assist with preparation and monitoring of annual and program budgets, as required
• Prepare required financial reports in an accurate and timely fashion
• Ensure that all internal and external financial accountability requirements are met (those of constitution, legislation, funding bodies)
• Assist Management Committee Treasurer as required in managing Farm finances
• Provide general training for budget management, and prepare for and contribute to the Farm’s annual budget and planning processes
• Administer finances for NSCF, including receipting and banking all received monies, payment of wages and associated costs, payment of all accounts by agreed process and reimbursement for agreed allowable costs

Additional Duties

• Ensure that there are suitable financial systems (structures and processes) in place. This includes ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and documentation is filed in a manner which makes for easy retrieval and auditing
• Ensure financial systems are accessible to those responsible for finances, programs and budgets
• Keep all records of organisational financial transactions and ensure accurate bookkeeping

In consultation with the Treasurer

• Initiate strategies for managing any surplus funds to maximise return to the Farm
• Address banking issues, including ensuring currency of signatories to bank accounts
• Report and communicate with funding bodies and government departments as required by agreements and legislation
• Action finance related correspondence
• Prepare financials for submission to auditor

Please see the attached PDF for selection criteria and additional information.

For further information, please contact Simon Calcinai on [email protected] using the subject line: Finance Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people are encouraged to apply.