Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 5th Mar 2025
AITSL is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse organisation. We strongly welcome and encourage interest from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We also strongly welcome and encourage people with disabilities to apply for roles with AITSL.
The Finance Officer is a pivotal member of the Finance team and is responsible for supporting daily finance, payroll and procurement operations. The Finance Officer provides support in maintaining the general ledger system, assisting with the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements, assisting with the preparation of annual project budgets/forecasts across the business, assisting with regulatory reporting as applicable, reviewing fortnightly payroll calculations, and hoc procurement support to the Senior Procurement Officer and performing related duties.
This role will appeal to a qualified accountant who either holds or is working towards a CA/CPA qualification. You have the ability to apply accounting processes effectively and you're looking to work in a dynamic hands-on environment. You will be a quick and pro-active learner who can work with minimal supervision once trained. Interpersonally you are proactive, solution focused, engaging, confident, can easily build strong professional relationships across an organisation and are willing to learn.
You will possess outstanding service delivery skills with attention to detail, ability to work collaboratively in a small cohesive team. You understand financial business processes, general payroll and have some experience with finance platforms such as MYOB Advanced and Pro Spend, training will be provided.
AITSL is a Commonwealth company and not-for-profit based in Melbourne. We are funded by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is the sole member of the company, represented by the Minister for Education.
As a national body, AITSL was established to promote excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership. We work with the education community to improve student learning in 3 main areas of focus:
We are governed by a constitution and an independent Board of Directors who bring diverse professional experiences and expertise in educational practice, and research to the work of the company. Visit: www.aitsl.edu.au for more information about AITSL.
Applications must be submitted via the 'Apply now' button and include a resume and cover addressing the key requirements of the position.
The position description can be found at: https://www.aitsl.edu.au/about-aitsl/work-with-us/employment-opportunities.
The shortlisting process will commence immediately so send in your application as soon as possible.
Please direct any queries to [email protected] using the subject line: Finance Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.