Ekistica (www.ekistica.com.au) is a professional advisory and technical engineering consultancy firm based in Central Australia. Wholly owned by the Indigenous controlled Centre for Appropriate Technology, our vision is a world where location is no longer a barrier to good technical outcomes: where the appropriation of technology enables people, communities and businesses to reach their full potential. We pursue this by providing high quality, independent technical advisory, design engineering and project delivery services to a wide range of national and international clients that include state and national governments, power utilities, community service organisations and private investment firms. We deliver a challenging suite of projects that include utility renewable developments, power supply projects for remote communities and remote and regional commercial facilities such as airports and tourism ventures, and other public and privately funded infrastructure developments.

Based in our Alice Springs office, you will work with our corporate services staff to support our dynamic team of engineers, project managers, engagement specialists and data analysts. You will support the Finance Manager by entering accounts data, reconciling credit cards and bank statements, booking travel for staff and assisting with internal auditing for ISO 9001:2015 compliance.

With at least five years’ experience in a finance/ business administration role, your capabilities will include:

• Experience with Xero accounting software.
• Experience with Harvest time- billing software.
• Familiarity and experience with Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word and Excel
• A certificate III or Diploma in Financial Services, Administration, Management or equivalent is preferred but not essential.

The position requirement is a minimum 0.7 FTE but negotiable up to full time, and is based in Ekistica’s offices on the beautiful Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs.

Ekistica offers flexible working arrangements with 5 weeks annual leave each year, an annual professional development allowance, superannuation of 9.5% in addition to base salary, and annual performance bonus measured against the following key performance indicators.

• Timely and professional delivery of administration services.
• Collaboration and support of other members of the Ekistica team.
• Demonstrated engagement with the vision and values of Ekistica.
• Continuous focus on maintaining a culture of safety within the organisation.

A relocation allowance is offered for new interstate employees.