Our Watch is a national not-for-profit established in 2013 to drive nation-wide change in the structures, norms and practices that lead to violence against women and their children.

Our Watch’s vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our mandate is to stop violence before it happens, and our purpose is to provide national leadership to prevent all forms of violence against women and their children. Our work will always be based on sound research and strong and diverse partnerships.

Our Watch recognises and values diversity amongst its staff and strongly encourages suitably qualified people from all backgrounds, especially people who have a strong understanding of intersectionality either by working with diverse population groups or a lived experience.

Our Watch is committed to increasing employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the organisation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position contributes to the effectiveness of Our Watch and our organisational culture of creativity and excellence. The key responsibilities of the position:

• Contribute to the efficiency and integrity of Our Watch’s operational and management support systems
• Management of critical business processes such as the finance and payroll systems
• Ensure timely and accurate financial information to Director Corporate Services, senior executive team (SET), project managers and others as required
• Maintain and improve the in-house accounting function and related reporting requirements
• Manage the integrity of the payroll system and employer responsibilities to staff for the payroll function in line with the policies and procedures
• Develop and manage the IT Governance structure and IT assets
• Support Our Watch’s governance processes, compliance obligations and risk management

The focus of the position is the responsibility of all facets of the finance and payroll functions, related reporting requirements, payroll compliance, cashflows and reporting to the Director Corporate Services.

ABOUT YOU

The position requires a specialist range of technical skills and experience in finance systems and broad organisational and communication skills in office processes. The role includes providing high level expertise in dealing with complex issues in a specialised corporate support function.

• Qualified CPA or CA or other area of relevance or equivalent lived experience – essential
• At least five years’ experience in a finance role – essential
• At least three years’ experience in payroll processing - essential
• Experience in a not-for-profit environment – advantageous

A full position description is available below.