Senior Financial Accountant
Senior Financial Accountant
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
Newcastle Anglican are looking for a professional Senior Financial Accountant to join the Samaritans finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager you will be responsible for managing financial reporting ensuring accuracy in financial statements and all other external reports reconciliation of revenue to operational outputs implementing accounting policies and procedures and providing strategic financial guidance to senior management.
You will collaborate closely with various departments to support decisionmaking and ensure regulatory compliance.
This is a full time permanent vacancy.
Why work for us
Our people are the heart of what we do here at Newcastle Anglican. As a part of our team you have access to the following great benefits:
- Salary Package a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage Rent and Bills) up to $611/fortnight. (cap limit of $15900 each FBT year).
- Meal entertainment/venue hire benefit package up to a cap limit of $2650 each FBT year.
- Discounted enrolment fees for all Newcastle Anglican Schools
- Discounted private health insurance
- Career and development opportunities
- Flexible working options
- 14 weeks paid parental leave or 3 weeks paid partner leave.
- Give back to the community and the people we support.
- Access to Fitness Passport (over 800gyms)
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
What are we looking for
- Supervising and contributing to the provision of accurate financial reports statements annual acquittals periodic financial reports and balance sheets as requested
- Oversee and participate in the entering of general ledger items including standing transactions into the accounting systems in an accurate timely and effective manner.
- Prepare and maintain standing journals
- Maintenance of asset registers and management of annual asset review
- Preparation and distribution of financial reports and balance sheets within the given timeframe
- Ensure all reconciliations and audit processes meet relevant accounting standards as well as audit and taxation requirements while being completed in a timely and effective manner.
- Additional duties as reasonably required by Manager.
About you
- Degree qualifications in Business or Commerce majoring in Accounting or equivalent
- CPA/CA qualified or near completion
- Demonstrated knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and their application
- Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of accounting including budget processes and preparation of financial statements including balance sheets
- Advanced skills in working with and knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Word Excel and Outlook
- Understanding of taxation issues in particular GST and FBT
- Previous experience in all aspects of accounting including preparation of financial statements including balance sheets
- Current Drivers Licence
- A current Working with children check (or willingness to obtain)
- NDIS workers clearance (or willingness to obtain)
- Experience in or knowledge of the notforprofit sector with exposure to the NDIS Aged Care and/or Community Services.
- Experience in preparing consolidated accounts for multiple company structures.
- Experience in using SunSystems accounting software Preceda payroll and/or similar accounting and payroll systems.
Who we are
Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle Newcastle Anglican is a faithbased organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast.
We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes four schools Anglican Care and Samaritans.
Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do inspired by the way of Jesus.
We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.
For more information visit www.newcastleanglican.au or for enquiries and a copy of the Position Description email the talent team at
You must have the right to live and work in Australia.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
