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Job Description
Melbourne CBD Immediate start Hybrid working model Part time 0.6EFT) Ongoing
About Us
For over 40 years Womens Legal Service Victoria (Womens Legal) has championed womens rights to live free from violence. We are a dedicated team with a passion for working with women and nonbinary people to live free from violence and discrimination by:
- Providing high quality integrated legal services for Victorian women and nonbinary people who are victimsurvivors of family violence and disadvantaged or marginalised by structural and systemic barriers.
- Building the capacity of professionals who work with women and nonbinary people to better understand the law and navigate the legal system safely.
- Advancing gender equality by challenging unsafe and discriminatory policies and laws and informing and advocating for legal and policy initiatives that respect and promote the rights of women and nonbinary people.
About the Role
The Accountant will assist with the financial reporting requirements for the organisation including BAS preparation and other compliance lodgements. The accountant will ensure all financial statements are prepared accurately and in a timely manner in line with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure accurate collection and preparation of financial statements reconciliations and end of year audits.
- Maintain records of our project accounts and individual funding streams.
- Assist the team in investment strategy to maximise income and sustainability.
- Assist and/or process fortnightly payroll.
About You
You are a detailoriented and reliable accountant who thrives on delivering accurate financial results. You enjoy solving problems analysing data and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. With your strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise you excel in managing competing deadlines without compromising quality.
Key to your success is your:
- Experience in accounting related to government funding and undertaking acquittal processes.
- Strong knowledge of Excel and accounting packages
- Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships within the team and wider organisation.
- You will:
- Hold an accounting qualification
- Be proficient using Xero
- Experience working in an accounting role for a NFP organisation will be highly regarded.
Why Womens Legal
In return for your dedication we offer:
- Competitive remuneration
- 5 weeks annual leave plus bonus leave between Christmas and New Year!
- Paid parental leave and reproductive health leave
- Cultural leave
- A strong commitment to your professional development personal development and wellbeing
- A hybrid working model and a flexible working environment that supports work/nonwork balance
- NFP salary packaging benefits (up to $15900 in taxfree pay every year) plus meal and entertainment benefits (up to $2650 taxfree pay per year)
- Fresh fruit available in the office
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
To apply
Submit a resume and covering letter to tell us how you are the right candidate for this role. Please ensure the cover letter addresses how you personally align to Womens Legal values as described in the attached position description.
Please note nonlawyers employed by Womens Legal Service Victoria are required to comply with Section 121 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
All successful candidates will be required to produce a national criminal history check prior to the commencement of their employment.
Enquiries
Enquiries can be emailed to Ruth McKendrick HR Officer at using the subject line: Accountant enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We recognise our work benefits greatly from the unique knowledge skills and expertise of individuals with diverse experiences including those with lived experience of family violence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women with disability and women from migrant refugee or nonEnglish speaking backgrounds. If this is you we strongly encourage you to apply.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
