Accountant

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

(Ongoing Part-time (0.60FTE))

Westjustice is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to support the effective financial management and reporting functions of the organisation. This role will work closely with the CFO by supporting and maintaining accurate financial records, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

The role is part-time 0.60FTE with the flexibility to work either 3 full days or across 4 or 5 days at reduced hours.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised finance professional with 3-5 years’ experience in financial management.

About Us

Westjustice is a rights-based Community Legal Centre servicing Melbourne’s West on the lands of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri peoples and including the LGAs of Wyndham, Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay, Melton and Brimbank, a population of over a million people. Melbourne’s Western Suburbs are the thriving backbone of the state, and home to Australia’s most diverse and fastest-growing population.

Westjustice’s purpose is to deliver targeted services and drive meaningful change to achieve fairness, safety and justice for Melbourne’s West.

We work to uphold peoples’ rights by providing free legal, social work, financial counselling services, community engagement, and advocacy for systemic reform across the five impact areas of Workers’ Rights, Children and Young People’s Rights, Women and Gender Diverse people’s Rights, Economic and Housing Rights, and Our Team. We provide place-based, multi-disciplinary programs, and partner with values-aligned organisations to focus on servicing those most impacted by these issues, and to ensure people have access to the services they need where they need them.

Through our work, we consistently see complex legal issues and the cyclical impact they have on longer term justice, economic, health, and life outcomes. This is why our services and programs focus on prevention and early intervention in the cycle of economic precarity, criminalisation, violence and housing insecurity. It is also why we advocate for legal, social and policy reform to ensure the people of Melbourne’s West have access to services and the best version of justice.

Benefits & Culture

• Be a part of an organisation that 98% of our team are proud to work for
• Be a part of an organisation that 98% of our employees are proud to work for
• We pay 3% above the SCHADs award
• Not for profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum
• Flexible working conditions
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Passionate, professional and dedicated team
• Gifted additional paid leave over the Christmas holiday period
• Strong focus on collaboration, wellbeing, inclusion and diversity

Role Requirements:

1. Maintaining accurate and timely financial records in accordance with relevant accounting standards and organisational policies
2. Preparing monthly financial reports, management accounts and financial analysis including Board financial reports
3. Providing rolling forecasts and financial data to inform strategic planning
4. Assisting with the preparation and monitoring of organisational and program budgets, budget modelling and regular budget meetings
5. Oversee accounts receivable and payable and prepare revenue recognition workpapers and maintain master funding summary
6. Prepare financial reports, acquittals and funding reconciliations in accordance with philanthropic and government funding agreements including – Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) reports and annual VLA budget
7. Conduct audits including year-end acquittal workpapers
8. Manage the office & IT asset register

Skills and experience required:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline (or equivalent)
• At least 5 years of experience in financial management;
• Proficiency in accounting software like XERO
• Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills to work with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong understanding of accounting principles
• Experience with finance systems and advanced excel skills

The role is primarily based at our Sunshine office but will be required to work at other locations as the need arises.

Remuneration:

Salary – $118,000pa plus employer funded superannuation in accordance with Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth), salary packaging and meals and entertainment benefits.

If this sounds like the role for you, please promptly apply. The position will be closed as soon as a sufficient number of qualified applicants are received.

The successful candidate will require a current Working with Children’s Check and a Police Check or be prepared to apply for both. Applicants must possess the right to work in Australia.

Westjustice is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ identifying people. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply. A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role.

Please ensure that you let us know, in advance, of any reasonable adjustment you may require during any part of the recruitment process including application and interview by contacting Theresa via theresa@Westjustice.org.au using the subject line: Accountant enquiry via EthicalJobs. Any information disclosed will be held in the strictest of confidence.