About the Role

This is a financial support role within the Finance team that reports directly to the Finance Manager. The Program Accountant is required to work with a high degree of autonomy in the end-to-end management of the allocated programs with little oversight required by management. The role also involves managing and assisting in the various financial and operational systems used in the organisation. The role will be responsible for providing support, advice and assistance to stakeholders including supporting other finance, human resources and corporate team members and continuous improvement to financial and business process workflows as well as compiling and analysing financial and non-financial information. The role requires a self-motivated individual who can exercise judgement to seek improvements, efficiencies and troubleshoot financial and operational matters within allocated programs.

Other duties and responsibilities include:

• Complete month-end accounting - including responsibility for program related accrual journals and balance sheet reconciliations for a range of programs as advised by the Finance Manager;
• Review and distribute monthly financial reports to Program Managers;
• Prepare monthly reports analysing the financial performance of programs to effectively explain operational circumstances leading to budget variances;
• Host regular meetings with Program Managers to review monthly actuals against budget;
• Point of contact for Program Managers regarding financial based queries;
• Track progress of grant usage and liaise regularly with the Program Manager to ensure over/underspends are minimised;
• With consultation of Program Managers, complete grant acquittals and reporting on a timely basis;
• Assist Program Managers with the finance component of their Annual Strategic Business Plan;
• Under direction of the Finance Manager, lead the annual budget process for selected programs, ensuring active collaboration with Program Managers;
• Lead the monthly rolling forecast process for allocated programs, ensuring that forecasts remain reflective of business operation while being realistic and reliable;
• Provide general accounting and administrative support as and when required to the Finance Team and to Program Managers.

About You

You will be a self-motivated individual who can exercise judgement to seek improvements, efficiencies and troubleshoot financial and operational matters within allocated programs. You will possess excellent analytical skills with a strong knowledge of accounting principles. As a high level of interaction with Program Manager/Directors is required, you will also have the ability to communicate financial data to non-finance personnel. In addition, you will possess:

• Tertiary Accounting qualifications with CA or CPA status or significant experience demonstrating equivalent expertise (5+ years).
• Proven experience in an accountant capacity working directly with management to influence business decisions.
• Excellent level of skills in Excel and understanding of spreadsheets, data analysis and reconciliation procedures.
• Proficiency in system administration tasks such as user management, security controls, data management, and performance tuning.
• Good attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally and articulately with executives, managers, and suppliers and vendors.
• Desirable to have experience with Dynamics 365 Business Central and/or Power BI.
• The ability to work independently AND as part of a team.
• Maintain a current 'Working with Vulnerable People' registration.
• Current drivers’ licence is desirable

Benefits for You

• Accrue paid leave - 14.5 days sick leave and 20.5 days annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time).
• Enjoy salary packaging benefits to take home more pay.
• Immediate discounts if your child is enrolled in our services *conditions apply
• Additional benefits include professional development and further study opportunities with our RTO and partnering organisations.
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave – After 12 months of continuous service

About Us

Communities at Work is Canberra's leading not-for-profit provider of early education and care. We invest in local community services. We’ve won the ACT Training Awards "Large Employer of the Year" five times in a row.

How to Apply

• To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for this role to [email protected]. Applications close on 30th March 2025.
• Please call the HR Services and Recruitment Team on 02 6293 6200 if you have any questions or want to have a confidential discussion.