Accountant (Mat Leave Cover)

Job Status: Full Time Term (Maternity Leave Cover)
Salary: $100,858 per annum plus super (Pro Rata)
Industry: Performing Arts
Location: South Brisbane
Application Closing Date: 5pm, 18th April 2025

About Us

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is one of Australia’s leading centres for live performance. Welcoming over 1.5 million visitors to more than 1200 performances each year, we embrace the best in live performance – the world renowned alongside the emerging, local, and new – and connect to the stories and ideas at the heart of each production. Through the warmth and expertise of our staff, we have become a trusted curator, presenter, and host; a place to come together to relax, reflect, share stories, and celebrate.

About the Role

We are seeking applications for the full-time (Maternity leave cover) role of Accountant. This is an essential role providing professional support to the Financial Accountant and Director – Finance and Business in managing the Trust’s financial systems and procedures. This role also provides support and back-up to all key identified positions with the Finance and Business Unit, primarily events settlements, trust, and accounts payable/receivable positions.

Accounting qualifications or significant progress towards completing CPA/CA studies are required for this role.

In this role you will:

Oversee and support the Accounts Payable function and systems, ensuring processes are operating efficiently, effectively and are compliant with internal control procedures. This includes creating new and maintaining existing suppliers, dealing with all correspondence received into the section, invoice matching, data entry and processing payments.

Analyse and reconcile monthly balance sheet accounts and major expense accounts, including precise tracking of Items Under Construction and Fixed Assets accounts

Assist in the preparation of financial reports, including cash flow, monthly business unit and board reports.

Research and assist in the development of financial policies and monitor their effective implementation, particularly the Financial Management Practice Manual.

Provide support and relieve other Finance team members, in particular preparation of all offsite event settlements.

Oversee the settlements function to achieve prompt event settlements to clients, including reading and understanding contract terms for implementation, liaise with clients and QTIX to solve settlement, refund and ticketing issues.

Provide assistance and support to the Accounts Receivable function and manage the debtors aged trial balance to ensure collection of debts are done efficiently.

Manage and coordinate the corporate credit card process including system administration (Concur) issuing and cancelling cards, resolving cardholder queries and issuing reports as required.

Prepare accruals, prepayments, recurring and other journals required, such as quarterly for statutory payroll clearing accounts and post them in Finance system.

Please see Position Description for full list of responsibilities.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for:

Demonstrated ability in financial analysis and the preparation of financial reports and policies.

Demonstrated ability in preparing complex reconciliations.

Demonstrated ability in the interpretation and application of accounting standards and taxation legislation, including FBT and GST.

Demonstrated ability in monitoring and providing information on financial statements.

Demonstrated ability to use initiative, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively within a team environment.

Demonstrated ability to communicate and liaise with a wide variety of internal and external clients including auditors.

Demonstrated proficiency in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and computerised accounting systems.

How to Apply

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must have existing Australian work rights. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory National Police check.

You can obtain a copy of the position description and apply by emailing a copy of your resume to [email protected] .
For any other queries, please contact the Talent Acquisition team on (07) 3842 9361.

The closing date for applications is on Friday, 18th April 2025 at 5pm. QPAC will commence screening and shortlisting in advance of this closing date.