Management Accountant
North Sydney
Temp to Perm Opportunity
$100-$105K + Super FTE

We are partnering with a prestigious school who are looking for a new Management Accountant to join them from Term 3 in a temporary capacity, with the view to becoming a permanent opportunity.

This role supports the Business Manager and Chief Operating Officer in the financial management of the School and its associated entities. The role oversees the Finance Officer responsible for payroll and supports the Business Manager and COO in providing analytical insight into financial data to support informed decision making and performing key financial functions, thus ensuring the School's alignment with its strategic vision.

You will have a particular focus on payroll activities, along with provision of data analysis to assist in decision making by the leadership team. Other duties include bank reconciliations, financial reporting, statutory reporting, and other finance-related tasks as required.

This role is fully office based 5 days a week.

• Contribute effectively to the financial operation of the School, particularly in the identification, analysis, and reporting of key financial issues and strategies in collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer and Principal.
• Provide strong and effective leadership to the Payroll function, ensuring the highest levels of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality and professionalism.
• Assist in developing documentation on internal control processes undertaken by the Business Office team, promoting improvements, efficiencies and paperless workflows in all operations.
• Provide support to the Business Manager with regards to cost analysis (including staff budgetary requirements), and is responsible for the review of all payroll functions.
• Review weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls as required (for accuracy and budgetary purposes).
• Support the Business Manager with the salaries budgeting process and cost analysis.
• Maintain staff files including ensuring efficiency of onboarding new staff into the payroll system.
• Oversee and support the Finance Officer (Payroll) for all payroll functions and processes and in the absence of the Finance Officer (Payroll) undertake all relevant payroll processes,
• Review of key performance indicator data to identify trends and insights into financial performance.
• Post general journal entries as required.
• Complete the monthly bank reconciliations.
• Complete the monthly balance sheet reconciliations (Payroll).
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly management accounts.
• Provide support to the annual external audit process.
• Provide support to Business Manager and COO regarding the School's fund management and treasury processes.
• Update actual daily cash position and projection for the School's managed funds.
• Completion of the annual FBT return (and lodgement).
• Provide support to other members of the business office and HR staff as required