Role Details
Role type:Full time; Continuing Department:Office of the DVC Research Salary: UOM7 - $111,275 - $120,453 p.a. plus 17% super
Role Summary
Influential research finance specialist role / ensure compliant, transparent use of external funding / mentor and uplift accounting practice Bring your advanced accounting expertise to strengthen research impact.
What you will deliver
Provide guidance, training and day‐to‐day oversight to Financial Accountant (Research) within the team.
Working closely with the External Research Assurance and Reporting lead and the Senior Manager on budgets and forecasts.
Take the lead on institutional audits such as Uniform Guidance, and HERDC.
Lead timely preparation, reconciliation and submission of research funding acquittals and audit reports to required standards for more complex submissions.
Interpret complex funding agreements, policies and scheme rules to ensure accurate accounting and compliant financial reporting.
Partner with Grants & Contracts and Faculty stakeholders to improve project financial management practices and governance.
Champion continuous improvement by reviewing processes, identifying optimisation opportunities and supporting innovation in Research Finance.
What you may be a great fit if
Hold a relevant business degree and CA, CPA or equivalent formal accounting qualification.
Bring substantial experience in multi‐source reconciliations, variance resolution, financial statements, acquittals and audit processes.
Demonstrate advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with strength interpreting complex data for diverse stakeholders.
Communicate complex financial information clearly to clients with limited accounting knowledge, building strong working relationships.




Operate independently while coordinating team efforts, showing sound judgement, flexibility and comfort in evolving environments.
Contribute to high‐performance cultures and engage in process mapping, review and re‐engineering for continuous improvement.
Benefits
Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and career development opportunities.
Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
Supportive versatile work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well‐being
Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work‐life balanceand well‐being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
Health and well‐being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
Your new team – "Research Finance"
Research Finance sits within Research, Innovation and Commercialisation, a specialist team enabling the University's research mission.




You will join a team-oriented group that provides end‐to‐end financial support across the research project lifecycle.
The team values service excellence, big‐picture thinking, attention to detail and creating a positive, supportive workplace.
Equal Opportunity & Diversity
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child‐safe organisation.
The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
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We're committed to a barrier‐free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout.
We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Application Essentials
You must have current valid work rights for Australia.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
A Working with Children Check is required for all positions.
If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
Application Deadline
Applications close: Sunday 13 September *********:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
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📌 Senior Financial Accountant (Research) (Melbourne)
🏢 University of Melbourne Employees, Location, Alumni
📍 Melbourne