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Accountant

Reference number: PD45

Position title: Accountant Employment type: Part Time Hours: 32 hours per week Department: Corporate Services Responsible to: Manager of Corporate Services Location: Ouyen Closing date: Open Contact person: Aimee Standring (Manager of Corporate Services) Contact number: Position description: PD45 - Accountant Pdf Document(531.1 kb)

The Accountant is responsible for delivering high-quality financial management, reporting, and analysis to support informed decision-making across the organisation.

The role oversees core financial accounting functions, maintains asset and grant registers in line with governance requirements, and partners with managers and the Executive to support budgeting, planning, and performance monitoring.

The position works collaboratively across departments and provides professional and operational support to the Manager of Corporate Services in achieving organisational objectives.

Selection criteria

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience in financial accounting, reporting, and reconciliation processes.
- Experience in budgeting, financial analysis, and business partnering within a complex or multi-site environment.
- Proficiency with financial management systems and Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel).
- Demonstrated experience in managing financial accounting functions, including general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and present financial information clearly.
- Proven ability to support budgeting, forecasting, and business planning processes.
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and accountability in all aspects of financial management.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
- Sound understanding of governance, compliance, and audit processes relevant to the health or public sector environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional ethics, integrity, and continuous improvement.
- Current Police Check.




- Previous experience working in public health and/or residential aged care would be an advantage.
- CPA or CA qualification (or working towards certification)
- Familiarity with public sector financial frameworks, including the Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF), is desirable.
- Previous experience with Oracle and Magiq would be an advantage.

Key responsibilities

- Oversee daily financial operations, including data processing, journal entries, and creditor's management.
- Maintain the general ledger through to trial balance and ensure timely reconciliation of all asset and liability accounts.
- Supervise and review the creditor's payment run and debtor adjustments.
- Prepare monthly and annual financial reports for management, the Board, and statutory bodies.
- Support internal and external audits through accurate documentation and compliance with accounting standards.

Asset and Contract Management

- Maintain the organisation's financial asset register in accordance with legislative requirements and the Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF).
- Support capital planning, replacement forecasting, and asset performance reporting.
- Maintain the grants register, ensuring all funding arrangements are accurately recorded, current, and compliant with governance frameworks.
- Assist Executive and Managers to complete grant acquittals.

Business Partnering

- Collaborate with the Executive and departmental managers in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
- Monitor budget performance, identify variances, and provide financial insights to support decision-making.
- Contribute to business planning, financial modelling, and evaluation of strategic and operational projects.
- Provide assistance to the Manager of Corporate Services in delivering operational, strategic, and governance initiatives.
- Participate in financial governance, risk management, and continuous improvement activities.




- Build effective working relationships to promote financial accountability and awareness across departments.

Interpersonal and Qualified Skills

- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate initiative, accountability, and professionalism.
- Work collaboratively to identify and resolve issues.
- Perform other duties as directed, consistent with the role.

Employment with MTHCS

Child Safe Organisation

Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.

Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental

All MTHCS employees will:

- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.

Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performingthe duties and responsibilities required by their position.

To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).

If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherentrequirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.

Compulsory Training

As per the schedule.

Conducted as per appraisal schedule.

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