About our client:
A purpose-driven organisation committed to building a better future through world-class education, ground-breaking research, and a culture that values inclusion, diversity, and belonging.
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President provides best-practice financial advice and services across the University. Within this portfolio, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;) brings together strategic planning, reporting, forecasting and decision support to enable strong financial stewardship and informed decision-making.
The Opportunity:
We are excited to partner with our client to recruit a Management Accountant to join the Finance Business Partnering / Financial Services team within Financial Resources Management. This is a hands-on role supporting forecasting, budgeting, reporting timetables, and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple cost centres.
You'll join a small, collaborative team and work closely with stakeholders to provide clear, practical financial insights that support planning and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver management accounting support including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, modelling and scenario analysis
Provide business case analysis, cost-benefit assessments and financial projections
Support decision-making through meaningful insights, trend analysis and performance monitoring




Assist with financial systems support (including budgeting/forecasting tools) and contribute to process improvement
Build trusted relationships with a broad network of university stakeholders and support compliance requirements
Contribute to survey / reporting requirements and assist with group consolidation activities as needed
About You:
You are a proactive, solutions-focused finance professional who can translate complex information into clear recommendations.
You will bring:
Relevant tertiary qualification in finance/business (or equivalent experience)
CA or CPA membership (current)
Strong experience across management accounting (ideally within a University or large/complex environment)
Ideally your experience as a Management Accountant spans at least 8+ years
Proven capability in budgeting, forecasting and income/expenditure management
Solid stakeholder management and communication skills
Confidence working with tools such as SAP, advanced Excel, and ideally Power BI
What's on Offer:
Full-time permanent opportunity within a values-led, high-performing university environment
Hybrid working (policy: typically 2 days WFH, remaining days on-site) and flexible start/finish times
Supportive team environment and meaningful stakeholder engagement
You would be part of a purpose driven organisation committed to building a better future through world class education, ground-breaking research.
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📌 Management Accountant (Victoria)
🏢 Dixon Appointments
📍 Victoria