Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation (Ngurratjuta) is a progressive Aboriginal Corporation that supports and maintains the development of opportunities and ongoing success of community-controlled enterprises, initiatives, and service delivery. Ngurratjuta is driven by a commitment to supporting our communities and their residents, aiming to deliver high quality services that meet needs and aspirations of the region.
POSITION OVERVIEW - ACCOUNTANT:
Ngurratjuta is seeking an Accountant, a role vital in ensuring the financial integrity of program services delivery by preparing accurate reports for funding bodies, tracking multi-year grant expenditure, and supporting compliance with statutory requirement. The role assists with transparency maintenance and accountability, enabling sustainable delivery of programs.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
This role is responsible primarily for assisting program managers to comply with financial reporting requirements for their specific grant funded programs. Additionally, the role will play a central role in ensuring accurate statutory reporting, helping with audits, streamlining processes and strengthening financial integrity.
We are looking for a self-motivated person with flexibility of approach and who wants to be part of the team working towards local community-led change.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Prepare Special purpose financial reports for funding bodies and auditors.
- Prepare monthly YTD Financial reports for all grant funded programs.
- Liaise with program officers - to ensure all program-specific expenses are captured.
- Review all grant funding agreements to ascertain whether income recognition is within the scope of AASB 15 or AASB 1058.
- Track multi-year grant spending - including underspent rollovers (Prepare multi-year reporting templates to track program expenditure for the entire funded period).
- Assist with organisation-wide balance sheet reconciliations within scheduled timeframes.
- Assist in the preparation and review of statutory financial reports, including consolidated financial statements in compliance with AASB standards.
- Assist in the preparation and lodgement of Business Activity Statements (BAS) and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
You will have an understanding that the administrative element of the job is crucial, and you'll also have:
Essential Criteria:
- Tertiary qualification in Finance or Accounting with professional membership as a chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA)
- Demonstrated experience in managing grant funded programs.
- Demonstrated expertise and proven understanding of Australian Accounting standards.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity to work with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office suite.
- Having a NFP background specifically in ORIC registered entitles
- Current Ochre Card and National Police Clearance.
- Project Management, organisation and time management skills, including the ability to manage diverse and conflicting demands to agreed standards and timelines.
- Ability to work independently as well as a part of the team.
- Self-motivation with a capability to generate and execute ideas.
- Demonstrated commitment to the effective implementation of Workplace Health & Safety and ethical and diversity practices in the workplace.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Data Management and experience in record keeping procedures.