The role:

The Assistant Accountant plays a key role within the Finance & Operations team, driving day-to-day transactional excellence across Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR), while taking ownership of revenue recognition workflows and related financial reporting.

Acting as a key interface between Redkite’s CRM (Salesforce) and ERP (Sage Intacct), this role ensures that all fundraising income and operational expenditures are accurately processed, reconciled, and reported in a timely manner. The role provides crucial financial support and insights to Fundraising, Marketing, and Services teams, directly contributing to Redkite’s mission to support children and families affected by cancer.

About you:

You'll bring

- Demonstrated experience in progressively responsible finance and accounting roles, such as Assistant Accountant, Revenue Officer or Senior Finance Officer positions.
- Degree or Advanced Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce (and CA/CPA qualification).
- Demonstrated end-to-end experience managing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable/Revenue in a high-volume, multi-stream environment.
- Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct (or a comparable cloud-based ERP), including dimension-based reporting, general ledger entries, and bank feeds
- Experience using Salesforce CRM to run reports and reconcile opportunity/donation data against finance records.
- Strong understanding of revenue recognition concepts, including accruals, deferred revenue and grant allocations, ideally within a Not-for-Profit environment.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS , data cleaning and reconciliation models.
- Proven ability to communicate financial information clearly and effectively to non-finance stakeholders (fundraisers, department managers, external vendors).




- High attention to detail, strong analytical skills and the ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies while meeting month-end deadlines.

Desirable experience:
- Experience working within the Not-for-Profit sector.
- Knowledge of AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and AASB 1058 Income of Not-for-Profit Entities.
- Experience with middleware or data integration tools linking Salesforce to financial systems.
- Experience assisting in the preparation of audit papers and workings.
- Understanding of corporate governance principles, risk management concepts, compliance requirements and accounting concepts

Why join us? For 40 years we have had a single purpose: to be a lifeline for families facing their child’s cancer. When you work for Redkite, you are part of a highly skilled, driven and experienced team who are determined to make sure that no matter where a family lives in Australia, they can receive Redkite support. We also offer the following staff benefits:

- Salary Packaging to reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
- Work from home (WfH) arrangements
- Access to discounts and special offers on a range of goods and services
- Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counselling and other resources to support your mental wellbeing
- Leave benefits including leave purchase scheme, Redkite Wellbeing Days

To apply: If you’re keen to join a compassionate and cooperative team making a real difference, apply now! Submit your resume and attach a cover letter.

We’ll be checking applications as they come in, so don’t delay.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are warmly encouraged to apply.

Closing Date: November 25th, 2026

📌 Assistant Accountant (Surry Hills)
🏢 Redkite
📍 Surry Hills