Assistant Accountant

Australian Nursing Home Foundation; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 75.000 - 81.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Not-for-profit salary packaging up to

Optional extra salary packaging up to

Ongoing training and career dev

Zusammenfassung

Australian Nursing Home Foundation (ANHF) is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support general accounting functions within our Finance Team. You will maintain ERP records, process high volumes of transactions, track invoices, and assist with payroll and year-end activities in a not-for-profit aged care environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in finance or related field, at least two years' experience, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Commerce/Accounting/Information Technology or a similar field.
• At least 2 years of relevant hands-on experience.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify and analyse information.
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines independently.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and VLOOKUP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team player.
• Highly motivated and capable of keeping up in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be willing to participate in job rotation in the Finance Team.
• Unrestricted work rights in Australia.
• Able to pass Aged Care Worker Screening including a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
• Ability to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin).
• Familiarity with CareSystems.
• Membership or working towards membership of an accounting professional body.
• Residential and/or community aged care experience.
• Experience in government acquittal processes.
• Experience in payroll processing.

Aufgaben

• Maintain ERP system and client/vendor records and filing systems.
• Process a high volume of transactions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Track invoices and follow up with queries.
• Ensure correct allocation of costs to GL and cost centre accounts.
• Timely completion of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Explore continuous improvement opportunities in accounting processes.
• Assist in the preparation of year-end audit schedules.
• Involvement in projects and ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Team Leader.
• Assist payroll processes and enquiries.

Kenntnisse

Excel & VLOOKUP

Attention to detail

Time management

English communication

Team player

Payroll processing

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Commerce/Accounting/IT

Tools

CareSystems

Jobbeschreibung

$75k – $81k p.a plus Super & NFP Salary Packaging

About Australian Nursing Home Foundation (ANHF)

Australian Nursing Home Foundation ("ANHF") is one of the largest providers of culturally and linguistically diverse aged care in Australia. Celebrating 46 years of services, we pride ourselves on providing quality and safe residential and community aged care services for the Chinese and Southeast Asian communities. Our vision is to be the model provider of culturally appropriate residential and community aged care in Australia. To honour and respect our elders as family in happy, caring communities is our continuous mission.

About the Role

Due to the growth of the organisation, we are looking for new talent to join our Finance team to provide support for general accounting & financial functions and ensure that all transactions meet the required standards and deadlines.

Main duties include but are not limited to:

• Maintenance of ERP system, including client/vendor detail records of receipts and filing systems.


• Processing high volume of transactions in a timely and accurate manner


• Tracking invoices and follow up with queries


• Ensuring correct allocation of costs to GL and cost center accounts


• Timely completion of monthly bank reconciliation


• Exploring continuous improvement opportunities in the accounting system/processes


• Assisting in the preparation of year-end audit schedules.


• Involvement in projects and ad hoc duties as required or as directed by the Finance Team Leader


• Accounts All Rounder. Job rotation in the Finance Team and assist with general accounting functions.


• Assists payroll process/enquiries when necessary

Skills and Experience

The successful candidates should possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Commerce/Accounting/Information Technology or a similar field


• At least 2 years of relevant hands‑on experience


• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify and analyse information


• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines independently


• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and VLOOKUP


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English


• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team player


• Highly motivated and capable of keeping up in a fast‑paced environment


• Must be willing to participate in job rotation in the Finance Team


• Unrestricted work rights in Australia


• Able to pass Aged Care Worker Screening including a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check


• Ability to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)


• Familiarity with CareSystems


• Membership or working towards membership of an accounting professional body


• Residential and/or community aged care experience


• Experience in government acquittal processes


• Experience in payroll processing

About Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including competitive pay rates, ongoing training and career development opportunities within the organisation.

Not-for-profit salary packaging options up to $15,900 and $2,650 (optional extra) available to increase your take home pay

Additional Information

Australian Nursing Home Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in the recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Successful applications will be subject to a variety of background checks.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Company Overview

Founded in 1980, Australian Nursing Home Foundation (ANHF) is one of the largest Chinese aged care organisations in Australia.

ANHF is an independent charitable organisation and was formed “to establish a charity founded and endowed for the purpose of taking care of the sick, elderly and needy people of the Australian Chinese community”. The vision was to help support and care for the seniors of Chinese background who had no close relatives in Australian or had lost contact with relatives overseas and were becoming increasingly socially isolated.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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