Assistant Accountant - Education Finance & Reporting

Lutheran Education Australia Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

St Peters Lutheran College in Indooroopilly, Brisbane, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance team on a permanent, full-time basis. The role supports financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and administration, contributing to sound decision-making across the College.

The successful candidate will hold an undergraduate accounting qualification or relevant experience, with strong ledger, reconciliation and data integrity skills, in a not-for-profit/education context.

Qualifications

• Qualified or experienced in financial accounting, general ledger and reconciliations.
• Experience preparing financial reports, budgets and administration within not-for-profit or education sectors.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills; able to collaborate across a school community.

Responsibilities

• Support key College operations and financial decision-making.
• Deliver accurate financial reporting, reconciliations, budgets and financial administration.
• Collaborate with the Finance Team to maintain data integrity and drive process improvements.
• Provide timely financial information to support sound decision-making for the College.

Skills

Financial accounting

General ledger

Bank reconciliations

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Not-for-profit experience

Education sector experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Christian ethos

Education

Undergraduate accounting qualification

Job description

St Peters Lutheran College in Indooroopilly, Brisbane, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance team on a permanent, full-time basis. The role supports financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and administration, contributing to sound decision-making across the College.

The successful candidate will hold an undergraduate accounting qualification or relevant experience, with strong ledger, reconciliation and data integrity skills, in a not-for-profit/education context.