ERP - Senior Finance Specialist - Controlled Entities

Monash University; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 172,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Monash University is seeking an ERP Senior Finance Specialist to lead the design, configuration, and governance of the new ERP system’s financial architecture for controlled entities and international subsidiaries.

You will bridge business operations and the technical team, ensuring accurate consolidation, reporting structures, and statutory compliance across the university. A CPA/CA or equivalent qualification is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Senior finance or systems role in a large, complex organisation.
• Hands-on ERP implementation or configuration experience.
• Strong knowledge of finance modules and reporting.
• Solid understanding of Australian accounting standards and consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP configuration and testing activities for controlled entity financial operations, including intercompany transactions and consolidation processes.
• Partner with finance and technology stakeholders to map current-state processes and translate requirements into system solutions.
• Provide SME on chart of accounts, financial reporting frameworks, and entity-level compliance obligations.
• Support end-user training, documentation, and change management across impacted finance teams.

Skills

ERP system knowledge

Intercompany consolidation

Finance modules

Australian accounting standards

CPA or CA qualification

Education

CPA or CA qualification

Job description

Job No.: 697625
Location: Mulgrave
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $191,131 pa HEW Level 10A + (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Reporting to the ERP Finance Lead, the focus of the ERP Senior Finance Specialist – Controlled Entities role will be to apply deep, specialised domain expertise to guide the design, configuration, and build of the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Serving as a critical bridge between business operations and the technical implementation team, you will hold enterprise-wide accountability for designing, establishing, and governing the financial architecture, management reporting structures, statutory compliance, and consolidation frameworks across all Monash University controlled entities and international subsidiaries.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading ERP configuration and testing activities specific to controlled entity financial operations, including intercompany transactions and consolidation processes
• Partnering with finance and technology stakeholders to map current-state processes and translate requirements into system solutions
• Providing subject matter expertise on chart of accounts, financial reporting frameworks, and entity-level compliance obligations
• Supporting end-user training, documentation, and change management activities across impacted finance teams

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience in a senior finance or systems role within a large, complex organisation - ideally with exposure to university controlled entities or government-related structures
• Hands‑on ERP implementation or configuration experience, with strong knowledge of finance modules
• Solid understanding of Australian accounting standards and consolidation principles as they apply to controlled entities
• Proven ability to translate technical finance requirements into clear system and process documentation
• CPA or CA qualification, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience working within Monash University's financial systems environment, or familiarity with its entity structure, is highly regarded

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail] in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Position Description: ERP - Senior Finance Specialist - Controlled Entities

Applications Close: Thursday 19 November 2026, 11:55pm AEDT

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