Junior Accountant

Rural Lifestyle Options Australia Ltd.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 92,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal entertainment cap

Employee recognition programs

Health insurance discount

Learning & development

Career advancement

Job summary

Rural Lifestyle Options Australia is seeking a capable Junior Accountant to join our Finance team in Redland Bay. This hands-on role offers opportunity to broaden experience across financial accounting, reconciliations, NDIS and aged care funding, accounts receivable, reporting, payroll support and audit preparation.

You will work alongside our Head of Finance and Finance Officer, partnering with operational teams. We encourage process improvements and developing accounting capability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or progress toward one with accounting experience.
• Experience with journals and reconciliations.
• Experience with month-end and/or year-end processes.
• Experience with high-volume accounts payable processing.
• Accounts receivable and debtor management experience.
• Ability to reconcile data across multiple data sources and investigate discrepancies.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience with accounting systems.
• Strong numerical accuracy, organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with Finance and operational stakeholders.
• Interest in improving systems and automation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with financial accounting, reconciliations, NDIS and aged care funding.
• Support accounts receivable, reporting, payroll and audit preparation.
• Collaborate with Head of Finance and operational teams.
• Investigate discrepancies and help improve processes.

Skills

Journals & reconciliations

Month-end accounting

Accounts payable processing

Accounts receivable

Excel skills

Accounting systems

Data reconciliation

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Accounting/Commerce degree or progression

Tools

MYOB AccountRight

Accounting software

Job description

Rural Lifestyle Options Australia – Redland Bay QLD

For more than 30 years, Rural Lifestyle Options Australia has been committed to bridging gaps in support across rural and regional communities.

Originally founded to provide high-quality disability support, our organisation has since expanded to deliver a broad range of services under the NDIS, as well as personalised Aged Care Support at Home (SAH) that empower older Australians to live independently at home for longer.

As an organisation, we are passionate about supporting others to chase their dreams and aspirations. Reinforced by our purpose of ‘Tailored supports and compassionate care delivered by our valued team to inspire individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives within the community’ we achieve this – one person and one life goal at a time.

Rural Lifestyle Options Australia’s commitment to the people who access our services remains resolute, proudly underpinned by our organisation’s motto of“Big enough to provide the service, small enough to look after you.”For more information about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.rloa.org.au

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Build your accounting career while contributing to an organisation that makes a genuine difference.

Rural Lifestyle Options Australia is looking for a capable and motivated Junior Accountant to join our Finance team in Redland Bay.

This is an excellent opportunity for an emerging accounting professional who already has practical accounting experience and is ready to broaden their capability across financial accounting, reconciliations, NDIS and aged care funding, accounts receivable, reporting, payroll support and audit preparation.

You’ll work closely with our Head of Finance, Management Accountant and Finance Officer, while partnering with operational teams across the organisation. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll be encouraged to investigate issues, improve processes and build your accounting capability and independence.

ABOUT YOU:

We are looking for someone who combines strong attention to detail with curiosity and problem‑solving ability. You won't simply process information—you'll be comfortable investigating discrepancies, following issues through to resolution and knowing when something needs to be escalated.

You’ll ideally bring:

• a degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline, or substantial progress towards one together with relevant accounting experience
• practical accounting experience and a sound understanding of journals and reconciliations
• experience supporting month‑end and/or year‑end accounting processes
• experience with high volume complex accounts payable transaction processing
• accounts receivable and debtor management experience
• the ability to reconcile information across multiple data sources and investigate discrepancies
• good Microsoft Excel skills and experience with accounting and business systems
• strong numerical accuracy, organisation and attention to detail
• the ability to work collaboratively with both Finance and operational stakeholders
• an interest in improving systems, processes and automation.

Experience with NDIS billing and claiming, Support at Home or aged care financial processing, payroll, the SCHADS Award, MYOB AccountRight, external audit or the not-for-profit/community services sector would be highly regarded but is not essential.

WE OFFER:

This role offers more than transactional accounting. You'll have the opportunity to develop broader accounting capability across financial accounting, funded service environments, reporting, systems and process improvement.

You'll join an organisation that values respect, integrity, inclusion, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement, while knowing that the work you do behind the scenes contributes to sustainable services for the people and communities we support.

• This is a full‑time role based in our Redland Bay office
• SCHADS Award – Aged Care Employee – Level 4 – $92,279 – 99,294 per annum, plus super
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per FBT year pro rata
• Meal entertainment and venue hire annual cap of $2,650 per annum pro rata
• A suite of employee award and recognition programs
• Discounted private health insurance through HCF
• Ongoing learning and development and career advancement opportunities

A current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, or the ability to obtain one prior to commencement, is required.

For any enquiries about the position, please phone [phone] *** and ask to speak with Head of Finance, Steven Dsouza.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER:

• All employees of Rural Lifestyle Options Australia are required to hold a National Worker Screening Check and may also require additional probity checks including Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).
• Rural Lifestyle Options Australia acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land.
• We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job.
• We do not currently consider agency applications.
• We are happy to wait for the right person to join our team, so applications remain open until then. This does mean that applications will close when we have found that person.