MANAGER CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

Tafe Sa; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Health & Wellbeing Program

Career development

Job summary

TAFE SA in Adelaide seeks a Corporate Accounting Manager to lead financial accounting, control, and compliance, and to oversee external reporting and taxation in partnership with Shared Services SA.

The role ensures efficient policy and process alignment with legislative requirements and provides expert guidance, while coordinating with the Audit Office of SA and leading a team of financial professionals.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in accounting, economics, or a related financial/business management field, with CA or CPA designation.
• Strong knowledge of State Government financial accounting policies, reporting requirements and financial compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial processes, including financial statement preparation and application of Australian Accounting Standards and Treasurer’s Instructions.
• High-level communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly and professionally.
• Proven ability to work independently or collaboratively, lead and develop professional staff, improve business systems and processes, and manage competing priorities to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial accounting, financial control and compliance, external financial reporting and taxation activities.
• Ensure systems, policies and processes support efficient and compliant operations.
• Provide specialist advice and interact with Shared Services SA and the Audit Office of SA.

Skills

Financial accounting knowledge

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Policy compliance

Education

Accounting degree

CA or CPA designation

Job description

• Full time ongoing position
• ASO8 salary range $130,046 - $134,956 p.a. + super
• Based at Light Square campus / Kaurna Country
• View: Role Description

Impact starts here, are you in?

TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, is on the hunt for a Corporate Accounting Manager to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future.

What You’ll Drive

The Manager Corporate Accounting leads TAFE SA’s financial accounting, financial control and compliance, external financial reporting and taxation activities, in partnership with Shared Services SA. The role ensures that systems, policies and processes for these activities are efficient and effective and ensures TAFE SA’s compliance with legislative and other compliance requirements. The position provides specialist and expert advice on areas within its responsibility and leads TAFE SA’s interactions with Shared Services SA (financial accounting and taxation services) and the Audit Office of SA.

The Skills You Bring

• Degree qualification in accounting, economics, or a related financial/business management field, with CA or CPA designation.
• Strong knowledge of State Government financial accounting policies, reporting requirements and financial compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial processes, including financial statement preparation and application of Australian Accounting Standards and Treasurer’s Instructions.
• High-level communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly and professionally.
• Proven ability to work independently or collaboratively, lead and develop professional staff, improve business systems and processes, and manage competing priorities to meet deadlines.

What You Need to Know

A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Why Join Us?

TAFE SA offers amazing benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
• Purchase Annual Leave
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health & Wellbeing Program
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

Ready to Shape the Future?

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!

At TAFE SA, our values shape how we work — We Work As One, We Do What Matters, and We Step Up.

Learn more about our values and what it’s like to work at TAFE SA: TAFESA Values

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For enquiries, please contact Braden Naylor – Director, Corporate Finance via email at [e-mail]