Senior Accountant

Your Community Health; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Professional development opportunities

LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network

Salary packaging options for not-for-n

Environmental responsibility & Green/H

Job summary

Your Community Health in Melbourne's Northern Suburbs is seeking a Senior Accountant for a 12-month fixed-term part-time position (0.6–0.8 FTE) with hybrid working. Reporting to the Finance and Payroll Manager, the role focuses on building strong business partnerships and strategic financial initiatives beyond transactional accounting.

Responsibilities include month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, and boards/audit reporting.

Qualifications

• Current CPA qualification and five years' relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting and Auditing Standards.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Not-for-profit environment experience is highly regarded.
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate month-end and year-end financial reporting.
• Partner with leaders to provide clear financial insights.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and business planning.
• Provide financial analysis for business cases and funding.
• Support Board, Executive and audit reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and systems.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Management accounting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

CPA qualification

Job description

At YourCH, we provide a wide range of services, including medical, dental, allied health, social support, Aboriginal Health, and Trans and Gender Diverse healthcare. Our purpose-driven approach focuses on community development and addressing health inequalities.

Job Description

About the Senior Accountant role

As Senior Accountant, you will provide high-level accounting and financial expertise to support the effective financial management and decision-making of Your Community Health. Looking to take the next step in your accounting career? This is an opportunity to build your business partnering skills, develop strong relationships with senior leaders and contribute to strategic financial initiatives beyond traditional transactional accounting.

Reporting to the Finance and Payroll Manager, this is a 12-month fixed-term part-time role (0.6-0.8 FTE), offering flexible hybrid working arrangements, with Tuesdays based in Reservoir office and flexibility around your remaining days and hours. All offices located in the Northern Suburbs.

Your Passion and Commitment will see you:

• Deliver accurate month-end and year-end financial reporting
• Partner with leaders to provide clear financial insights
• Support budgeting, forecasting and business planning
• Provide financial analysis for business cases and funding
• Support Board, Executive and audit reporting requirements
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and systems

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Current CPA qualification and five years' relevant experience
• Strong financial and management accounting experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting and Auditing Standards
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience in a not-for-profit environment will be highly regarded

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description (available via the YourCH Careers Hub).

YourCH Culture & Benefits

YourCH has fostered an organisation-wide supportive and diverse team that allows staff to bring their whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team focused on reflecting the diverse communities we serve and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation. We offer:

• True flexibility in a supportive work environment to be yourself and balance your personal and professional responsibilities.
• Opportunities for development and training to grow your skills and career.
• Access to internal inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
• Eligibility for not-for-profit Salary Packaging Options including $15,900 annually and $2,650 Meal and Entertainment allowance per FBT year.
• Being an environmentally conscious employer part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.

If you still have any queries about the role please contact Belinda Blake (She/Her), Finance and Payroll Manager on [e-mail].

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.