Senior Accountant

Aurion; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Ongoing professional development

Flexible work options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Comcare (Australian Government) is looking for a Finance professional at their Keysborough campus in Victoria. This full-time role focuses on ensuring compliance with financial regulations while managing budgets and reporting.

The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience in financial accounting, be proficient in Microsoft Excel, and hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. A supportive and flexible working environment with opportunities for career development awaits you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of financial accounting experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children.
• Experience working in a school.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards.
• Manage expense cards and review creditor payment files.
• Prepare and revise budgets and assist budget holders.

Skills

Financial accounting experience

Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Data entry proficiency

Understanding of child engagement norms

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting (Commerce or Business)

CPA or CA

Tools

Synergetic

Job description

• Join a supportive, high performing and collaborative, values based organisation
• Full Time (1.0 FTE) Ongoing, at our Keysborough campus.

Key Responsibilities

At Haileybury, we are leading the way in redefining education and are seeking an innovative and people focused professional to join the Finance team, based at Keysborough.

The finance team supports Melbourne's four campuses (Keysborough, Berwick, Brighton, and City), the Victorian online campus Haileybury Pangea, and Haileybury Rendall School in Darwin. This role ensures the timely and accurate maintenance of financial accounts in compliance with Australian Accounting Standards, and oversees budget, month-end, and year-end financial processes.

• Financial Reporting and Compliance
  • Ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards, manage expense cards, review creditor payment files, reconcile balance sheet accounts, manage capital works reconciliation, prepare monthly and annual financial reports, ensure readiness for audits, and prepare government financial reports.
• Budgeting
  • Prepare and revise budgets, assist budget holders with budget analysis and management, and produce monthly department reports.
• Tax Compliance and Cash Management
  • Ensure correct GST treatment, complete BAS and FBT returns, manage cash flow and banking, conduct ad hoc financial analysis, and maintain finance policies and procedures.

About Haileybury

Haileybury’s vision is to be recognised as a great world school. Our mission is to deliver an exceptional educational experience that fosters the growth of each student through leading teaching and learning programs, a wide array of opportunities, within a culture of high expectations, empowering students to excel.

Everything we do is centred around the Magenta Principles, striving for and achieving more than expected. Our Principles support and shape this in our daily work:

• Every student matters every day
• Every staff member matters every day
• Once inclusive community

Haileybury offers a flexible, diverse and inclusive workforce. We’re focused on embracing change and celebrating and nurturing our people.

About You

At Haileybury we are seeking exceptional people. We are looking for a team player who brings the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children
• 3+ years of financial accounting experience
• Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in data entry
• Experience working in a school and familiarity with Synergetic
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting (Commerce or Business)
• CPA or CA

If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply to join the team at Haileybury where we aim to create a supportive culture and learning environment that fosters both academic achievement and personal growth for our staff and students.

Why work for us?

• Competitive salary, with further career development and opportunities
• Ongoing professional and personal development
• Excellent on-site facilities, grounds and working environment
• Secondment opportunities and pathways to other Melbourne campuses, Haileybury Rendall School Darwin and Haileybury Senior School Tianjin
• Supportive, hybrid and flexible work options
• Employee leave benefits such as paid parental leave and additional personal leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Various financial benefits to employees through discount partnership programs and salary packaging options

Want to find out more?

To view the position description, please click on the attachment below. For all inquiries, please contact the People and Culture Team via [e-mail].

To apply, please click on the “Apply Now” button to be redirected to our online recruitment portal.

Applications close; 10:00 am on Monday, 16 March 2026.

Please note: Successful applicants must have the right to work in Australia, National Police Check and Working With Children Check.

Haileybury is committed to the protection and the promotion of a culturally safe and supportive working environment for diverse communities. The successful applicant will be required to satisfy child protection screening, and adhere at all times to the school's Child Safety and Wellbeing policy, (https://www.haileybury.com.au/policies).

Haileybury is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.