The Finance Manager is a permanent full-time role reporting to the Principal through the Director of Business Services.
The Finance Manager, supported by a small team (2 FTE), is responsible for all financial and payroll functions for the College.
The successful applicant for this role must be able to operate both in a very hands-on way but also be capable of performing tasks that require high-level technical accounting skills.DUTIES:Financial ManagementLead and mentor Finance team members.Prepare monthly financial reports, associated general ledger reconciliations and forecasts for the review and approval of the Business Manager.Prepare quarterly reporting for Edmund Rice Education Colleges (EREA).Prepare quarterly financial and management reports for the Finance and Risk Committee and the Board.Attend and take minutes at Finance and Risk Committee meetings.Closely monitor purchasing to ensure that College budget is not exceeded and ensuring all staff are utilising purchase orders appropriately.Provide quarterly expenditure reports to the Facilities Manager and the heads of teaching faculties.Ensure the College complies with all financial legislative and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to, the preparation and lodgement of Fringe Benefit Tax returns, Business Activity Statements, Superannuation Guarantee payments and Schools Hub reporting.Ensure the College complies with all EREA financial policies and guidelines.Manage the interim and end of financial year external audit process including the preparation of statutory accounts.Carefully monitor College cash flow including the preparation of monthly cash flow projection reports.Review and approve bank reconciliations.Assist with annual budget preparation.Debtor ManagementOversee the generation of fee statements each term ensuring the fee statements are reconciled to the number of students enrolled at the College.Oversee the debt collection process, including liaising directly with debtors regarding more complex issues.Oversee fee concession process.PayrollReview fortnightly payroll prior to approval by the Business Manager.Ensure there is appropriate documentation and approval for all staff appointments, terminations and variations.Reconcile annual leave and long service leave balances on a quarterly basis and before any leave is granted or paid/transferred on termination.Ensure payroll is processed in accordance with the Enterprise Agreements.Provide backup assistance to the Payroll Officer.Prepare and lodge workers' compensation premium declarations.Supervise the workers compensation claims process, ensuring claims are submitted in a timely manner and reimbursements for wages covered by workers compensation insurance are claimed.Reconcile wages to the staffing budget quarterly basis.Fixed AssetsMaintain College fixed asset register and process depreciation on a monthly basis.Ensure the asset register reconciles to the balance sheet on a monthly basis.Ensure an annual stocktake is undertaken.OtherPrepare and submit grant acquittals.Manage annual insurance renewal process and oversee Student Insurance claims.Provide information to the Australian Bureau of Statistics as requested.Provide occasional backup support to staff working within the Services Hub including answering telephone and face-to-face queries and providing first aid to students.Review telephone account on an annual basis to ensure that the most cost-effective plans are in place.Visit the College website (https://sec.act.edu.au/about/employment/) to obtain Application Information.
In addition to the documents and information requested, please also provide a statement no longer than three A4 pages addressing the role requirements.
These are listed in the Role Description.Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?How many years' experience do you have as a finance manager?How many years of accounting experience do you have?How many years' experience do you have with forecasting for businesses?How many years of payroll experience do you have?To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory.
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