Applications close 4 August.
This role supports the Chief Operations Officer (COO) with the preparation of financial statements, cash flow and month end financial reporting. Responsibilities include end of month journals and reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, quarterly and annual acquittals, and payroll processing. This role is involved with the preparation and analysis of financial data concerning program and organisational financial health and strategy and interacts daily with the COO and regularly with the CEO to report on and understand financial risks and opportunities.
Key accountabilities
- Responsible for accounting to Trial Balance using MYOB/Xero
- Responsible for all aspect of accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Oversee payroll processing and monitor accrued entitlements and salary sacrifice payments
- Prepare Superannuation and Portable Long Service Leave Returns
- Annual reconciliation and finalisation of STP Reporting
- Preparation of monthly and yearly financial reporting
- Processing end of month journals, performing end of month procedures, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparation of financial component of funding acquittals
- Preparing statutory financial returns for various external entities
- Preparation of cash flow statements and assist monitoring of bank and credit card balances
- Maintain and monitor office asset register in conjunction with the capital expenditure and rolling maintenance schedules
- Attendance at and preparation of minutes for Finance and Risk Committee as required
- Assist with yearly audit and adhoc financial duties as required
- Internal financial/analysis/costing reporting as requested
- Assist in preparation of organisation budget and program budgets
- Review policies and procedures for continual improvement
- Implement new financial systems
- Other tasks as directed from time to time by the COO
Essential requirements
- Degree qualified accountant
- 5+ years’ experience
- Strong knowledge of MYOB, Xero and Excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to explain financial data to non-financial staff
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial and staff information
- Ability to interpret Award pay rates
- Prefer experience with a HR System ie. Rippling or Employment Hero
- Ability to acquire knowledge to use software for reporting and Forecasting.
- Ability to cope with continual change
Why caxton Community legal?
Caxton Legal Centre has played a central part in Queensland’s legal landscape over the past 50 years, leading the state’s first Stolen Wages case, successfully representing well over 100 victims of the 2011 floods, and paving the way for multidisciplinary service delivery to people experiencing elder abuse.
We are an engaged, passionate and talented group of lawyers, social workers and administrative staff with whom you are encouraged to collaborate with and learn from in order to meet our client’s needs.
Our full-time staff enjoy a 35 hour working week paid at the full-time Award rate, with time off in lieu if additional approved hours are worked.
Paid Christmas leave is provided during the office shut-down period to New Years in addition to four weeks paid annual leave.
Caxton is currently experiencing significant growth and change across many of its programs; these roles represent investments into the future of our service delivery and capabilities across South-East Queensland.