Position Details
Continuing | Full-Time
Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $102,143 - $113,079 p.a.
Location: Bedford Park
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About Finance and Procurement Services
Finance and Procurement Services assist the University to achieve its goals by providing quality leadership, information, and financial services. The Finance and Procurement Services team develops and maintains financial policies and procedures and internal control to facilitate the conduct of university business and help ensure compliance with taxation and other financial legislative requirements.
About the Role
The Audit and Compliance Accountant will be responsible for delivering high-quality audit and financial compliance management services across Flinders University. You will conduct reviews and recommendations on a range of complex compliance matters, including ongoing business continuity management and the existing risk management functions of the University. Adhering to the relevant legislation, you will work to establish a financial compliance framework that both improves efficiencies and is consistent with Flinders University policies and professional standards. You will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support the ongoing development of corporate compliance and risk management services.
About You
To be successful in this role you will be a highly experienced manager in the accounting field, with an accounting tertiary qualification or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training. You have previously developed compliance frameworks or highly complex projects with success including establishment, review, and continuous improvement. You are a leader that encourages collaboration, teamwork and sharing responsibility in achieving results. You can appreciate the importance of undertaking projects with wide-ranging impacts across organisational objectives and make an effort to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders to motivate and encourage positive change. You should also demonstrate a strong understanding of policies and procedures when it comes to internal compliance activities.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Wide range of professional development activities and services
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description .
For more information regarding this position, please contact Phillip Reichelt
Late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.
Applications to be submitted before 11.59pm:
05 Feb 2023
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
Flinders. Fearless.
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