Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Hiring for Accounts Officer Job at Australia Full Time

The Opportunity
Here at Telethon Kids Institute we have a passion to see our researchers and their collaboration partners succeed, achieve research excellence, and translate their discoveries into real-world innovation and impact.

We now have an opportunity available for an enthusiastic Accounts Officer to join our professional and passionate Finance team. Reporting to our Purchasing Business Partner this position is a client facing role assisting medical researchers and other internal stakeholders with their transactional finance needs.

The Role
As our new Accounts Officer, you will play a key role in assisting members of the finance team and other departments with all their transactional finance needs and enquiries. You will work with a focus on engagement and will be required to build key stakeholder relationships and provide high quality customer service to meet the needs of a diverse range of people.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Performing data entry of supplier invoices into the accounting system, ensuring all supplier invoices are matched to an appropriately authorised purchase order.
• Ensuring appropriate GST treatment for all purchasing transactions.
• Reconciliation of creditor statements.
• Coordinate new supplier verifications process and creation of new suppliers in the system.
• Regular review of the open purchase order list, and subsequent liaising with staff to ensure the list is well maintained, and purchase orders are closed in a timely manner.
• Management of service request through the Jira service desk ticketing system.
• Development and continued improvement of process documentation.
• Assisting with Accounts Receivable leave cover when required.

About You
This position will suit someone with experience in data entry, a keen interest in financial management and excellent attention to detail. Additionally, the key to your success will be your demonstrated experience in the following:

• High levels of customer service across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience with use of major software packages including Microsoft Business Central, and/or an ability to learn new systems and processes.
• Attention to detail, accurate data entry skills, and an ability to maintain clear and accurate documentation.
• Ability to work in a team environment, both with and without direct supervision.
• Well-tuned organisational skills and an ability to use sound judgement when prioritising tasks.

Conveniently located in the Perth Children’s Hospital, this full-time opportunity will be offered on a 3-year contract initially.

We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application.

Our Culture
Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences and foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion.

We value our people and offer a generous range of benefits to support you to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

These include:

• Salary packaging benefits of up to $15,899 (increases your take home pay!).
• Extra annual leave, including over the Christmas period.
• Health and Wellbeing program, Flourish and a great social club.
• Flexible working conditions and a great paid parental leave scheme.
• Excellent training and development opportunities, including in-house training and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• A range of discounts available across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

How to Apply
If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on ‘Apply Now’ to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application. You will need your CV and a cover letter to apply.

Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.

Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to [email protected]

Contact Name: Bonner Svensson

Contact Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 01/10/2021 Telethon Kids reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.