Victorian Institute of Teaching Hiring for Finance Officer (VIT3) Job at Melbourne Full Time

Are you a team player?

Are you looking forward to your next challenge?

Would you be interested in learning new systems and be part of an improvement phase?

If you fit this profile, then you could join the dynamic Finance team at the Victorian Institute of Teaching with an exciting and challenging mandate for change. The Finance Officer role offers an outstanding career opportunity for a professional who is passionate about using their expertise in dealing with the teacher registrations and issues resolution in the system.

With intermediate knowledge of accounting and handling month-end tasks, the role will ensure revenue collection and reconciliation with finalisation of bank accounts.

About you

As an experienced Finance Officer, you will have sound and current practical knowledge of accounting and use of it in the relevant area. You will have experience working with Technology One and Salesforce, and ideally a passion for child safety and experience working within the education sector.

You will have strong accounting skills combined with a highly organised approach and a proven track record in maintaining and recording information in the financial system as well as interaction with other team members to provide resolutions as problems arise. In addition to this, as the successful candidate, you will have

• Problem solving skills
• Integrity
• Be a team player

  
  About us

  VIT offers a supportive, inclusive working environment, plus an attractive remuneration package and flexible work options. Our team of diverse, high performing individuals are talented, supportive and inclusive. Every role within VIT provides for the safety and wellbeing of children; our work enables quality teaching and the best educational outcomes for young Victorians.

  VIT promotes and encourages the Victorian Public sector Employee’s Code of Conduct of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.

  We pride ourselves on allowing our staff to grow to their full potential, by offering new professional challenges and providing career growth opportunities.

  VIT is centrally located at 628 Bourke Street near Southern Cross Station in modern and up to date offices. Due to the COVID pandemic, there is a requirement to work from home and the office.

  
  About the role

  Salary range: $69,102 – $76,504 plus 10% super

  Be part of a forward-thinking, risk based regulator where ideas and opinions are valued. This role will require you to:

  • Provide inputs in Nexus (Salesforce – CRM system) to manage the collection of fees from teachers
  • Reconcile the collection with the bank statement
  • Conduct refund management and reporting
  • Fulfill month end tasks to complete monthly reporting cycle

  Please see attached position description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities and Key Selection Criteria pertinent to the role.

  
  How to apply

  Your application needs to include the following:

  • A cover letter (no more than three pages addressing your claims against the Key Selection Criteria listed in the position description); and
  • A copy of your current resume

  To discuss this role further, please contact Mihir Thakar, CFO/Financial Services Manager by email at [email protected]

  
  Our recruitment and selection process

  Our recruitment and selection process is based on the public sector employment principles and will include the following overarching principles:

  Our decisions will be based on merit. We will assess each applicant’s skills, knowledge, attributes and qualifications objectively against the key selection criteria.

  We will be fair, reasonable and equitable. We will provide equal employment opportunities.

  We will be objective.

  We will comply with our privacy obligations during the recruitment and selection process.

  During the recruitment and selection process, shortlisted applicants may be asked to submit to various assessment tools and pre- employment screenings. This may include consent to conduct a national police check.