Assistant Accountant

Full time | LAUNCESTON

Build your accounting career while contributing to work that matters!

Are you an organised and capable accounting professional who enjoys variety, solving problems and helping an organisation operate at its best?

City Mission is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our collaborative Finance team. This is an opportunity to apply and develop your accounting skills in a purpose-driven organisation that supports vulnerable people and strengthens communities across Northern and North-West Tasmania. Our values Faith, Justice, Compassion, Flexibility and Enthusiasm shape the way we work, make decisions and support one another.

Reporting to the Manager Finance, you will contribute to the accurate, timely and effective delivery of City Mission’s financial services. This is a varied, hands-on role spanning payroll support, month-end accounting, reconciliations, invoicing, accounts receivable, creditor payments, compliance and financial reporting. You will also support budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, grant acquittals and improvements to financial systems and processes. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with payroll processing and ensuring employees are paid accurately and in accordance with relevant employment agreements and awards.
• Supporting month-end processes and preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Issuing invoices and monitoring the debtors ledger.
• Providing detailed oversight of weekly creditor payments.
• Assisting with GST, FBT, superannuation and taxation compliance.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning activities.
• Assisting with internal and external audit preparation.
• Supporting grant applications, financial reporting and funding acquittals.
• Helping manage insurance claims, EFTPOS facilities and corporate credit cards.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen internal controls and improve financial systems and processes.  

About you

You are a dependable and detail-focused finance professional who takes pride in producing accurate work and meeting deadlines. You communicate respectfully, build positive working relationships and are comfortable balancing several priorities.

You will ideally bring:

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• A degree or diploma in accounting, finance or a related discipline.
• 3 – 5 years’ relevant experience in an accounting or finance role, ideally within a medium to large, multifaceted organisation.
• Experience with taxation and payroll compliance requirements and internal controls.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Sound knowledge of general ledger systems—experience with MYOB or a similar platform would be valuable.
• The ability to work accurately and effectively to timelines.
• The ability to develop positive professional relationships with internal clients and stakeholders.
• National Police Check is required for all roles at LCM.
• Registration to Work with Vulnerable People is required for all roles at LCM.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience supporting separate business units, cost centres or multiple locations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• CA or CPA qualifications, or progress towards them.
• Experience in the not-for-profit or community services sector.
• The ability to work confidently and independently.
• Experience working within organisational policies and procedures.
• A demonstrated capacity to contribute positively within an organisation guided by a Christian ethos.

If the role connects with your experience, values and career goals, we encourage you to make an expression your interest.

Why work for us?

• Vibrant and healthy workplace culture.
• Access to salary packaging.
• In house Chaplaincy service.
• EAP assistance.
• Rewards program.
• Birthday celebrations.
• Wellbeing programs.
• A varied role offering broad exposure across accounting and finance functions.

Please send your written application addressing the selection criteria and your ability to effectively perform the primary tasks above to the Manager People & Culture, City Mission, PO Box 168, Launceston, or upload it to the SEEK website.

A full position description is available by phoning 6335 3000 during office hours, by emailing **@citymission.org.au, or via our website – www.citymission.org.au/careers.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed as they are received.

Applications close on Tuesday 1st September at 9:00am.