• Full time, 76 hours per fortnight located in Perth.
• Salary: $37.35 p/hr + super  
• Salary packaging benefits (find out more here on what this means) 
• Working Monday to Friday.
• Discounts with a major health insurance provider.  
• We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.  

Other benefits    

Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being part of a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges.   

HOPE has been a provider of community services in Western Australia for over 120 years, providing much needed support for people in the areas of alcohol and other drugs, mental health, justice and family and domestic violence.  

About the Opportunity 

The Assistant Accountant is responsible for providing Support to the finance function. This assistance can be in any area of the finance function but will mostly be around reporting and analysis, guided by the Finance Manager.

The role plays an integral part in the month end finance process and in the accounting audit; both the interim and final. The preparation of accurate schedules for budgeting and support documentation for review by the auditors also makes up a large part of this role.

Requirements of the Role: 

• Assisting with the month end process
• Preparation of regular monthly journals
• Performing analysis of accounts as directed
• Assisting with the annual budget process and any subsequent forecasting as required
• Assisting with the acquittal of contracts as dictated by the funding body
• Assisting the Finance Team as needed across all areas of the accounting suite (excluding payroll)
• Providing feedback, as requested, on the development of systems as they impact onto the finance function and the organization as a whole
• To assist in the development of new accounting systems and processes and to contribute to their operation and implementation
  Other ad-hoc tasks as required by the Finance Manager

About you:

• Commitment to upholding HOPE’s vision, mission and values
• Certificate/Diploma III Accounting & Finance or equivalent
• Attention to detail and data entry skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability manage priorities and to work to deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria:

• Experience working in a Not-for-Profit Organisation
• Experience working in a Community Services Organisation

Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, satisfactory National Police check (within 3 months), Working With Children card, Current C or A class driver's license, First Aid Certificate, and suitable work referees.

Our Culture  

Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of our team. Hope’s ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow, learn, innovate and achieve their potential. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on ‘growing our own’. 

Find out more about Hope on our website. 

What to expect next  

If your application is shortlisted, you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients, including culture, language, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex variations, religion, and socio-economic and relationship status.

To apply click Apply Now and fill out the form. For any enquiries around the role please email us at [email protected] using the subject line: Assistant Accountant enquiry via EthicalJobs, quoting the job title and the region.