About IHCA

At IHCA, we are a Quality Standards Institute and we’re about Inspiring Healthy Communities in Australia.

We work with government, enterprise and not-for-profit community service organisations to improve their impact on their consumers in the health, community and support service sectors. We push beyond the current benchmarks to build the future of the quality standards community as a recognised leader in excellence. As one of Australia’s leading institutes for quality standards, we are at the forefront of industry expertise, performance and innovation.

We are not-for-profit, charitable and independent and we have been providing consultancy and training, certification and accreditation under a variety of national and internationally accredited standards for more than 30 years.

Our values are at the core of everything we do: Passion for people, Excellence, Integrity, and Impact. People choose to work with us because they share our values and aspire to inspire improved outcomes for health and human services.

The rewards of working here

• We’re a values driven NFP – make a difference to the quality of services for vulnerable people
• A work culture that is collaborative, supportive and flexible
• A role you can make your own
• Permanent part time role in Toowong that offers a flexible work schedule
• Access to a great Employee Assistance Program
• An over Award base salary, plus superannuation, with an increase after successfully completing the six-month probationary period
• Salary packaging benefits which can help you save on tax every year

About the role

As the Finance and Administration Officer, you will work alongside the Corporate Services Officer and report to the Manager Corporate Services. In this role you will provide professional financial and administrative support to the corporate services operations within IHCA Group to ensure the smooth running of the business.

This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with managers, stakeholders, and the IHCA team in a dynamic and fulfilling environment. A flexible work schedule that comes with the option of three full days (Tuesday , Thursday + one more), or shorter days (22.8 hours) spread out over the Monday to Friday work week.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Financial administration - day to day data entry and operation of the general ledger, payroll, debtors and creditors, and end of month processing

• Administrative support - take responsibility for a range of tasks including:
  • Updating core business systems and customer records
  • Managing several email boxes, responding and actioning within necessary timeframes
  • Maintaining office contracts and suppliers
  • Support efficient onboarding of new staff and volunteers (e.g. systems, mandatory screening)
  • General administrative support as directed

About you

You are someone who takes responsibility for personal work quality and target achievement. You show initiative, have attention to detail and are solution focused. You like to work as part of a team and can adapt easily in a fast-paced working environment.

• You are self-motivated, have excellent time management and prioritisation skills and enjoy working unsupervised for the majority of your time.
• You have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with a meticulous eye for detail.
• You have excellent skills in the use of business accounting systems such as Xero or other similar accounting systems.

• You have relevant bookkeeping experience - an undergraduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
• You have experience in the processing of accounts payable and receivable, payroll and end of month financial processing.
• You have experience with Microsoft Office 365 programs including high level Excel skills, SharePoint and Teams.
• You have relevant experience (2-5 years) in a similar role (professional services business and/or community service environment (community, disability, youth, social, health).

Sound like you?

Then we look forward to hearing from you. Please click Apply Now to submit your application.

If you’d like to know more, please email Linn Nyborg at [email protected] or phone 07 3844 2222 | Freecall: 1800 035 033, using the subject line: Finance and Administration Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.