Overview of Wurundjeri

The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (Wurundjeri Corporation) is a Registered Aboriginal Party appointed under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. The Corporation holds statutory responsibilities for the protection and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage objects and places in Victoria. Additional functions of the corporation include, environmental land management, cross-cultural education, traditional welcome to country and smoking ceremonies, and cultural consultations.

Role Purpose:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Officer to join our dynamic and supportive team in Abbotsford on a full-time basis. The Finance Officer role is an integral part of the finance unit, and supports the operations of the Wurundjeri Corporation. This is a varied role which works closely with all units of the business, and has direct engagement with employees, clients, suppliers and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be working closely with all Wurundjeri business units to raise client invoices on a timely basis.
• Business partnering with key employees across the organisation.
• Setting up of new customers and suppliers within MYOB.
• Be the key point of contact for clients to resolve invoicing queries.
• Assist with the management of a high-volume email inbox
• Proactively follow up the collection of outstanding client invoices.
• Data entry of accounts payable, including system entry and creation of payment runs for approval.
• Assistance with the preparation of weekly payroll, including processing leave requests, timesheets, salary sacrifice agreements, set up of new employees and resolving payroll queries.
• Assist with the month end close, ensuring all sales and purchases are entered into the correct period.
• Identification and implementation of process improvements.
• Other ad-hoc assistance and project work as required.

Essential Role Competencies

Minimum 5-years-experience in a similar role.

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting.
• Intermediate computer software skills including Excel
• Intermediate to advanced experience with MYOB Accounting packages.
• Experience processing payroll.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail and the ability to process large amounts of data accurately.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multi-task, organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.

Desirable Role Competencies

Experience working for a Not-for-Profit organisation would be preferred but is not essential.

For any queries please phone Caroline Milwright on 9416 2905.