Finance and Operations Support - TAFE Students Preferred null

About Many Rivers

We create change and economic opportunities through the work we do. Inspired by Christian values we provide a culture centred around Care, Respect and Accountability.

The primary purpose of the Finance & Operations Support role is to deliver accounts administration and operations support, working within the Grafton Finance Team, under the guidance of the Finance Manager and Head of Finance.

Specific areas of focus of the Finance & Operations Support role include: accounts payable and receivable, expense card administration, procurement, motor vehicle and asset administration and IT&T service monitoring.

Accounts Support

• Assist the Finance Manager with month-end close reconciliations;
• Asset register administration under the guidance of the Finance Manager;
• Administrate the Many Rivers Expense Card system, including issuing cards, managing recurring travel budgets with Team Leaders, ensuring accuracy of transactions/tax invoices, performing transaction reconciliations and providing training in the use of Expense Cards;
• Perform bank reconciliations and monitor account balances;
• Assist with requirements of the year-end audit, such as providing substantiation for sampled transactions and other information as required by the Finance Manager; and
• Collate information and assist in the renewal of workers compensation insurance, business insurance, tax exemptions and concessions.

Operations Support

• Centralised asset procurement and service monitoring, including: vehicles, IT&T and office equipment; and
• Day-to-day management of vehicles, including: collating and reviewing log books, repair approval administration, redeployments, safety equipment compliance and infringement administration.

Accounts Payable and Receivable

• Process supplier invoices and employee reimbursements;
• Generate and maintain purchase orders;
• Generate customer invoices and receipts (for funding and donations);
• Maintain supplier and customer master data; and
• Execute payment processes.

Payroll Back-fill

• Back-fill the HR Administration role for payroll administration and execution, under the guidance of the Head of Finance.

Operational Excellence

• Assist in creating and maintaining process documentation.
• Identify opportunities for operational efficiency gains, working with the Finance Team to implement process improvements; and
• Perform root-cause analysis to identify ways to achieve transaction accuracy.
• Assist the Finance Manager with other duties as required.

Your personal qualities:

• An advocate for social justice and compassionate person.
• Unquestionable integrity and excellent listener.
• Share Many Rivers’ motivation and commitment to serve people without regard to ethnicity, social status, gender or religious affiliation.
• Fully aligned to Many Rivers’ Mission and Objectives.
• A person who is ready to make a strategic and personal investment into addressing disadvantage (structural and individual) in Australia.
• A self-starter that is motivated, proactive, organised and self-disciplined.
• Personal conduct that is professional, courteous and beyond reproach.
• Empathetic, with a genuine concern for the well-being of Many Rivers’ clients, communities, and team members.

We're keen to learn more about you and your experience. To help us do so, please address the below Selection Criteria and include in your application:

• Experience in accounts administration and/or accounts payable.
• Cert III/IV in accounts administration or bookkeeping (preferred).
• Demonstrated capacity to use ERP financial systems.
• Exceptional self-organisation and time management skills.
• Acute attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience coordinating effectively with various Business Units and stakeholders, with a client-centred, value-adding, positive approach.