Senior Management Accountant (Fixed Term)

Senior Management Accountant (fixed term - parental leave cover)
Fixed Term, full time, parental leave (12 months) cover based at our Queen Street Support Office
Be the go-to person for expert financial advice and partner with AKA's leadership
Challenging role with excellent opportunities for making your mark
If you're up for a challenge and want to add a few more achievements to your management accounting career, this could be the role for you.
The role in a nutshell:
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, and in collaboration with the rest of the Finance Team, you'll:
provide accurate and timely expert financial advice to stakeholders;
provide information, analysis and reporting to stakeholders;
deliver financial services to add value across the organisation.
This will be achieved by:
Supporting key decision-making with financial performance analysis and insights;
Assisting with financial planning and the development of annual budgets;
Identifying, assessing and proactively managing financial risks;
Optimising systems and processes to improve financial processes and controls; and
Educating and coaching Support Services and Kindergarten staff to improve organisational financial capability, decision-making and performance.
Our ideal person:
We're looking for someone who is customer-centric, professional, self-motivated, and has strong interpersonal and communication skills. You prioritise effectively, have a big picture view on situations, but also have a handle on the detail. Being part of the Finance team, it goes without saying you need to be a collaborative team player.
In addition to your personality and soft skills, you will bring the following knowledge and experience to the Senior Management Accountant role:
Minimum 5 years' experience in financial and management accounting, in a medium to large organisation, in addition to your tertiary qualification in finance, commerce or business
Knowledge of and experience in the education sector would be valued
Experience in providing financial performance analysis and insights to support decision-making
Experience in preparing financial forecasts and budgets
Demonstrable track record of competently and confidently coaching non-financial managers to enhance the overall capability of financial management, and supporting them in interpreting financial data
Proven experience working with a diverse stakeholder group, managing them and prioritising their needs, and being able to engage and influence at a senior level
A commitment and demonstrable ability to developing and implementing quality service improvement processes
Strong Excel skills, and adaptability to new IT platforms
Interested? We would like to hear from you.