Finance Officer

**Estimated start date**:Flexible for right applicant

**Position tenure**:Part-time

**Weeks worked**:School term weeks only (holidays unpaid)

**Tenure duration **(where Fixed Term)**:12 Months

**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:12 hours per week - Flexible Days

**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 4 - $35.91(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

**Employment conditions**: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement

Clairvaux MacKillop College is a secondary co-educational College administered by the Archdiocese of Brisbane with an enrolment of 1400 students. The College mission is to work actively as an inclusive, Catholic, christian learning community. We strive for excellence in all things inspired by the charisms of our founders - St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Blessed Edmund Rice.

Clairvaux MacKillop College is a great place to learn and grow. Generous hospitality and welcome are hallmarks of our thriving learning community. Ours is a friendly place built on a deep respect for each person - their innate goodness, their learning potential, their unique capacity to be good for the world.

We live the spirit of our college motto By Effort and Faith with Commitment, Compassion, Celebration. All members of our learning community are valued, respected and encouraged to be self-directed, life-long learners. We are all about great teaching, great learning, everyone, every day. **Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

Clairvaux MacKillop College is seeking a **Part Time Finance Officer **to join our college community.

If you:

- Have previous finance experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations and end of month processes
- Have a passion for debt collection and pride yourself on your calm, pastoral and empathetic manner and would find job satisfaction in working with our college families to help them repay their college fees within their means
- Are looking for a very flexible role for 12 hours per week, preferably school hours but could also work additional hours to cover illness or holidays as needed

We have the role for you.
The successful applicant will be supporting our existing team of 2 finance officers with reconciliations, debt collection, accounts payable processes and more. They are required to demonstrate their competency in finance as well as their ability to follow up on outstanding debts and establish a successful process for the collection of college fees within the catholic ethos.

A major focus of the role is one of attitude - the Finance Officer is required to possess a helpfulness of spirit, flexibility, and excellent customer service skills.
- Finance qualifications would be considered highly desirable
- Previous experience in a finance role is essential, particularly accounts payable with account coding and reconciliations,
- excellent organisational skills
- demonstrated initiative
- ability to work with limited supervision
- great attention to detail, confidentiality and discretion are all essential attributes for this position
- Demonstrated experience with the Microsoft Office suite, particularly excel
- Working knowledge of eMinerva and/or D365 would also be highly regarded.

**A cover letter addressing the criteria outlined above, should be included with your resume (one document).**

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
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- Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a _commitment to the safeguarding of children_ and promotes a culture where _**_student protection is everyone’s responsibility_**_. Successful applicants will complete requisite _Working With Children (WWC)_ pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment._

**Contact**: Sharon Condon

**Contact number**: 3347 9200

**Closing date**:11-Nov-2024