Finance Officer Hawthorn

Part time Max Term 6-month 0.8 EFT to May 2025, Hawthorn
- Not for profit with flexibility to work from home within school hours
- Great fit for a fresh Graduate in Accounting/Finance

**About Us**

Access Health and Community, with a 150-year legacy of compassionate care, is on a mission to build healthier lives together. Our team of over 400 dedicated employees and 200 volunteers, serves across 18 locations. We are thrilled to announce our upcoming merger with Inspiro, a trusted partner in community health. Inspiro, with a skilled team of 100, is dedicated to providing accessible, inclusive, and high-quality care in the Yarra Ranges. This merger strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional care and opens up new opportunities for our team and the communities we serve.

**The Opportunity**

We are seeking a highly motivated Finance Officer or recently graduated finance accountant to join our friendly and supportive finance team for affixed term contract to May 2025. Reporting to the Finance Manager you will work in partnership with the Finance Team on Accounts Receivable, Debt Collection and related functions. The role includes all facets of the AR including but not limited to timely and accurate billing of Customers and Funders with a key focus on collections and management of the debtors’ ledger, maintaining accurate Contract Register, bank reconciliations, liaising with private and institutional Customers, general ledger reconciliations and other month end reporting tasks.

This Part Time 0.8 EFT (30.4hrs) hybrid role offers the flexibility to manage your hours across the week to suit your work life balance and is based in Hawthorn.

**Since this is a maximum term role until May 2025, for efficient NDIS Check clearance, we request that applicants with an Australian Passport only apply.**

**We also encourage parents with Finance/Accounting background to join our welcoming and collaborative team with the flexibility to **work from home within school hours**

**What you will be doing**
- Key Responsibilities_

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the smooth and timely administration of the Accounts function including, but not limited to:

- Recording of daily revenue from the banking sheets for all clinics and via various gateways and portals such as PRODA, Credit Cards, Tyro and Stripe
- Reconciling operating bank account on a daily basis
- Maintaining an up-to-date Contract Register and raising of invoices to Federal, State and Local government funding bodies in accordance with funding contracts
- Performing weekly/fortnightly billing and direct debit runs for HCP, NDIS, CHSP clients
- Monitoring of outstanding debt on a regular basis and ongoing collection with private and institutional clients to maintain a clean Debtors Ledger
- Managing NDIS debt collections and administration issues, including portal corrections, service bookings and manual claims in line with NDIS Guidelines and relevant regulations
- Monitoring AR Inboxes and resolving Customer queries in liaison with other business areas
- Perform end-of-month rollovers for AR and AP sub-ledgers and other reconciliations in line with month end reporting timelines
- Managing Petty Cash replenishment and reimbursement process for AHC

**What you will bring**
- Key Selection Criteria_
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Finance or Accounting (Cert IV or greater)
- Experience in a similar Finance role, ideally in a not for profit, disability or healthcare setting - (preferable but not essential)
- Prior hands-on experience with Bank Reconciliation and Debt Collection in an environment with mu**l**ti system interfaces
- Demonstrated ability to produce accurate information, prepare accurate reports on time, and work under time pressure
- Demonstrated IT competence particularly in MS Excel (Intermediate or Advance level) & Microsoft Office Suite

***Access Health and Community Culture and Benefits**

At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we invest in our people and provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging.

Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment. Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.

***The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits**:

- Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
- Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave loading
- Generous salary packaging opp