Accounts Officer

**8 month Full-time Contract**:

- Rare Opportunity to Make a Difference in a Purpose-Led Organisation
- Hybrid Way of Working - Work/Life Flexibility Options
- Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Tax Free Benefits

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose mission is to shape a more just and compassionate society. We believe our employees are key to our success. Our staff are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis and values driven team environment and culture.

**Your New Role**:
Join Vinnies NSW team as an **Accounts Officer**, with a strong focus on Receivables, you will be confident, results driven and self-motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively and eager to grow your career. You will also provide support to the Manager, Finance, Shared Services to ensure the effective and efficient operation of finance and accounting functions.

**The Accounts Officer will**:

- Contribute to the successful implementation of the Strategic Plan within the Society.
- Perform timely and accurate processing of transactions in accordance with agreed procedures to ensure the integrity of financial data is accurate.
- Maintain files including up-to-date records in the Finance system and filing of hard copy invoices, payment records and receipts.
- Ensure timely reconciliation of Customers and Vendors accounts, including correct allocation of payments.
- Maintain professional communications as the key point of contact with all Customers and Vendors to ensure payment is made and received within agreed timeframes as well as effectively provide quality customer service to Society members, volunteers, suppliers and other key stakeholders.

**To be successful, you will need**:

- Demonstrated ability and knowledge of general accounting principles, accounts maintenance, accounts payable, receivable and bank entries.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with using large Accounting Software packages such as Business Central or similar.
- Proven ability to meet tight timeframes, manage workflows and multiple.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Relevant tertiary qualification/s in accounting or similar.
- Experience working in a membership-based organisation to support and empower members and volunteers.
- Experience with or exposure to accounting issues in the not-for-profit.
- Demonstrated understanding of the financial performance levers associated with community and/or human service delivery and volunteer services.