Finance Officer

**ABOUT CONCILIATION RESOURCES**

Conciliation Resources is an independent international organisation working with people in conflict to prevent violence, resolve conflicts and promote peaceful societies. We believe that building sustainable peace takes time. We provide practical support to help people affected by violent conflict achieve lasting peace.

We draw on our shared experiences to improve peace building policies and practice worldwide. We have worked in the South East Asia and the Pacific regions since 1994 and currently have four programmes: a regional Pacific Programme, a Fiji Programme, a Papua New Guinea Programme and a Philippines programme.

**ABOUT THE POSITION**

We are headquartered in London, with a branch office in Melbourne (Conciliation Resources Australia). The SEAP Department also has team personnel and office spaces in the Philippines and Fiji.

The Finance Officer will have responsibility for a range of finance functions and services. The role is responsible for providing technical finance assistance to the organisation including the programme teams to ultimately support the delivery of the work of Conciliation Resources.

The Finance Officer works closely with others in the Finance Team and other staff across Conciliation Resources as well as our organisational partners. This is a key role in both delivering and assist in developing our financial controls frameworks, processes and procedures and being able to respond and solve problems.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Essential Knowledge and Experience**:

- Graduate study or local equivalent by experience in accounting, business, finance or similar.
- Proficient knowledge and experience of Infor SUN or equivalent accounting system.
- Proficient knowledge of MS Office (excel) and database software.
- Experience of using financial accounting software to maintain ledgers, prepare bank reconciliations, exporting data for subsequent interpretation and other financial systems to place orders or retrieve information to support budget holders and keeping organisation financial records up to date.
- Experience of undertaking a range of financial administrative duties including data input and retrieval.
- Excellent numeracy and accuracy skills with a high level of attention to detail.
- Able to work quickly and accurately to tight deadlines.

**Desirable Knowledge and Experience**:

- Knowledge of AASB accounting standards for charity accounting.
- Knowledge of ATO regulations including payroll and GST.
- Experience of handling financial reporting to institutional donors such as the DFAT and EU.
- Experience of handling an organisation's payroll processes.
- Experience of processing financial transactions for expenditure in multi-currencies.
- Experience of working with staff who are not office based on financial issues.

**CONCILIATION RESOURCES AUSTRALIA OFFERS GENEROUS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS**
- We proudly support a diverse workforce with a variety of professional development opportunities, ranging from various skill based trainings to leadership programs.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who value diverse representation at all levels of our organisation.
- We offer and encourage flexible work arrangements for all our employees to support wellbeing, family or carer commitments and other personal circumstances.
- Health, safety, and wellbeing are at the heart of what we do. We focus on the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of our people to create a safe and healthy workplace for everyone.

**ADDITIONAL WAYS WE SUPPORT EMPLOYEES**
- We provide an additional 5 days of annual leave each year.
- Shut down between 25th December - 1st January with no loss of annual leave.
- Flexible working at home arrangements.
- A generous top-up to the Government Parental Leave payments and the opportunity for parents returning to work to request flexible working arrangements.
- Continued superannuation contributions and annual leave accrual during paid and unpaid parental leave.
- Additional sick leave benefits during longer period of sickness.
- 5 paid days of Study leave per year.
- Salary packaging (tax benefits) of up to A$15,900 and A$2,650 for meals and entertainment.
- Up to 10 days of paid Compassionate leave.
- Option of paid Sabbatical leave for full time and part time permanent employees after 4 continuous years of service.
- Portable long service leave within the SCHADS industry.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**HOW TO APPLY**
- We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong, Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nations and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging._
- We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that First Peoples have continuing connection to the lands, water and sky. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each pers