Financial Accountant

Brief Description
Fronditha Care is an award-winning not-for-profit aged care provider, specialising in providing culturally sensitive aged care for people of all backgrounds for more than 46 years. We provide a wide range of aged care services and programs to support elders and their families.

Through our core values of Respect, Do Right, Bring Joy and Inspire Better, we deliver a Bounty of Care that provides for the cultural, spiritual and health needs the elders in our care. More than 950 people choose to work at Fronditha Care, caring for elders across our 5 residential facilities in Melbourne and Newcastle, in their homes and in the community, across metropolitan Melbourne.

Requirements
As the Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, billing accuracy, and maintaining the integrity of financial systems. Your role will actively support budgeting processes, drive automation initiatives, and ensure compliance with financial regulations and best practices. You will play a critical role in enhancing financial efficiency, supporting cross-functional teams, and contributing to an improved client experience and overall organisational performance. Additionally, your responsibilities will include comprehensive financial planning, processing, analysis, and reporting specifically focused on Community Services and Residential finance areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile the Chart of Accounts (COA), ensure ERP systems (e.g., EPICOR, UKG) are current, and support reporting and compliance requirements
• Develop new and automated reporting formats that meet business and Board requirements, including dashboard, graphs and trend analysis
• Analyse and provide recommendations on trends, insights and opportunities
• Maintain the term deposit investment portfolio
• Assist with training in financial reporting and budgeting as required to program managers
• Train staff and relevant stakeholders on financial system functionalities and best practices, offering ongoing support and guidance
• Ensure tight end of month process and procedures are in place and monitored for all subsidiary ledgers of Accounts payable / receivable and payroll / salary packaging

Summary

• Relevant qualifications in business and/or accounting
• CPA or CA qualification (or working towards)
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in accounting or finance-related roles
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply accounting standards and compliance requirements
• Sound knowledge of financial controls, audit preparation, and month-end processes
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., TechnologyOne, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle) and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL, Excel)

Why choose Fronditha Care?
Fronditha Care is driven by our ethos of providing a Bounty of Care that extends to our clients and employees. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace that sets our people up for success and helps them grow in the workplace and in life.

Our Benefits

• Above award pay with annual pay increases under respective Enterprise Agreements.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum of pre-tax income.
• Meal and entertainment benefits up to $2,650 per annum.
• Benefits available through Fronditha Care's superannuation partner.
• Gender neutral paid parental leave of 6 weeks.
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Enhanced leave entitlements for employees covered by respective Enterprise Agreements.
• Learning and development, career pathway opportunities, communities of practice and other learning programs.
• Access to our health and wellbeing program including EAP support for personal and professional assistance.