Accounts Assistant - Fitzroy North, Australia - Aboriginal Housing Victoria

Aboriginal Housing Victoria
Aboriginal Housing Victoria
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Fitzroy North, Australia

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Full Time, 12 month contract

  • Location: Melbourne (Fitzroy North)
  • Applications close: 5 May 2023


Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) is an Aboriginal community organisation responsible for managing more than 1,500 rental properties for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people living in Victoria.


Our vision is to ensure that Aboriginal Victorians secure appropriate, affordable housing as a pathway to better lives and stronger communities.


In addition to being the largest Aboriginal Registered Housing Agency in Australia, AHV is the lead agency for Victoria's Aboriginal housing and homelessness policy, _Mana-na worn-tyeen maar-takoort_.

As the housing policy lead in the Aboriginal community, AHV has responsibility to work in partnership with the Government to secure the resources and reforms to implement the policy, while we support sector development to empower Victoria's Aboriginal community to determine its chosen housing future.

AHV's housing services are targeted to those most in need of support.

Through the provision of secure housing by an Aboriginal rental provider, AHV helps strengthen and maintain Aboriginal communities and cultural ties.


The Accounts Assistant will be part of the Finance Team and will be engaged to assist in the preparation of key finance and other relevant information.

The incumbent will be expected to provide support to the Senior Accountant and the Chief Finance Officer in particular and to the wider finance team in general and to work towards meeting the required processing and reporting deadlines and as per AHV policies and procedures, legislative requirements and internal practices.


This role will support AHV in its contribution to the self-determination and self-management of the Victorian Aboriginal Community by ensuring that the organisation is able to meet its key financial objectives by maintaining the highest quality accounting and financial practices.


The Accounts Assistant's duties will vary and will be assigned to other team members from time to time as determined by the CFO.


The following duties are to be performed:

  • Assist in the preparation of periodic accounting and financial reports including the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.
  • Assist in the process of internal audit and related activities
  • Assist in the accounts payable and receivable process
  • Assist in the preparation of bank reconciliation statements on a periodic basis.
  • Assist/process daily rent receipts and liaise with relevant divisions.
  • Assist in the preparation of the mandatory tax and other regulatory payments.
  • Assist in the preparation of annual and long term budgets and supporting information and analysis.
  • Assist and work with the Finance team in monitoring the financial and accounting reporting systems and where necessary discuss issues and suggest improvements to systems and practices.
  • Ensure integrity of data produced directly or indirectly through the financial reporting system at all times and review accounting/financial information on a regular basis.
This position will be based in our Fitzroy North office with working from home options.


To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria in the attached Position Description by COB 5 May 2023.

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