National Health and Medical Research Council – Canberra ACTThe Finance section manages a range of financial functions including statutory and internal reporting, the end of month accounting process, external and internal budgets, financial analysis, procurement support and financial compliance.The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for the management of NHMRC’s Treasury and Operations. Supporting the team to ensure that NHMRC’s financial transactions and banking records are accurate and up to date. Promoting efficient and timely payment and receipting processes and contributing to the end of month process and applying appropriate accounting standards, accounting policies and procedures. The Senior Financial Accountant will contribute to NHMRC’s annual financial statements by delivering end-of-financial-year (EOFY) tasks as required. The Senior Financial Accountant is also responsible for NHMRC’s implementation of improvements to transactional processing are understood and accepted by the business.The position supervises an APS6 Financial Accountant and an APS5 Financial Advisor in the management and delivery of financial transaction processing for NHMRC.The ideal candidate is someone who demonstrates experience and knowledge in exercising sound technical accounting expertise, has good interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills, as well as the ability to coach and develop team members.The key duties of the position include:As Senior Financial Accountant your primary outcomes and accountabilities will include:Financial Transaction processing – Overseeing the delivery of financial transaction process, such as reviewing and approving payment runs, journals and reconciliations including appropriation management and CBMS reportingMonthly and Annual Financial Statement Process – Contribute to the preparation of month and year end tasks, including preparation of Appropriation note disclosures for inclusion in NHMRC’s annual Financial Statements and contributing to ANAO requestsCredit card management – Managing NHMRC’s corporate credit cards and acquittal processes, ensuring the cards support the business requirements of NHMRCFinancial Policy – Preparing updates to financial policies and procedures, contributing to delegation instruments and accountable authority instructionsTaxation Reporting – Provide expert advice on GST related transactions and approve the lodgements to the ATO including the monthly Business Activity Statement and preparation of the Taxable Payments Annual ReportManaging staff – Developing team capability through coaching, training and mentoring junior staff within the finance sectionOther Tasks – Providing backup and/or support to other functions in the Finance section.EligibilityTo be eligible for a position at NHMRC, you must submit a completed online application form with your Resume prior to the closing date and time, be an Australian citizen and be able to provide evidence of this. If successful, you will also be required to undertake a National Police Check.NotesNHMRC is an inclusive and diverse employer that supports gender equity and diversity in leadership. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including People with Disability, First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, mature age people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.Getting to know the National Health and Medical Research CouncilThe National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia’s leading Government agency for supporting health and medical research for the improvement of individual and population health. It does this through funding high quality research, supporting the translation of research into evidence-based practice and policy, providing guidance on responsible research practices and ethical issues, and administration of legislation governing research using human embryos. In addition, NHMRC has responsibilities in relation to implementation of the Medical Research Future Fund.NHMRC engages closely with a range of stakeholders across the health system and community to ensure that health and medical research meets the needs of the Australian community. This includes governments, researchers, biotech industries and other business leaders, medical, nursing and allied health practitioners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and research leaders, teaching and research institutions, health services, community health organisations, consumers and carers.NHMRC’s responsibilities include engagement with the health and medical research sector and broader community to manage NHMRC’s grants system which has up to 57,000 external users and is responsible for coordinating and administering grants processes totalling more than $1.5 billion annually.NHMRC has a workforce of around 250 staff, with most located in the Canberra office, with a smaller number in our Melbourne office. NHMRC offers attractive flexible work arrangements which allow staff to work from home.NHMRC is dedicated to championing gender equity and diversity, ensuring equal opportunities for all staff in our pursuit of excellence in health research.
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