Senior Financial Accountant

Full job description
Overview
Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/VCAA/1882920
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The VCAA is a statutory body responsible to the Victorian Minister for Education, serving both government and non-government schools. We provide high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting for all Victorian students, birth to 18 years.
An exciting opportunity exists to join the VCAA in the Corporate Services Division as Senior Financial Accountant within the Finance Unit.
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747 pro rata (Plus Superannuation of 12%)
Full time - ongoing role
Usual hours of work: Full time, FTE 1.0 (flexible work conditions may are available)
Usual work location: 200 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne

About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
VCAA – Finance Unit
Led by the Chief Financial Officer, the Finance Unit's core purpose is to maintain strong financial management practices across all aspects of the VCAA, and as a result, see financial impacts considered as a part of all decision making.
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to provide financial accounting support for the unique functions of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for preparation monthly financial performance reporting, general ledger reconciliations and will be a key team player in annual financial reporting and compliance activities.
Key responsibilities include:
Prepare and maintain of monthly financial performance reports in Power BI
Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations, including right-of-use asset calculations
Prepare annual financial reporting and compliance requirements, as part of a team
Assist with collation of materials for interim and year end External Audit (Victorian Auditor-General Office) requests, ensuring they are easy to follow, complete and accurate
Assist in the annual review and update of VCAA finance policies
Conduct financial analysis and provide advice, as required, to support decisions
Drive continuous improvement to uplift the quality of all financial processes and outputs in line with accounting standards, best practice and audit advice.

Attributes
Demonstrated experience in using Oracle financials or similar finance systems
Demonstrated technical expertise in utilising financial data in developing Power BI reports and visualisations, to achieve meaningful insights to financial information
Experience in government financial frameworks and policies, including the State Resource Information Management System (SRIMS)
Experience in preparation of financial statements within state government and other statutory financial reporting requirements
Advanced knowledge and application of business tools within a finance context, particularly with the use of Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, advance formulas and handling large volume of data sets
Proven ability to plan and prioritise effectively, showing initiative and capacity to collaborate across different teams
High level of integrity and accountability, including respect for your colleagues and your work
Ability to identify and propose workable solutions to problems

Qualifications and Experience
Essential: Bachelor's degree in finance – Accounting Membership to CPA, CA or equivalent
Desirable: Experience with Microsoft Power BI will be highly regarded
How to apply
Applicants are encouraged to include a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover letter addressing the key selection criteria provided in the position description.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Hong-Yi Ong – Chief Financial Officer via hong-yi.ong@education.vic.gov.au.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.
Applications close 11:59pm on 16 September 2025.
Applications close Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 11.59pm
Posted
2 September 2025
 

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