Assistant Accountant - Group Finance

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract - 5.5 months

Hours: 76 hour fortnight

Location: Richmond Head Office - Hybrid

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Contact: Farrah Pandi [email protected]

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

At Mercy Health, you’ll become part of a proud history built on over 100 years of expertise, skill and care. As Assistant Accountant – Group Finance, you’ll use your finance acumen to prepare routine accounting journals, prepare balance sheet account reconciliations, and compile reporting information.

In this role you will be responsible for providing business reporting, value add business analysis and high-level finance and accounting services to both the Support Services Division and the wider group. 

What you’ll bring 

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional timely and accurate results.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or equivalent.

• Intending to or currently undertaking further study to achieve accounting certification (CPA or CA).

• Experience in a finance role preferred.

• Advanced knowledge of Excel and data analytics.

• Good written and verbal communication with an ability to engage with stakeholders.

• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.