Management Accountant

ABOUT US
 
Moreton Bay College (MBC) and Moreton Bay Boys’ College (MBBC) are two separate P-12 single sex Uniting Church day schools. Governed by a Board and led by a single Executive Principal, each school retains its independent legal status, a single sex focus and its own personality and attributes.  However, both schools have significant strengths to offer the other and together have a unique market leading proposition in private school education for families on the Brisbane bayside just 15 kilometres from Brisbane city.
 
Moreton Bay College was established in 1901 as a school for girls from PP-12 and now supports an enrolment in excess of 1100 students.  The College has a strong philosophy of educating the whole person – body, mind, heart and spirit.  The focus on academic excellence underpinned by a rich and caring pastoral program serves as the foundation of the educational experience for the girls at the College.  This is coupled with a vibrant and strong co-curricular program across visual and performing arts, cultural activities and a wide range of sports.  With 116 years of history the College is well established with extensive libraries, sports complex, a state-of-the-art music and performance centre, an Olympic sized swimming pool and a chapel.  At the start of 2014 the College completed a state-of-the-art Science centre featuring 8 laboratories, a growth room and 4 experimental investigation rooms.
 
Moreton Bay Boys’ College was established in 2003 to provide a boys-only school that could replicate the culture and ethos of MBC and provide an equivalent educational experience for boys in the local area. As an International Baccalaureate World school, the College offers the great benefits of an internationally recognised approach to education. Our globally-focused syllabus helps boys connect with the world around them – managing, constructing and deconstructing knowledge and applying it to different contexts and experiences. Teachers use the Primary Years Program (PYP) and the Middle Years Program (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate to plan inquiry-based, differentiated units covering all aspects of the Australian Curriculum. Senior boys follow the QSA pathways with the majority of boys obtaining an OP.

THE POSITION
We are seeking a technically strong, proactive and responsive Management Accountant.  This role will work across both Colleges - Moreton Bay College and Moreton Bay Boys’ College – and be responsible for ensuring the collection, processing and validation of financial information in an accurate and timely manner, so that it can be used in the strategic development and decision-making processes for the Colleges.  The role may provide hands-on support as required including accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll.
  
The incumbent will report to the Finance Manager. All staff are employed by the Executive Principal (or Delegate).
  
All staff need to be supportive of the values, Christian ethos and Ethical Statement of this Uniting Church day school for girls from P-12.
  
Please note that this Position Description:

• Can alter with changes in the roles and responsibilities of this position in line with business requirements
• Will be used as a framework for appraisal.

Further Information
Applicants are encouraged to visit the College website at www.mbc.qld.edu.au.
  
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, review monthly performance against budget with commentary, reconciliations, forecasting, KPI reporting and variance analysis.
• School specific compliance items such as census and residential reporting deadlines.
• Annual FBT return preparation, review and lodgement of BAS statements.
• Preparation of annual financial statements and involvement in year-end processes.
• Liaise with auditors and manage annual audit process.
• Budget preparation and analysis.
• Payroll review and oversee payroll.
• Examination of process efficiencies within the Colleges.
• Assist as required with the delivery of effective accounts function activities including accounts receivable (including debt collection), accounts payable, asset management and payroll where required.
• End of month activities including accruals, prepayments, journals, balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assistance with internal and external customer queries (mainly teachers and parents).

Other relevant duties as may be directed from time-to-time.
  
SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A positive attitude, enthusiasm and ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and previous experience in a management / financial accountant role with experience with month end processes.
• Strong investigative/problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to drive tasks to completion.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High level of computer literacy, ideally with intermediate – advanced excel knowledge.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• A degree qualified accountant with 5 + years experience in a full-function, varied role as Management / Financial Accountant
• Ideally school based accounting experience (not required)
• CA or CPA qualifications will be highly regarded.
• Prior payroll experience is an added advantage but not essential.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing financial policies and processes is desirable.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Working with Children Suitability Card or ability to acquire one, is essential.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• An office workspace is provided.
• Daily tasks are conducted anywhere within the Colleges (travel will be required between the Colleges so own car / driver’s license is essential).

SALARY

• Salary of $90,000 (total employment package including superannuation)

APPLICATION
Suitable applicants should apply by submitting an application that clearly provides detail about each of the following:

• a statement of reasons why you are applying for this position;
• a current CV that clearly details experience, particularly in relation to the above skills and abilities;
• any additional information you may wish to submit; and
• the names and contact details of two professional referees.

All applicants must declare any convictions of any criminal offences and that all information supplied is accurate and complete.
  
Applications close at 9am Wednesday 24th February 2021
  
Please note: only those applicants shortlisted will be contacted. Suitable candidates may be contacted before the closing date.
  
EMPLOYMENT COLLECTION NOTICE FOR MORETON BAY COLLEGE
  
In applying for this position you will be providing Moreton Bay College with personal information.  We can be contacted at PO Box 84, Wynnum Qld 4178; [email protected]; phone (07) 32499300.
  
If you provide us with personal information, for example, your name and address or information contained on your resume, we will collect the information in order to assess your application for employment.  We may keep this information on file if your application is unsuccessful in case another position becomes available.
  
The College’s Privacy Policy contains details of how you may complain about a breach of the APPs or how you may seek access to personal information collected about you.  However, there may be occasions when access is denied.  Such occasions would include where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others.
  
We will not disclose this information to a third party without your consent.  We are required to conduct a criminal record check to collect information regarding whether you are or have been the subject of an Apprehended Violence Order and certain criminal offences under Child Protection laws.  *We may also collect personal information about you in accordance with these laws.*
  
The College may store personal information in the ‘cloud’, which may mean that it resides on servers which are situated outside Australia.
  
If you provide us with personal information of others, we encourage you to inform them that you are disclosing that information to the College and why, that they can access that information if they wish and that the College does not usually disclose the information to third parties.