Finance Officer

Emmaus Christian College (see more jobs from this school)

South Plympton, SA 


Finance / Accounts

Contract Type: Contract Position Part Time (0.80 FTE)

Applications Close: 21 April 2025


Support the Finance Team through management of school fees, processing of College invoices and other finance activities in a faith-based community. • Join a thriving, distinctly Christian community experiencing exciting growth. • Use your skills and experience to make a positive impact. • 24-month contract with possibility of ongoing employment.

<p><strong>About Our College</strong></p><p>Emmaus Christian College is a multi-campus, non-denominational school, providing quality, distinctly Christian education from ELC to Year 12.</p><p>We are passionate about delivering exceptional, biblically-based education, and want to partner with you as we outwork our vision of Inspiring Hearts and Inspiring Minds.</p><p>Our aim is that our students will graduate as confident and compassionate young adults, well-equipped to take their place in the world. We seek to foster a commitment to Jesus Christ and a passion to live life in such a way as to bring honour and glory to God, in staff and students alike.</p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and undertake the annual fee billing of school fees to families in accordance with the College Fee Schedule.</li><li>Set up and maintain scheduled fee payment agreements for all family accounts. </li><li>Monitor the collection of school fees in accordance with the scheduled payment fee agreements, handle enquiries or requests from families regarding school fees and follow up all outstanding balances in a timely manner.</li><li>Entering invoices into the finance software system (MAZE), including coding of invoices.</li><li>Weekly processing of payment runs including ad hoc payments runs as required (ensuring appropriate invoice authorisations are received before payments are made).</li></ul><p>For further information regarding the position, please view the full position description available on our website at <a href="https://emmauscc.sa.edu.au/about/employment" rel="nofollow">https://emmauscc.sa.edu.au/about/employment</a>.</p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Be a committed Christian with a strong passion for Biblically-based Christian education.</li><li>Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience working in a Finance team processing either Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable.</li><li>Experience in an education setting would be advantageous.</li><li>Ability to work confidentially, with tact and discretion.</li><li>Excellent organisational, time management skills and a high attention to detail.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to successfully communicate and liaise with people at all levels, both internal and external to the College.</li><li>Sound analytical skills with an ability to identify and solve problems.</li><li>Current satisfactory Working With Children Check (WWCC) and RRHAN-EC Certificate, or willingness to obtain.</li></ul><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><p>At Emmaus Christian College, we value our employees beyond the workplace. As a member of our Christ-centred community, your unique gifts and talents will be cherished. We are united in our commitment to serve Jesus and inspire young people through high-quality education. </p><p>We recognise that we are blessed with staff who are dedicated and skilled, we offer the following to further nurture our team’s wellbeing, development and success.</p><ul><li>A distinctly Christian organisation with a unified mission for Christian education, including regular staff devotions and worship.</li><li>Staff member discounts on student fees.</li><li>Staff Team Building Day and professional development opportunities.</li><li>Strong culture of hospitality with social events and celebrations throughout the year.</li><li>Employee Assistance Program.</li><li>Competitive salaries and benefits.</li><li>Affordable onsite Canteen at our South Plympton campus.</li></ul><p>If you have a passion for actively contributing to growing God’s kingdom and seeing young people thrive, we invite you to apply!</p>
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Application Instructions

<p><strong>Submitting Your Application</strong></p><p><strong>Closing Date:</strong> 9:00am, Monday 21st April 2025</p><p><strong>Applicants should provide</strong></p><ol><li>A written application that addresses the selection criteria outlined in the position description, available at <a href="https://emmauscc.sa.edu.au/about/employment" rel="nofollow">https://emmauscc.sa.edu.au/about/employment</a>.</li><li>Curriculum Vitae, which provides full personal details, qualifications, previous employment and experience.</li><li>A completed ‘Application for Non-Teaching Position Form’, available at <a href="https://emmauscc.sa.edu.au/about/employment" rel="nofollow">https://emmauscc.sa.edu.au/about/employment</a>.</li></ol><p><strong>Application submissions must be sent to </strong><a href="mailto:recruitment&#64;emmauscc.sa.edu.au" rel="nofollow"><strong>recruitment&#64;emmauscc.sa.edu.au</strong></a><strong> and include all three documents to be considered. </strong>Please reference the Job ID in the subject line: Job ID 250401.</p><p>For further information, please contact Human Resources on (08) 8292 3888 or <a href="mailto:recruitment&#64;emmauscc.sa.edu.au" rel="nofollow">recruitment&#64;emmauscc.sa.edu.au</a>. </p>