Corporate Accountant

About RSL Care SA  

Moore HR Partners are proud to partner with RSL Care SA, a not-for-profit charitable care provider, which has proudly served the ex-service and wider community of South Australia for over 100 years. With locations throughout metro and regional SA, the organisation offers a range of accommodation and support services, including residential aged care, retirement living and affordable housing for all South Australians. 

Ultimately, RSL Care SA’s mission is to support veterans, their dependents and the broader ageing community through integrated services that ensure comfort, care and dignity. About the Role  

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be primarily responsible for managing the daily accounting for the business across its Aged Care and Retirement Living portfolios, as well as providing support to the broader Finance team. This includes Management, Financial and Asset Accounting, as well as providing analysis and reports to the Finance Manager. This Corporate Accountant position will liaise with Department Leads, develop budgets and forecasts and carry out month-end and year-end procedures. Furthermore, this role will contribute to the continual improvement of the business’ financial systems, processes and controls.

Your other key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Analysing accounting records and financial statements to provide advice & insights to managers
• Carrying out month-end and financial year-end reporting and procedures
• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and accounting standards, as well as assisting with statutory compliance requirements - including financial statement preparation and liaising with auditors
• Developing corporate and divisional budgets and forecasts
• Producing periodic internal financial accounts and reports for business stakeholders
• Asset accounting activities including recognition, depreciation, reconciliations, reporting and maintenance
• Other duties as required by the Finance Manager or Chief Financial Officer

About you The successful candidate will possess tertiary qualifications in finance or accounting and be either qualified or working towards their CA/CPA accreditation. You will demonstrate prior management and/or financial accounting experience, with the ability to provide commercial insights and recommendations. You will have a strong knowledge of accounting principles, standards and compliance requirements, as well as excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience within a medium-large sized organisation, utilising ERP systems is advantageous.

You will have a keen eye for detail and take pride in delivering accurate work. The successful candidate will be highly organised, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively and will excel at developing strong internal stakeholder relationships. Prior experience within the Aged Care industry is preferred, however not essential. Key to success in this role will be thriving within a collaborative team environment and exhibiting RSL Care SA’s values. We are ideally seeking a collaborative and personable person, who is driven to make a difference in their work and continually learn and improve.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary and access to salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay by up to $15,899, along with a tax-free meal and entertainment card worth up to $2,650. Furthermore, RSL Care SA provide novated leasing options to use your pre-tax salary to pay for a car and its running costs. Application information  

To submit your application, please upload your Cover Letter, explaining how this position aligns with your career goals, along with your CV, which should detail your work experience to date. 

Please note that Moore Australia is managing this recruitment process on behalf of RSL Care SA. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the opportunity, please contact Tom Spanovskis via [email protected]