Accountant

• Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom) 

• Ample opportunities for on-going training and development 

• Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment 

• Flexible work arrangements e.g. start / finish times  

• 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation 

• A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave 

• Discounted Health Insurance 

• Lifestyle discounts with our community partners 

WHAT YOU WILL DO 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

The key responsibilities include: 

• Preparation of general ledger reconciliations on a monthly basis. 

• Preparation of the monthly Business Activity Statement for GIMR, ABR and GRF and ensuring compliance with tax regulations and other statutory requirements 

• Process donation receipts regularly from imported donation batch data (PayPal, Stripe, credit card payments) and reconcile to the bank and to the GRF CRM on a monthly basis. 

• Month-end tasks including allocation of donation income to projects and the donation reserve account, cost allocation journals, and post ad-hoc internal cost recovery income 

• Liaise with GRF on correct allocation of donations and process donation adjustment / reclassification journals as required. 

• Bank reconciliations, including recording interest income and fees 

• Review and documentation of processes and procedures and recommendation for continuous improvement, ensuring compliance with controls 

• Support the Financial Controller and CFO as required, for example with collating information for internal and external audits and contributing to key finance projects. 

• All staff are required to comply with Garvan’s workplace polices (as amended from time to time) and especially Garvan’s Work Health & Safety (WHS) Policy, including working in accordance with the WHS management system at all times, as safety is Garvan’s number one priority 

• Other duties as assigned 

ABOUT YOU 

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED 

The key skills and experience include: 

• At least 5 years related experience  

• A degree in Accounting (or similar) 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite – particularly Excel  

• Experience with data analysis and reconciliation procedures 

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles 

• Strong administrative and procedural skills 

• Excellent attention to detail 

• Experience using Workday financials and Adaptive Insights (desirable)  

• Experience  in  the  not-for-profit  sector  and/or  medical  research  industry  would  be advantageous  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to engage with internal  stakeholders 

• Initiative, integrity and excellent teamwork 

ABOUT GARVAN 

Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.  

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome. 

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease. 

Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’, not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively. 

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