Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant

Muru Mittigar | Western Sydney | Full Time | $90,000 plus superannuation and generous salary packaging

Use your accounting skills to support Aboriginal employment, cultural understanding and stronger communities.

Muru Mittigar is seeking a practical, capable Financial Accountant to support our financial operations, including financial accounting, payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable.

We welcome applications from CA or CPA qualified accountants, as well as suitably experienced accounting professionals who can demonstrate equivalent technical capability.

Our purpose

Muru Mittigar means “pathway to friends”. We are a Dharug-led Aboriginal social enterprise based in Western Sydney, creating opportunities through Culture, Community, Country and Career.

Our purpose is to build greater understanding of Aboriginal culture and create pathways to employment, skills and economic participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We bring this purpose to life through cultural education, community support, employment and training, and commercial services that care for Country.

Our work spans cultural awareness programs, financial counselling and no-interest loans, landscaping, conservation, arboriculture and native nursery operations. Our finance team supports this diverse mix of commercial activities and community services.

Why work with Muru Mittigar?

• Work with purpose. Use your accounting skills to support Aboriginal employment, cultural understanding and stronger communities.
• Feel supported. Join a supportive, culturally safe and inclusive environment where your contribution is valued.
• Work close to home. Be based in Western Sydney within a small, collaborative team.
• Access generous salary packaging. Make the most of salary packaging benefits available to eligible employees.
• Build broad experience. Work across financial accounting, payroll, commercial operations, grants and community services.
• Help improve how we work. Contribute practical improvements to financial systems, procedures and controls.
• Connect with Culture, Community and Country. Bring curiosity, respect and a willingness to learn within a Dharug-led organisation.

About the role

Working closely with the finance team and operational colleagues, you will help deliver accurate accounting, reliable payroll and effective management of customer and supplier accounts.

You will maintain financial records, investigate discrepancies, meet reporting deadlines and support our compliance obligations. You will also provide clear, responsive assistance to employees, customers, suppliers and managers.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys technical accounting, day-to-day financial operations and improving the processes that connect them.

Key responsibilities

Financial accounting and month-end

• Prepare month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and other adjustments.
• Maintain supporting documentation and post journals in accordance with approval requirements.
• Complete bank, credit card and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, process depreciation and support asset stocktakes.
• Reconcile customer prepayments, deferred balances and drawdowns.
• Support accurate financial reporting and timely completion of month-end activities.

Payroll and employment compliance

• Coordinate and process payroll accurately and on time, obtaining the required review and approval before payment.
• Check timesheets, allowances, deductions, leave and employee changes against supporting records and authorised instructions.
• Maintain payroll compliance with applicable awards, enterprise agreements and employment legislation, including correct employee classifications, pay rates, allowances, overtime, penalty rates, leave entitlements and superannuation.
• Monitor changes to pay rates and employment conditions, update payroll settings and seek specialist advice where required.
• Maintain employee payroll records and support the administration of payroll systems and salary packaging arrangements.
• Prepare payroll reconciliations and journals, including wages, PAYG withholding, superannuation and leave liabilities.
• Coordinate Single Touch Payroll reporting, superannuation payments and relevant long service leave reporting.
• Respond to payroll enquiries professionally and maintain strict confidentiality.

Accounts receivable

• Raise accurate customer invoices, including invoices submitted through customer portals.
• Maintain customer records and approved credit terms.
• Allocate receipts, reconcile customer accounts and investigate payment discrepancies.
• Monitor aged receivables, follow up overdue accounts and resolve billing queries.
• Prepare credit notes and write-offs for approval and report potential doubtful debts.
• Support reporting on collections, outstanding balances and customer invoicing.

Accounts payable

• Maintain supplier records and verify changes to payment details through established controls.
• Check supplier invoices against purchase orders, receipts and required approvals.
• Process invoices, employee expense claims and reimbursements accurately.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies or disputed invoices.
• Prepare payment runs and supporting documentation for approval.
• Monitor outstanding liabilities and support accurate expense coding and month-end cut-off.
• Respond to supplier enquiries and maintain complete payment records.

Grants, audit and statutory compliance

• Support grant registers, funding reconciliations and annual acquittals.
• Prepare audit workpapers and respond to requests for supporting information.
• Prepare and reconcile information for BAS, IAS, PAYG, FBT and other relevant obligations.
• Maintain compliance schedules and coordinate submissions within required deadlines.
• Reconcile donations and fundraising receipts and maintain supporting records.

Controls and continuous improvement

• Maintain clear finance procedures and accurate records.
• Follow financial delegations, approval requirements and segregation of duties.
• Identify discrepancies, control weaknesses and opportunities to improve processes.
• Support fraud prevention, secure handling of financial information and business continuity.
• Assist with shared finance and administration responsibilities as required.

About you

You bring sound accounting judgement, attention to detail and the confidence to follow issues through to resolution. You work well with others, manage competing deadlines and handle sensitive information discreetly.

You will have:

• CA or CPA qualifications, or substantial relevant accounting experience demonstrating equivalent technical knowledge and capability.
• Experience in financial accounting, payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Strong skills in month-end accounting, reconciliations and maintaining reliable financial records.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying awards, employee classifications, pay rates and employment conditions to ensure accurate, compliant payroll.
• Working knowledge of Australian payroll, superannuation and tax reporting requirements.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence using accounting and payroll systems.
• The ability to explain financial matters clearly to colleagues without an accounting background.
• A practical, service-focused approach to employees, customers and suppliers.
• A commitment to working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

Experience in not-for-profit organisations and/or trade services or construction businesses would be highly regarded, particularly experience with grant accounting, project costing, contractor payments or progress claims.

Experience using Xero and Employment Hero would also be highly regarded.