Assistant Accountant
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 19 September 2025
Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $93,784 - $98,967 plus superannuation
Position No: 07447, several
Directorate: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 September 2025
Contact Officer: Mark Lapthorne on
Mark.Lapthorne@act.gov.au
or
(02) 6207 0564
Details: Applications are sought from suitably experienced and qualified people to work as Assistant Accountants with the Reporting Team in Shared Services Finance. The successful applicants will work with a team tasked with the provision of financial accounting and taxation services to ACT Government Directorates and Agencies. Duties include the coordination of payment runs, salary overrides, general ledger tasks and reconciliations, assisting with the preparation of BAS and FBT returns, and working with the team on monthly and annual financial processes. Demonstrated technical and software skills in financial accounting are essential, as is a commitment to improving financial processes. Also required are well-developed liaison, negotiation and collaboration skills. An ability to work effectively as part of a team is important.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
- Demonstrated technical and software skills in Financial Accounting are essential, as is a commitment to improving financial processes. The successful applicants will report to a Senior Officer Grade C (Team Leader).
- A degree with a major in Accounting or equivalent is highly desirable, as is membership, or progress towards membership, of a professional Australian Accounting Body.
Notes: An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.
How to Apply: Please submit a written application of no more than two pages, addressing the capabilities and demonstrating your capacity to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role. Also, please supply your current curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees.
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