About the opportunity

u&u Recruitment Partners is recruiting a PO3 Financial Accountant for a six/twelve-month fixed-term contract, employed directly by a Queensland Government organisation.

Based in central Mackay, this full-time role is 100% office based, with a salary starting from $104,944 per annum plus superannuation.

Reporting to the Revenue and Treasury Manager, you will support a high-volume financial accounting function across a range of healthcare revenue streams. This is an opportunity to apply your accounting expertise to complex reconciliations, revenue recognition and financial reporting.

About the role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing bank reconciliations across a high volume of transactions;

• Supporting cashier, banking and receipting functions, including daily cash counts;

• Preparing cashflow forecasts and month-end reports;

• Managing revenue recognition in accordance with AASB 15 and AASB 1058;

• Reconciling and reporting on revenue from pharmacy payments, aged-care contributions, private patients, Medicare-ineligible patients and other services; and

• Maintaining financial controls, supporting audits and improving accounting processes.

There may be occasional travel to rural facilities to conduct cash counts and provide training.

About you

You will hold a relevant tertiary accounting degree and ideally have around five years of relevant accounting experience.

You will also offer:

• Sound knowledge of AASB 15 and AASB 1058, with practical experience in revenue recognition;

• Experience managing complex reconciliations and high-volume accounting or billing processes;

• Advanced Excel skills, with SAP S/4HANA experience highly desirable;

• Clear communication skills and the ability to support colleagues with financial processes; and

• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet reporting deadlines.

Health or Queensland Government experience is strongly preferred. Candidates with experience in private healthcare, medical practices or other high-volume billing environments are encouraged to apply.

How to apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please click to reveal the contact details for Jessica Gordon at u&u jessica.gordon@uandu.com quoting reference number 45866.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats to apply), or have a preferred method of communication, we encourage you to make a request via adjustments@uandu.com or contact u&u on 07 3232 9100 to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.

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