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About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available for a Research Assistant Accountant to join the Finance Department at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute. The Research Assistant Accountant provides financial administration support across the Institute’s research portfolio, assisting with grant financial structures, processing transactions, maintaining records, supporting reconciliations and reporting, and contributing to financial acquittals and audit requirements.

Responsibilities

Assisting with the establishment and maintenance of grant financial structures
Processing financial transactions
Maintaining accurate financial records
Supporting reconciliations and reporting activities
Contributing to the preparation of financial acquittals and audit requirements
Ensuring research grant finances are managed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with funding agreements, Institute policies, and financial compliance requirements
Providing administrative and operational support across a range of finance activities
Assisting in maintaining the integrity of financial information and reporting

Requirements

High level of integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Ability to understand new concepts and apply them in practice
Demonstrated growth mindset, curiosity, and willingness to learn
Ability to adapt to changing priorities, processes, systems, and compliance requirements
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
Collaborative team player with a proactive approach to supporting colleagues and stakeholders
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to build positive working relationships and provide high-quality customer service
Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial systems and data
Demonstrated ability to analyse financial information, identify issues, and contribute to practical solutions
Understanding of core accounting principles, financial controls, and reconciliation processes
Ability to learn and interpret funding, compliance, and reporting requirements and apply them accurately

Skills

Accounting
Finance
Excel
Financial systems
Financial data analysis
Core accounting principles
Financial controls
Reconciliation processes

Location

Australia

Work Type

Full time
Ongoing

Experience Level

Professional Services Employee Level 5

Education Level

Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
Progress toward, or interest in pursuing, a professional qualification (e.g. CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand) is desirable
Experience supporting financial administration, project accounting, grants accounting, research finance, or a similar environment is desirable
Experience working in a complex organisation with multiple stakeholders is desirable

Salary/Compensations

$84,479-$97,036

Benefits

Very attractive salary packaging options are available for general living expenses, meal entertainment, novated leasing and more
12% superannuation payable, plus up to a further 5% after the first 6 months of service via our matching superannuation scheme

About the Company

WEHI is transforming how our professional services empower and enable scientists to deliver world‑leading medical research now and into the future.
Following a holistic review and redesign across our professional services portfolios, we are now focused on strengthening our critical capabilities, aligning our structures and systems with strategic priorities, and empowering our people to do what they do best.
WEHI is Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

Equal Opportunity

WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity.
WEHI’s ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation.
Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.
Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students.
We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities.
WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries.
We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students.
We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.