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About the Role
The Research Assistant Accountant provides financial administration support across the Institute’s research portfolio, ensuring grant finances are managed accurately and in compliance with funding agreements and internal policies.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the establishment and maintenance of grant financial structures
- Process financial transactions
- Maintain accurate financial records
- Support reconciliation and reporting activities
- Contribute to the preparation of financial acquittals and audit requirements
- Collaborate with the Research Accountant, Finance team, and researchers to ensure financial accuracy
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience working with financial systems and data
- Understanding of core accounting principles, financial controls, and reconciliation processes
- Ability to learn and interpret funding, compliance, and reporting requirements
- High level of integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Skills
- Financial administration
- Grant accounting
- Project accounting
- Financial reconciliation
- Data analysis
- Financial reporting
- Compliance management
Work Type
- Full-time
- Ongoing
Education Level
- Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $84,479-$97,036
Benefits
- Attractive salary packaging options for general living expenses, meal entertainment, and novated leasing
- 12% superannuation
- Matching superannuation scheme up to an additional 5% after 6 months of service
About the Company
- WEHI is Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
- The organization is currently redesigning professional services to strengthen capabilities and align structures with strategic priorities.
Equal Opportunity
- WEHI is committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences.
- Recognized with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award for gender equality.
- Maintains a Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan, and WE-Pride network.
- Actively encourages applications from people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, and people with diverse genders and sexualities.
- Committed to creating a culturally safe workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and encourages their applications.