Role type: Full time ; C ontinuing
Department : Office of the DVC Research
Salary: UOM7 - $ 1 11 , 275 - $1 20 , 453 p.a. plus 17% super
Influential research finance specialist role / ensure compliant, transparent use of external funding / mentor and uplift accounting practice
Bring your advanced accounting expertise to strengthen research impact.
Investing in you - 17% superannuation, perks package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
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Your next career opportunity You will lead acquittals and audit reporting that ensure research funding is compliant, transparent and trusted. You will mentor colleagues and collaborate with Faculties to optimise project finance management across diverse funding schemes.
What you will deliver : Provide guidance, training and day-to-day oversight to Financial Accountant (Research) within the team.
Working closely with the External Research Assurance and Reporting lead and the Senior Manager on budgets and forecast s
Take the lead on institutional audits such as Uniform Guidance, and HERDC
Lead timely preparation, reconciliation and submission of research funding acquittals and audit reports to required standards for more complex submissions .
Interpret complex funding agreements, policies and scheme rules to ensure accurate accounting and compliant financial reporting.




Partner with Grants & Contracts and Faculty stakeholders to improve project financial management practices and governance.
Champion continuous improvement by reviewing processes, identifying optimisation opportunities and supporting innovation in Research Finance.
You may be a great fit if : Hold a relevant business degree and CA, CPA or equivalent formal accounting qualification.
Bring substantial experience in multi-source reconciliations, variance resolution, financial statements, acquittals and audit processes.
Demonstrate advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with strength interpreting complex data for diverse stakeholders.
Communicate complex financial information clearly to clients with limited accounting knowledge, building strong working relationships.
Operate independently while coordinating team efforts, showing sound judgement, flexibility and comfort in evolving environments.
Contribute to high-performance cultures and engage in process mapping, review and reengineering for continuous improvement.
What we offer you! Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
Progressive,



considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being , including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance , and access to un ique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
Your new team - “ Research Finance ” Research Finance sits within Research, Innovation and Commercialisation , a specialist team enabling the University's research mission. You will join a collaborative group that provides end-to-end financial support across the research project lifecycle. The team values service excellence, big-picture thinking, attention to detail and creating a positive, supportive workplace.
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