Accounting Officer
Job No.: 690177
Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 27 July 2026
Remuneration: $83,424 - $95,825 pa HEW Level 05 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
The Accounting Officer provides high-quality, operational research finance business partnering services to Monash University clients. The role delivers accurate financial transactions, expert advice, data maintenance and analysis, while building strong relationships with stakeholders. By doing so, the Accounting Officer plays a critical role in enabling the team to deliver specialist research and revenue accounting services that support informed decision-making and compliant research outcomes.
This position will be responsible for preparing and analysing complex financial reports and proactively engaging with internal clients and stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure clear understanding of financial positions and grant conditions. It will support the development of research grant and contract budgets, provide ongoing financial reports and forecasts, and ensure projects remain on track. The role will coordinate financial acquittals for external funding bodies, ensuring compliance with funding rules and formats, respond to complex financial enquiries, and provide authoritative advice. It will monitor and update contractual milestones, investigate and resolve issues, perform data analysis using University systems, maintain strong stakeholder relationships, ensure compliance with all financial, tax, audit and governance requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement in research and revenue accounting practices.
What you will bring to the team
- Relevant qualifications and/or experience in accounting or finance, with demonstrated capability in research and revenue accounting environments.
- Strong research finance knowledge, including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, grant monitoring and financial acquittals in line with funding conditions.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly and confidently to clients with varying financial literacy.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, enabling proactive identification, investigation and resolution of financial issues.
- Exceptional organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, exercising sound judgement, initiative and accountability within a team.
- Advanced systems and data capability, including strong data analysis skills and experience with SAP or similar financial systems (GST knowledge desirable).
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Joe Faisal, Group Manager, Research and Revenue Accounting Services, +61 3 9905 1220
Position Description: Accounting Officer
Applications Close: Friday 20 February 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
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