Finance Officer

Commencement Date: Monday 19th May 2025 

Employment Type: Term time, permanent contract until 29 May 2026  18 hours per week (Parental Leave Contract)

Salary Range: School Officer Level 4 - $36.98 - $38.14 Gross per hour plus 12.75% superannuation

Closing Date for Applications: 8:00am, Monday 4th May 2026 (Unless filled prior)

St Therese's School, Bentley Park

St Therese's Parish School is an integral part of the Cairns Diocese and the Edmonton Parish. Located just 20 minutes south of Cairns City, St Therese's provides Catholic Education to an area that is currently referred to as the 'growth corridor' of Cairns.  The first Catholic school in Edmonton, Edmonton Convent School, was established by the Sisters of Mercy on the 29th April, 1929, with an enrolment of just 30 students. Its original location was on the Bruce Highway in the small township of Edmonton - an area that had been originally established as a sugar-milling town to serve the many surrounding sugarcane farms. Since those early days, the school has undergone many changes in its history and was renamed in 1965 to that of St Therese's School.  In 1995, the school was relocated to its current position where it has continued to grow in order to meet the growing enrolment numbers that have resulted from the development of residential areas south of the city. Today, it has an enrolment of approximately 620 students, Prep to Year 6. The school is proud of its rich historical story as well as the modern facilities that are now available to students, enabling a holisitic and quality educational learning environment. 2011 saw the completion of the school master plan following $5.5 million in combined capital projects undertaken as part of the Building the Education Revolution and planned facilities expansion.

About the Role

Typical duties performed may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with processing financial transactions using computerised accounting software.
• Daily Receipting Journals – EFT/Cash & Cheques.
• Receipt payments made to all bank accounts – BPay/Direct Debit/Operating Accounts.
• Be responsible for effective cash handling and assist with processing banking for all cash and cheques received.
• Respond to queries from internal and external parties.
• Reconcile and code invoices to vendor statements.
• Assist with Centrelink Lookups.
• Assist with processing of invoices, allocation of costing to appropriate ledger account.
• Assist school staff with purchasing and finance related queries and tasks as required.
• General administrative duties as required.
• Assist with EOY filing & archiving.
• Ensure financial resources/paperwork is maintained at the school as required (e.g., forms for office).
• Relieve in Administration Officer positions as required including reception and student services
• Maintain appropriate behaviours when engaging with children.

Work Requirements

• Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
• Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education

What we offer

• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary 
• 12.75% Employer Superannuation Contributions
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service 
• 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave 
• Access to Employee Assistance Program

For further information about the role, please download the Position Description

Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Description:  Finance Officer Level 4 Position Description

Enquiries: 

Principal
Kathy Fleming
P:  07 4081 3400
E:  principal.bentleypk@cns.catholic.edu.au