Casual Financial Accountant

Job No.: 694164

Location: 211 Wellington Road, Mulgrave

Employment Type: Casual (approximately 18 hours per week)

Duration: 16-weeks

Remuneration: HEW 7, $72.05 per hour (loaded casual rate)

• 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 Casual Financial Accountant will provide expert accounting services to the University and is pivotal in maintaining accurate general ledger and accounting integrity, critical month-end and year-end processes, and assisting with statutory reporting. The Financial Accountant will play a key role across a range of financial reporting activities and initiatives including assistance with financial analysis, process improvements, and enhancing use of AI across Group Accounting.

This position will be responsible for delivering the University’s core financial accounting functions, including support with month-end and year-end close-off processes and providing financial analysis. You'll assist in the preparation of summary financial information, support audit compliance, and provide technical advice to inform strategic decision-making. Your work will contribute to shaping financial policy and enhancing financial systems through process improvements and training. Collaboration is central to this role, requiring strong engagement with business units and functional areas to ensure consistency, integrity, and continuous improvement in financial practices.

To be successful in this role, you will have a degree in finance or accounting, CPA or CA status, or equivalent experience in complex financial environments. You will bring deep expertise in Australian Accounting Standards, statutory reporting, and financial audits. Your proven ability to develop financial reports, and deliver analytical insights will be critical to success in this role. Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and advanced Excel and financial systems knowledge will be essential.

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'.

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: Rekha Makhija, Group Financial Controller, rekha.makhija@monash.edu 

Applications Close: Sunday 7 June 2026, 11:55pm AEST