Marthakal Homeland Resource Centre is a wide ranging service incorporating the Marthakal Galiwinku Workshop, Building Construction and Maintenance, Barge Services, Sea and Land Freight, Elcho Island Arts Centre and the Community Development Employment Program, all dedicated to the needs of approximately 2,600 Indigenous Australians, with 600 living in their traditional homelands.
Whilst the Marthakal Homelands Resource Centre is based at Elcho Island, an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, you will be working in Darwin. Elcho Island is located at the southern end of the Wessel Islands group in the East Arnhem Region. The island's largest community is the settlement of Galiwin'ku, located near the island's southern tip.
Marthakal Homeland Resource Centre has a unique opportunity for a Bookkeeper to join their team in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will primarily be responsible for processing the creditor and debtor invoices for Marthakal Homeland Resource Centre (MHRC), Marthakal Business Enterprises (MBE), and Marthakal Yolngu Airline (MYA) on a timely basis.
This will involve reconciling supplier monthly accounts and uploading online EFT payments, as well as receipting debtor payments and reconciling bank accounts.
More specifically, your duties will include (but not be limited to):
- Data entry of Supplier invoices into MYOB;
- Reconciliation of Supplier Monthly Accounts;
- Preparation of EFT payment upload in online banking for authorising;
- Preparation of Supplier Account Applications;
- Data entry of Sales invoices into MYOB;
- Allocation of Debtor payments in MYOB;
- Bank Reconciliations; and
- Data entry of Payroll.
To be successful in this role, you will need demonstrated experience in accounts payable/receivable, as well as strong attention to detail and IT skills and accounting software experience. Expertise in data entry, Excel and MYOB operating system is essential.
The position will best suit a patient individual who has strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, as well as strong reconciliation and team building skills. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a proven ability to develop effective working relationships with team members, other employees, stakeholders and clients.
This is a hands on role which may require efficient inputting of payroll and other data entry tasks. The ability to multitask, schedule and efficiently organise workloads under pressure, along with other demonstrated organisational skills such as flexibility, will be essential to your success.
Marthakal Homelands is a Community based organisation, and as such is seeking someone who is familiar with the challenges of working in this type of environment and can display an understanding of working with culturally sensitive issues.
You will enjoy an exceptional salary (negotiable based on experience and qualifications) plus super, along with a fantastic range of further benefits, including 5 weeks annual leave and salary sacrificing.
Suitable candidates must provide evidence of a Federal Police check.
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.
| Salary: | Exceptional salary |
| Location: | NT - DARWIN |
| Job No: | 27221 |
| Work Type: | Full time position, 35 hours or more per week |
| Tenancy: | Permanent, 6+ months |
