Accountant - Shared Housing

About us

We’re a rapidly scaling, not-for-profit disability support provider that believes in positively transforming the lives of people with disability. In doing so, we aim to create the highest quality agency we can, ideally reshaping the sector as a whole. This means we often do things differently. Since we began in 2015, we’ve made it our mission to examine every part of what a support provider does - from how we structure our teams, to how we recruit and roster, to how we ensure the highest quality support, to how technology acts as an enabler for all that we do.

Our clients tell us they notice this difference, and for many it’s had a profound impact on their lives. Supporting more than 300 clients across metropolitan and regional Victoria and only continuing to grow, we want the people who join us to also believe disability support should enable a life of independence and dignity.

The role

We are committed to attracting and retaining people that help us build strong teams that work alongside our clients to improve their lives, in ways that they choose.

The role will help lead the finance business partnering and accounting for our shared housing product offering with a focus on working with participants to create a sustainable, high-quality support package.

You will be asked to quote for shared rosters, obtain financial substantiation for available funding, design sustainable housing budgets and utilise finance tools, such as a disturbed purchasing system, to track actuals to budget to make informed decision on future activities.

With a direct link to our Head of Finance, the role will provide invaluable support to the organisations Housing Solutions Manger and CEO as we look to fill housing vacancies with new and current participants who have shared support goals. Candidates who have exposure to highly developed applications process in a sales (Mortgage applications, financial planning industry) environments are strongly encouraged to apply. Each house is run as it owns business, so strong commercial thinking and acumen is important.

Finally, you will play also play a key part in the wider finance functions including the continuous improvement program where you will have input into the design of key quoting, tracking and reporting tools, and the ongoing finance administration processes including monthly and annual reporting.

The role can be based in our Melbourne or Geelong offices, with a hybrid work location (ideally 3 days per week in one of our offices). Some travel to our regional offices is expected.

Key Accountabilities

Client funding review and analysis

• Liaise with the Housing Solutions Manger and the Client Services team in the collection of client funding information, preparation of initial quotes and ongoing budgets and entering required data into funding app.
• Complete ongoing reviews of clients spend against budgets and provide timely action items to InLife Coordinators.
• Complete monthly client reporting to agreed timelines.
• Assist with ad hoc data analysis relating to client numbers and funding
• Lead the High-Risk process of ongoing reviews of clients spend against budgets and provide timely action items to InLife Coordinators;

Client housing budgets

• Set sustainable housing budgets with reference to available funding sources (personal, DSP, grants etc.) that are approved by participants and their care team
• Assist with client purchases and reimbursement of InLife staff in relation to the housing budgets
• Work with the property team to manage ongoing costs such as utilities and maintenance programs
• Provide regular reports to housing participants on available funds, potential changes to budgets and provide reconciliations of unused funds as required.

NDIS Compliance

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) ensuring all processes are compliant with NDIS requirements;
• Develop and maintain communications to help guide internal staff and clients on all matters relating to client financial management.
• Develop and maintain internal control processes around adherence to NDIS guidelines

Administration and support

• Assist with timely management of accounts mailbox;

• Contribute to monthly financial close including reconciliations of client related accounts (Suspense, Client Prepayments, Clients Allowances, Bank reconciliations);

• Contribute to the annual audit process where directed;

• Provide input into continuous improvement for the broader finance team;

• Support broader InLife projects as required.

To be successful you’ll have

• Enthusiasm and passion for supporting people with disabilities
• Strong understanding and ability to interpret NDIS guidelines and requirements
• Experience in budgeting and analysis in particular with clients funding
• Experience in a process driven (Loan Applications, Tax Returns or Projects accounting) environment
• Tech savvy with G Suite, MS office applications, Xero and a quick adopter of new software applications. CPA qualifications are highly recognized.

Additional requirements

As part of our recruitment process, certain checks will be undertaken with your permission, including an NDIS Worker Screening Check that you must have before you can start work.

We encourage all of our staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and current recommendations about vaccination can be found on ATAGI website.

Benefits

We offer great wages, great benefits and a supportive team culture (plus a strong commitment to birthday cake!). Salary packaging benefits are available too, which can help you maximise your take home pay.

A note about inclusion...

At InLife, diversity and inclusion is part of our DNA. We celebrate the amazing differences we all bring to our work and we actively ensure that everyone feels safe and supported in our workplaces.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone and our hiring decisions will never be based on things such as your gender identity, disability, age, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural background - because they simply aren’t relevant to doing an awesome job (and you are protected from this kind of discrimination under Australian law).

We also know that we continue to learn more about inclusion every day, so if there is something you think we could do differently to make InLife a place you could picture yourself working, we’re all ears.