Senior Systems Accountant

Position Details

• Continuing Position | Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer Level 9 | $130,786 - $139,950 p.a. + 17% Superannuation
• Location : Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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Are you ready to take ownership of financial systems in a role that blends creativity, leadership, and strategic influence? At Flinders University, we're seeking a Senior Systems Accountant with a business analyst mindset, who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment and is passionate about continuous improvement.

This is more than a technical role—it's an opportunity to shape how our financial systems operate, evolve, and support the University's mission to make a difference through education and research.

Relocation and Visa Support Available

What You'll Do

In this dynamic role, you'll use your business analyst skillset to lead the planning, enhancement, and operation of our financial systems, ensuring they're robust, compliant, and future-ready. You'll work closely with the Information and Digital Services team to drive innovation and improve workflows across the University.

Your key responsibilities include :

Please view the Position Description for a more comprehensive list of the Key Position Responsibilities.

About You

You're a confident communicator and strategic thinker, with the ability to lead projects, perform as a business analyst and coach others. You bring a strong customer focus, analytical mindset, and a passion for improving processes.

You'll also bring :

About Finance and Procurement Services

Finance and Procurement Services assist the University to achieve its goals by providing quality leadership, information, and financial services.

The Finance and Procurement Services team undertakes monthly financial management reporting and forecasting, annual budgets and monitoring performance against these budgets, all regulatory financial reporting, monthly compliance, procurement contracting and functional areas of paying suppliers, receipting revenue and annual financial statements. While this role is based at Bedford Park, we have team members located across all of Flinders sites.

Why Join Flinders University

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

How to Apply and Information

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm :

26 Jan 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.

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