Padbury Catholic Primary School - PADBURY

School Principal : Mr Jason Baker

School Address : O'Leary Road Padbury WA 6025

Phone Number : 9404 4000

Fax Number : 9307 7533

Email Address :

Web Site :

Type : Full-Time

Term : Ongoing

FINANCE OFFICERPosition DetailsPadbury Catholic Primary School is a triple stream school founded in the Mercy tradition. The school caters for 504 students in a co-educational setting from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6.

Padbury Catholic Primary School boasts committed staff who work together in a collaborative and high trust environment. Reporting to the Principal, the Finance Officer is primarily responsible for Family Billing and Collection of School Fees and Payroll duties using MyHR and AOS systems. They must demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and excellent communication and organisational skills, respecting confidentiality requirements and maintaining strong relationships with leadership, staff and the parent community.

Working hours are Monday – Friday, 8.00am until 4.00pm, 48 weeks and 4 weeks holidays. Accounts Receivable

Responsible for set up, processing and generating Family/Student fees, concessions, payment schedules.
Process fee receipts on a daily basis including posting all BPAY, DD and EFT transactions to the AOS accounting system and reconciling those bank accounts daily.
First point of contact for all fee related enquiries.
Manage School Fee Collection in line with CEWA and School policy including record keeping of all meetings, conversations and correspoindence with families and regular follow up with families if there has been a missed payment.
Report regularly to Principal regarding Family accounts.

Payroll

Accurately complete and forward all payroll forms for school based staff and relief staff.
Ensure extra hours worked by school based staff and relief staff are entered in MyHR.
Prepare Staff contracts as directed by Principal.
Maintain MyHR system with staff updates.
Other duties, as requested by the Principal and/or Leadership Team.
Ensure banking is undertaken in an appropriate manner.

Selection CriteriaA strong commitment to Catholic Education Extensive experience in bookkeepingExperience in financial procedures including accounts receivable, accounts payable, preparation of Business Activity Statements, and general ledger processing. Sound knowledge and demonstrated ability of relevant accrual accounting practices. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Advanced computer skills and knowledge including experience in financial programs, Microsoft Word, Excel and Internet Applications.

OTHER ATTRIBUTES REQUIREDStrong organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively. Ability to prioritise work Friendly and approachable manner Ability to work as part of a team whilst still accepting responsibility for your own tasks. Qualifications RequiredPrevious experience in Finance or Administration within CEWA schools.

Able to efficiently use AOS system. Application detailsApplications to be emailed to: *****@padcath.wa.edu.au by, COB Thursday 25th June. Please outline your suitability to the role by addressing the listed criteria.

A full job description is available on our school website: www.padcath.wa.edu.au/employment

All employees of Catholic Education Western Australia are required to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties. Catholic Education Western Australia also encourages applications from people of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations people, and individuals with disabilities or medical conditions who meet the requirements of the position. To be eligible to apply, you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment. A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed : 12th June , 2026

Applications Close : 25th June , 2026

Vacancy Number : 33810

Finance Officer (Finance Officer)

Catholic Education Western Australia