Senior Systems Administrator (Finance)

Step into a role where your finance systems expertise creates a real impact

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Systems Administrator with a passion for finance who thrives on optimising financial platforms, ensuring data integrity, and driving continuous improvement across a complex enterprise environment.

In this specialist position, you will be the go-to expert for the reliability, performance and governance of Box Hill Institute’s finance systems. You'll play a key role in supporting end users, strengthening processes, safeguarding data accuracy, and enabling effective budgeting, forecasting and reporting. This is a high-impact, systems-focused role where your technical capability, problem-solving skills and ability to partner with stakeholders truly make a difference. Internally, this role is known as Senior Systems Accountant.

Please note: This position is a parental leave backfill and is an 18-month fixed term full time opportunity.

What you’ll be responsible for

You will lead and manage the performance, reliability and continuous improvement of BHI’s Finance systems (TechOne and Magiq), including:

• Providing financial systems administration and support, ensuring optimal performance.
• Managing system access, controls and data integrity, aligned with audit requirements and BHI policies.
• Ensuring general ledger integrity, including chart of accounts updates, journal validations and system-driven reconciliations.
• Monitoring, maintaining and improving budgeting, forecasting and reporting systems.
• Coordinating system enhancements, upgrades and user acceptance testing (UAT), including documentation and change management.
• Providing timely, high-quality user support and training, with exceptional verbal and written communication.
• Partnering with Finance, IT, vendors and stakeholders to resolve issues, identify system improvements and optimise workflows.
• Supporting disaster recovery planning, system resilience and continuous improvement initiatives across Finance.

Why you’ll want this role

• Hands-on, high-impact role where you influence how finance systems, data integrity and financial processes operate across BHI.
• Full systems ownership - from issue resolution to optimisation, enhancements, integrations and continuous improvement.
• Meaningful work supporting budgeting, forecasting, reporting, analytics and financial governance across the organisation.
• Join a collaborative Finance team with opportunities to drive systems innovation and process improvement.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements, a values-led culture, and a supportive environment that empowers system experts.
• Competitive PACCT 8 salary aligned to senior technical, analytical and systems expertise.

What we’re looking for

You are an experienced Systems Administrator who brings both technical depth and stakeholder capability. You will ideally bring:

• Experience in financial systems management, system administration and financial data governance.
• Demonstrated experience supporting system upgrades, UAT, integrations, reporting and process improvements.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP platforms such as Technology One and Magiq.
• High-level analytical capability with proven experience resolving complex systems or data issues.
• The confidence to advise and support staff across the institute.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Victorian Working with Children Check (Employee).
• National Police Check clearance.

Why work with us?

We offer more than just a job—we offer benefits that enhance your work life, help you grow, and celebrate your achievements. This includes but is not limited to:

• Flexible work arrangements
• On-site parking
• Career progression opportunities and reward & recognition programs
• Generous leave options, including Defence Reserve Service, Emergency Response Leave, paid Family Violence Leave, and paid Parental Leave
• Access to health & wellbeing benefits, including free flu vaccinations, health checks, and corporate health insurance discounts
• Novated leasing and salary packaging
• $10 haircuts, grooming services and discounted beauty treatments via our student learning clinics
• Discounts on CAE/Box Hill Institute short courses for staff and immediate family

About us:

We are proud to be a leading education provider with a strong reputation for delivering high quality educational outcomes.

Our organisation comprises of Box Hill Institute (Box Hill & Lilydale locations) and Centre for Adult Education (Melbourne CBD) as well as partnerships across various external sites in Victoria.

We are committed to a highly motivated and aligned workforce, so we’ll be by your side to enable you, help you grow, and offer you benefits which enhance your work life balance.

APPLY NOW

All applications must be submitted online and include a cover letter and current resume.

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact Dan Martens, Chief Financial Officer via dan.martens@boxhill.edu.au.

Applications close: 5:00pm, Thursday 9 April 2026

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Box Hill Institute is a welcoming, safe and respectful work environment. We are work-life friendly and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.

Box Hill Institute is a Child Safe Organisation and has a zero tolerance towards the harm or abuse of children and young people. We believe that child safety is everyone’s responsibility. All employees, volunteers, contractors and service providers are required to promote a culture of child safety, comply with the Child Safe Standards and other relevant legislation and reporting obligations of suspected child abuse as per the Institute’s Child Safety Policy and Procedures. All employees are required to hold and maintain a current, valid Working with Children Check for the duration of their employment at their own expense.

Candidates for employment at Box Hill Institute will be subject to pre-employment probity checks, and must satisfy Box Hill Institute’s pre-conditions for employment.

Box Hill Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.