Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $104,925 - $122,409
Grade: WVR 4.1
Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/VLA/CLICS/1915634
About the role
This role is responsible for supporting the Finance Business Partners by providing generalist support and advice to the business, maintaining various financial models and templates, compiling internal and external performance reports and contributing to the month-end, forecast and budget process.
The role also involves supporting the wider Finance and Service Performance team to inform Victoria Legal Aid's (VLA) long term financial strategy. This includes delivering key data insights and reports (including financial and economic analysis, discrete data projects, benefits realisation analysis). It also involves leading improvements to data and information capture, sharing, quality control and management.
This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.
About VLA
We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.
Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.
Employee benefits
How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.
For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Sonia Li, Finance And Service Performance Lead on 03 9606 5384 or for general queries to [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on 12 April 2026.
Other relevant information
It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.
VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.