Trainee – Accounting & Finance – Seeking Expressions of Interest • 0 of 15 filled

Ever wondered where a head for numbers could take you? 

The North New South Wales Conference is opening its finance office to Year 10–12 students who want a genuine head start on a career in accounting. We are inviting expressions of interest from young people who are practising members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and would like to learn accounting and finance the way it is actually done — not from a textbook, but alongside qualified professionals managing the funds that keep our churches, schools and ministries running. 

You will be trained on the job, with hours built around your school commitments: part-time during term, with the option of full-time work in the school holidays or once you have finished Year 12. It is paid, mentored, hands-on experience that most people do not get until well into a university degree — and for the right person, it is the first step on a supported pathway into further study and a long-term career in the Church’s finance teams. 

If you are organised, careful with detail, and want work that counts for something bigger than a payslip, we would love to hear from you. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN 

• Bookkeeping and double-entry fundamentals 

• Accounts payable and accounts receivable 

• Payroll basics and bank reconciliations 

• Month-end processes and financial reporting 

• Hands-on use of professional accounting software 

• Excel to a genuinely employable standard 

• Business communication — email, phone and people skills 

• Handling confidential information with discretion 

WHERE IT CAN LEAD 

• One-on-one mentoring from a qualified accountant (CPA/CA) — a named supervisor, not just a desk 

• Possible School-Based Traineeship: a Certificate III or IV in Accounts Administration that counts toward your HSC 

• Potential support toward further study — a Diploma in Accounting while you work, or help with a degree 

• Priority consideration for ongoing finance roles with the Conference 

• Connections across the wider Adventist employment network — schools, ADRA, ACA Health, Sanitarium and other conferences 

• A Sabbath-friendly workplace, with hours that flex around school and exams 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 

• Currently enrolled in Year 10, 11 or 12, with satisfactory academic standing (particularly Mathematics and English) 

• A practising member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, supportive of the mission and values of the Church  

• Sound computer skills — confident with Word, Excel and Outlook 

• Clear communication, both written and verbal 

• Accuracy, attention to detail, and a willingness to ask questions 

• Reliability, punctuality and discretion with confidential information 

• A current driver’s licence or learner permit, or reliable transport to the office 

• Written parental or guardian consent and school support for applicants under 18 

• The right to work in Australia, and willingness to commit to a minimum of 12 months 

• Two referees — ideally a teacher and a pastor or church leader 

THINGS THAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE

• An interest in studying accounting, commerce or business after school

• Some Excel experience

• Experience handling money or records for a church, Pathfinder club, school group or small business

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST 

Send your resume and cover letter and why this interests you and how you observe Sabbath, along with your contact details to nnswhr@adventist.org.au by closing date 31/1/2027.  

Questions, or want to talk it through first? Call us on 02 4951 8088.