About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

The Rest Investments Team is undergoing significant transformation as we pursue our goal to be the leading Investment Team in the Australian superannuation industry with a strong member focus and superior investment performance 

This is an exciting role providing specialist support as we continue to implement new technology platforms and applications to support us in achieving our goal. The Application Support Specialist will support the business using a suite of Investment-specific applications such as Charles River, FactSet, Bloomberg, Alpha Data Platform among others. 

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities 

Working within an existing team, and the wider business, the Application Support Specialist, will provide specialist application support within Rest Investment Team, with a priority focus on supporting investments applications with primary focus on Alpha platform Charles River, Alpha Data Platform and other applications in our grown ecosystem.  

The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and functionality of our investment technology platforms, and involves providing technical support, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with various internal and external teams. 

Specialist Application Support 

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with relevant vendors.  Notably Charles River and State Street. 

• Support and maintain investments applications throughout the lifecycle including Charles River, Alpha Data Platform, FactSet, Bloomberg, iLevel and other investments platforms in the ecosystem. 

• Providing technical support and day to day management and resolution of all business incidents and requests, in line with agreed SLAs and processes.  

• Coordinating activities with external vendors and internal stakeholders in a professional manner to ensure high level of customer satisfaction 

• Anticipate and address potential issues before they become a problem including escalating unresolved issues and formulating a plan to address keeping all stakeholders informed 

• Work with the broader team to ensure application issues/requests are fulfilled including applications security enhancements 

Incident Management  

• Manage and prioritize incidents, working to minimize system downtime and ensure rapid resolution of critical issues. 

• Develop and implement incident response procedures to enhance system stability. 

• Support the testing and quality assurance activities for system changes, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and adherence to business requirements. 

• Support the rollout and adoption of new investment systems and functionalities, including user training and change management activities. 

• Assist in data analysis and reporting tasks related to investment systems, providing insights to stakeholders for informed decision-making. 

• Contribute to Application Services documentation including user guides, technical documentation and reporting.  

• Implement and manage deployment of changes to all business applications and services including developing, writing and/or maintaining technical documentation and training for supported solutions 

• Create test scripts and undertake Release Verification Testing for all business solutions upgrades/deployments to ensure systems reliability and minimal business disruptions and report performance remediation activities for all business solutions to stakeholders as required 

Your Career

As a Palo Alto Networks Specialist Cortex Systems Engineer, a Next-Gen AI-powered security operations platform, you will be the expert for the broader Cortex portfolio within our offerings. 

Your portfolio includes Cortex XSIAM (Extended Security Intelligence and Automation Management), Cortex XDR (Extended Detection and Response platform across endpoints, network and cloud), Cortex XSOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, Response & Threat Intel Management), and Cortex Xpanse (Attack Surface Management).

The Cortex Specialist Systems Engineer is the interface between business and technology. Working closely both internally - with product and engineering to share feedback from the field, and externally - with our prospects and customers to understand their business needs and to design technical solutions that take the best advantage of the Cortex platform. With your colleagues, you will displace competing technologies and build market share - most importantly, help your client sleep at night as our product integrates to build secure digital transactions.

Your Impact

• Drive complex deals in the pre-sale stage, alongside sales engineers and sales reps
• Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy from technician to manager
• Support the technical field sales engineer on POCs (proof of concept) – assist with the pre-sales process by answering technical questions, conducting POC evaluations, and working with engineering to bridge any gaps
• Work closely with product and engineering to debug and correct challenges encountered during POCs
• Training of the field sales engineers to present new features, product roadmap, new improvements, and sprint summary
• Create new demo scenarios and use cases
• Discuss complex platform architectures to prospects
• Respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs while serving as the main technical point of contact

We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a charismatic, driven and committed individual to join our passionate team as a Billing Specialist, to be part of the vital administration team that keeps things running at Contour Education!

Who Are We

We empower students and their studies by providing highly engaging small-group tutoring designed to prepare them for school assessments and final exams. Our sessions are presented by experienced but young tutors that can teach the study design in a simple and intuitive yet engaging way.

Over 2,000 students and 25 staff have joined our tutoring services since our founding in 2020. Our growth is a testament to our dedication to providing ALL our students and parents with a high-quality tutoring experience (from 24/7 personal support to on-demand resources) and our commitment to helping them achieve their goals. We were listed as the 17th Fastest Growing Startup by the Australian Financial Review in 2022, and we're continuing to multiply year over year!

It's our vision to reshape education, starting with tutoring.

The Role

Since our inception, Contour has been growing - and growing fast - and one of the key elements that keeps our operations running smoothly is our billing, finances, and accounts systems! Now, we’re looking for someone that will take the lead on ensuring this vital cog in our engine continues to help us drive our growth. 

You’ll do more than just type numbers into spreadsheets; you’ll be the central point connecting our students and parents, our tutoring team, and our bookkeeping and operations. 

At Contour, our core values include always providing a friendly voice and enthusiastic support to our students and parents, who invest their time, money and effort into our services. When you reach out to a student or parent for an overdue invoice, you aren’t just asking them to pay - you’re building a personal relationship with them, and also maintaining their relationship with Contour!

So, your friendly and helpful interactions with students and parents - even when dealing with issues like billing and invoicing - will form a key part of upholding Contour’s values and standing out distinctly from our competition!

Comprehensive Training & Support

When you join, you'll be thoroughly onboarded with all our systems and processes. We have documentation from how to use our software and accounting systems, all the way to scripts you can use when following up on overdue invoices. We'll also help you upskill and refine your interpersonal abilities, where you'll become familiar with multiple mediums of communication (in-person, email, text, and call).

By the end of your training, the work will become very familiar and you'll have things like the billing schedules memorised in-and-out, and the process of sending or updating a student’s invoice at the back of your palm!

Active & Engaging Atmosphere

This isn't a regular ‘accounting' role where you'll deal with boring paperwork or giant spreadsheets. Instead, you’ll actively engage with team members in various departments - from sales staff to the bookkeeping team. 

Not to mention, you’ll also be talking to hundreds of our students and parents, and have the opportunity to provide them support and help make their Contour journey as smooth as possible during their final years at school. There is still administration work that needs to be done, of course, but you'll have fun doing it!

Future Career Growth

When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative and energetic team where your skills can truly flourish. You'll learn from experienced colleagues and develop your capabilities further. As our company continues to grow, you'll also have access to career opportunities in finance and accounting, team leadership, and other roles within our company!

Key Responsibilities

• Managing Invoicing: Issuing invoices to students and parents, and approving invoices issued to students and parents;
• Updating Accounts: Ensuring student accounts and records are kept up to update on CRM and accounting software; 
• Overdue Invoices: Following up on unpaid/overdue invoices, including reaching out to students and parents via text, email, and phone calls to ensure timely payments; 
• Billing Queries: Addressing billing and invoicing related questions from students and parents via text, email, and phone;
• Trials and Unenrolments: Tracking and updating student free trialling weeks, and cross-verifying unenrolments on CRM and accounting software;
• Timely Accounting: Clearing backlogs and maintaining the accuracy and timeliness of invoicing at Contour. 

Expected Work Hours

• Weekdays (Monday to Friday) - 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• Saturday - 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM
• Sunday - 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

NOTE: There is an option to work part-time from the above hours (instead of all hours!). Flexible schedule options are available, just let us know!

Skill Requirements

• Primary focus is on providing an excellent student/parent experience.
• Above market rate compensation.
• Significant improvement in public speaking, team, and leadership skills (and you get paid for it).
• Personalised mentorship, training and feedback to improve your accounting and communication skills.
• Creative freedom in a fun start-up environment (no corporate walls, talk directly to the founders or students).
• Satisfying and fulfilling work that ultimately helps students thrive and succeed (it feels good when you help students enjoy their time at Contour, and do well at school!).
• Opportunities for career growth and long-term opportunities in a rapidly growing education company.

This is not just any other accounting job; it’s a calling for someone dedicated to building lasting relationships, and ultimately contributing towards supporting students in their education journeys! If you're detail-oriented, people-oriented, and passionate about education, we want to hear from you - apply now, and become a part of our mission to reshape education :)