AddressThere's No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow
There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. As leaders, we inspire and empower our passionate team to drive meaningful change. Join us in shaping the future of Urban Utilities, making a lasting impact, and leading our teams towards a better tomorrow.
Your Opportunity
We have a newly developed Financial Accounting Manager role in our Finance Group! Are you a strong people leader looking for your next career step outside of "Big 4"? This is the role for you!
Our Finance Group is on a mission to champion, safeguard and drive customer, community, and shareholder value. They do this by leading our business through enterprise performance, procurement and supply initiatives, financial management, and creating and enhancing sustainable value.
This position plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of Urban Utilities' financial statements. This includes management of all aspects of Urban Utilities' external audit and external financial reporting requirements and tax compliance obligations, ensuring that financial transactions and reports are recorded in accordance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
Some of your accountabilities will include:
- Managing the day-to-day operations of Urban Utilities Financial Accounting, tax and asset accounting functions
- Managing and mentoring a team of accounting professionals to foster an inclusive and high-performing team culture
- Leading the organisation's annual external audit program collaborating with business areas and providing expert advice to ensure material financial reporting risks for the organisation are managed
- Developing organisational wide financial control frameworks, policy and guidelines to ensure compliance with accounting principles, financial regulations and financial reporting requirements.
- Manage the development and delivery the organisation's tax systems and processes to ensure compliance with relevant tax regulations and reporting. Provide advice and expertise in the development and implementation of tax strategies.
- Managing the delivery of the organisation's annual statutory financial statements and disclosures ensuring integrity, accuracy and completeness
About You
We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
- You possess strong leadership and communication skills with a proven ability to manage and mentor individuals and teams to be the best they can be. You'll foster an inclusive and high-performing culture to safely deliver the work.
- You are CPA/CA qualified
- You enjoy collaborating across different areas of an organisation, fostering strong working relationships, communication and knowledge sharing
- You have experience in a financial management and accounting within a large organisation with experience of operations in a regulated environment.
- You connect strongly to role that Urban Utilities' plays within the SEQ community, driving and championing strategies that ultimately add value back to our shareholders and customers
At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We'd still encourage you to apply as we we're looking for the right human being for this role - it's about so much more than ticking all the boxes!
Why Urban Utilities?
At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.
At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.
Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.
We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you'll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that'll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here's just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:
- Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
- Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
- Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
- Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180
Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au
How to apply
Click on the 'Apply" link below to complete your application.
Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical & National Police History Check as part of the recruitment process for this role.
For further information please contact our Talent team at *******@urbanutilities.com.au
