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Form of workAn exciting opportunity is on offer to utilise your established financial management and team leadership skills to lead this council’s finance department.
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- 3-month temporary opportunity with the possiblity of permanency
- Excellent remuneration package with accommodation support
About the Organisation:
This large Regional Council has a long and proud history of development, prosperity, and resilience and covers some 19,700 square kilometres of diverse Australian countryside, shared amongst six main townships: and an additional 25 villages and farming catchments
It administers over $1 billion in assets, including six libraries and customer service centres, five swimming pools, as well as various major infrastructure and equipment, this Regional Council maintains a network of 829 kilometres of sealed and 3,318 kilometres of unsealed roads within the region.
About the Role:
The primary purpose of this position is to:
- Manage the financial planning and reporting functions for Council;
- Provide strategic advice to the Executive Management Team regarding Council’s financial position and performance, including business strategies to improve Council’s financial position and sustainability;
- Provide a comprehensive financial and management accounting service to all functional areas of Council, ensuring appropriate financial corporate policies, guidelines and procedures are maintained;
- Manage the finance team and its functions to ensure services are provided efficiently and effectively;
- Coordinate and implement practices that ensure Council complies with all statutory governance requirements as described in the Local Government Act 2009 and Local Government Regulation 2012 and other relevant legislation
- Prepare, manage and control Council’s annual budget, including providing regular reports such as the Budget Review Statements;
- Prepare Council’s annual financial statements in an efficient and timely manner;
- Manage Council’s loans, investments and cash flow to maximise the revenue received on investments;
- Oversee Council’s procurement function;
- Support Council staff to apply for funding, including developing appropriate costings, budgets as well as assisting with acquittals and reporting requirements;
- Tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or business management and professional accounting qualifications (CPA or CA). with extensive relevant experience
- Demonstrated ‘hands-on’ financial management skills and experience in a government sector. Including both management accounting and financial accounting skills.
- Demonstrated superior communication, consultative, interpersonal, stakeholder management and negotiation skills (both oral and written) including the preparation and presentation of reports.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with executive and management teams at strategic and operational levels and ability to conceive of and manage strategic planning processes.
- Extensive knowledge and application of Australian Accounting Standards, Australian Tax Legislation, Local Government Act and computerised information systems.
If this role interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume in WORD format quoting reference number ARFNSM to *****@windsor-group.com.au or contact Annette Rafter on 07 3211 0***.
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