Gisc236 - Financial Accountant - Closes 24 June 2024

• Permanent Full-Time (70 hours per fortnight)
• From $87,451pa (inc superannuation)
• Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)

Council offers a wide range of benefits such as salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits), health and wellbeing programs and employee vaccinations to employees.Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.The Council covers an area of 5,487km2, and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW. This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work.Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:

• Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
• Long service leave after 5 years
• Corporate wellbeing programs
• Employee vaccinations
• PPE supplied
• Training and development programs

THE POSITION
The Financial Accountant will apply principles of accounting to analyse financial information and assist in the preparation of the financial statements of accounts and associated reports.Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer you will:

• Undertake a range of accounting tasks and processes that include month-end close, general ledger reconciliations (includes rates revenue and control accounts), chart of accounts maintenance and asset management as well as preparation of journals and trial balance.
• Reconcile payroll including employee leave entitlements and STP on a fortnightly and annual basis.
• Coordinate and finalise the annual Fees & Charges for the annual operational plan.
• Completes grant acquittals as required (LIRS, RTR) in conjunction with the Grants Officer and Management Accountant.
• Assist with the preparation of Council's Annual Financial Statements and Financial Data Return in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, Management Accountant, Finance Officer and other staff as required.
• Prepare Council’s Monthly Finance Report to Council and Management Executive Team for the Chief Financial Officer to approve.
• Assist in the formulation, implementation, review and processing of accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare and process all relevant statutory returns and ensures Council's compliance with Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT), including preparing and submitting monthly Business Activity Statements (BAS) and annual FBT returns.
• Manage, reconcile and record Councils leased assets on a monthly basis and Councils cash flow and investment requirements and ensure Council complies with the requirements of its Investment Policy and initiates a review of the Investment Policy on an annual basis.
• Reconcile Council’s loans register and ensure all repayments are processed on or before the relevant due dates.
• Maintain a register of Key Management Personnel and Related Party Transactions and ensuring Key Management Personnel comply with the reporting requirements as per the Policy adopted by Council. Recommends changes to that Policy from time to time.
• Assist the Chief Financial Officer in delivery of information and reconciliations for the external audit and relieve and assist the Management Accountant with relevant duties as required.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in accounting or finance
• Experience in financial reporting to meet statutory and compliance obligations, including financial statements
• Experience in the application of financial accounting principles and practices
• Financial modelling skills and experience
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Member of Chartered Professional Accountants or other relevant accounting body
• Drivers Licence

HOW TO APPLY

• Applications close: 5:00pm on Monday 24 June 2024
• Carefully read the Information Package to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
• Please ensure that you attach a copy of a recent resume
• Position specific enquiries may be directed to Shageer Mohammed, Chief Financial Officer on (02) 6730 2349 or email smohammed@gisc.nsw.gov.au
• Any enquiries relating to the application process may be directed to Helen Stapleton on (02) 6730 2303 or email jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au
• Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake referee checks, police checks and a functional assessment with Council’s physiotherapist.
• All correspondence will be via the email address you supply as part of your application, therefore please ensure that the email address is valid and that you check it regularly (please be sure to check your junk email also).

Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.Bernard Smith - General Manager
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