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Management Accountant (1 year Fixed Term)
Noosa Council
Are you looking to live and work in one of Australia’s premier locations and help achieve Noosa Council’s vision of “Noosa Shire – different by nature”?
Noosa Council is located at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Covering an area of 871km2 Noosa has a proud history of preserving its natural environment and is recognised by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. The region offers pristine beaches and a unique mix of country and coastal living making it one of the best places in Australia to live and work.
Council's vision is underpinned by our Council's beliefs. When working towards our Noosa Vision 2037, Council will focus on:
- Respect: Respect for the diversity of opinions and beliefs in our community
- Inclusion: Access to participatory and democratic processes
- Responsiveness: As a Council, being connected with our community
- Authenticity: Understand our history and learning from our past.
Noosa Council is a supportive and passionate team built around openness and informality. The staff have together defined how they want to operate as a Council. These values include:
- Community: Working hand in hand with our community
- Innovation: Striving for better ways to do things
- Sustainability: Managing environmental, social and economic resources for the future
About the Role
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and highly motivated Management Accountant to join the Financial Services Branch at Noosa Council.
The successful applicant will provide accurate and timely financial information and advice to support the organisation with development, management and monitoring of budgets and operational activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Establishing in-depth knowledge of the operations of client businesses and assisting management in the development or refinement of business processes as part of organisational service reviews.
- Provision of accounting support to the Department and Branch and the Financial Services Manager to facilitate the preparation of the annual budget and ongoing budget reviews in accordance with organisational timeframes and requirements.
- Provision of ongoing advice on budget allocations, budget reviews, job costing and operational maintenance allocations.
- Development and maintenance of processes to track the financial status of various operational projects. This includes the on-going review of existing processes and forward planning of branches’ future financial requirements.
- Submission of financial reports on activities as they impact on the Corporate Plan and Council’s financial reporting processes, including the production, submission and investigation of monthly financial performance reports.
- Ongoing ledger analysis and preparation of budget and actual journals to ensure ledger integrity.
- Compilation and analysis of financial data for projects, reports and/or returns as requested.
- Completion of various suspense and control account reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- In partnership with the Financial Services Manager, undertake monthly reconciliations and associated transfers and accruals to facilitate the generation of standard reports including monthly, quarterly and annual reports to Council.
- Maintain knowledge of Council’s financial, budgeting, cash receipting, procurement and property systems appropriate to the role and provision of advice to management to improve business outcomes.
- Provide training to business areas in the use of financial systems and features to improve business processes.
- Such other relevant duties as required which would generally fall within the scope of this position.
Position Requirements
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in local government finance producing financial reports in accordance with the relevant accounting standards and local government legislation.
- Experience in applying the practical principles of cost accounting in particular cost assignment and allocation in an activity based costing environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer system applications, including integrated financial systems, databases, spreadsheets and personal application software.
- Well-developed analytical and interpretive skills and proven ability to exercise initiative and judgement to meet business needs.
- High-level communication and interpersonal skills as required to deal confidently with people at all levels both internally and externally.
- Effective time management skills, including but not limited to, working independently, setting priorities, setting and meeting deadlines and organising own workloads.
Essential Qualifications, Training and Licences
- Degree qualifications in accounting or a relevant discipline
- Driver’s Licence – “C” class
You must apply for the position via Council's website (https://applynow.net.au/jobs/ni/ZZ0440) if you wish to be considered.
Please contact Trent Grauf, Manager Finance on (07) 5329 6150 for any further information regarding the position.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST), Monday 5 August, 2019.
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