Primary Work Location: Wyong Administration Building
Busy, Challenging and fast paced finance environment
Live and work on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW
Full Time position + RDO - Temporary Term Contract up to September 2020
Central Coast Council is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a healthy and safe work environment. We are committed to diversity in our community and our workforce and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with a disability and people from diverse backgrounds to apply to be part of our inclusive team.
Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.
Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
The Accountant - Financial Services is responsible for the financial and management accounting aspects of Council’s Finance operations. You will be responsible for ensuring all day-to-day financial records are captured and reported accurately in a timely manner and assist other areas within Financial Services to efficiently carry out Finance operations activities.
Our ideal candidate will be someone who is methodical, and has the ability to work in a fast paced and high volume environment. You will have worked previously for a medium to large organisation and have solid contemporary experience with reconciliations, data management, interactions with internal and external stakeholders and finance users and have the ability to prepare and maintain non-financial statistical data of finance operations across the organisation.
Key activities of this role include:
Contribute to the successful achievement of the Unit’s corporate objective by providing accounting and analytical support;
Assist in upholding the integrity of data within the Finance systems;
As directed assist the team in preparing monthly general ledger reconciliations, investigate and remediate gaps in accounting processes in a timely manner.
Please refer to the Position Description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.
This role provides a salary range of between $75.1k to $90.1k per annum + superannuation.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake a Criminal History check.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete additional online assessments.
Enquiries: Carlton Oldfield, Unit Manager Financial Services on ph 4350 1629 or 0400 710 892.
Closing Date: Applications close at Midnight on Monday, 30 September 2019.
