Gympie Regional Council Hiring for Officer Finance Management Accounting Job at Gympie Full Time

The town of Gympie is central to the Gympie region, two hours north of Brisbane and in close proximity to the Sunshine and Fraser Coasts. Council offices are located in Gympie’s town centre close to shopping, cafes and parking.

Officer Finance Management Accounting (fixed term)

Remuneration: Annual salary commencing at $70,118 (pro rata) plus superannuation

Closing Date: Sunday 26 June 2022 at 11.00pm AEST

No late applications will be accepted. Only applications received via council’s online application system will be considered. Unsolicited applications from agencies will not be considered.

Job Description

Gympie Regional Council currently have a exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to join our Finance team for a 6 month period.

This position is to support the Accounting Services Section in timely delivery of financial obligations for Council including reporting for management, statutory and grant acquittals purposes.

The key responsibilities of this role include (but are not limited to):

• Provide assistance during end of month and end of financial year accounting requirements including processing of journals and reconciliations of general ledger accounts and sub ledgers.
• Provide assistance in the preparation of budgets and regular financial management reports (monthly, quarterly, annually)
• Assist with the preparation of regular (monthly, quarterly, annually) financial analysis of operational and capital financial performance with Responsible Managers, including underlying variance explanations in a timely fashion.
• Provide assistance in preparation of statutory reports including Australian Taxation Officer, Business Activity Reporting, Fringe Benefit Tax Reporting, Payroll Tax reports and other statutory obligations.
• Provide assistance in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual grant and subsidy program reporting requirements for internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to system improvement initiatives within the Finance and Risk Branch and across Council, including improving financial literacy and capacity of staff.

What we are looking for?

To be successful in this role, applicants should have:

• Demonstrated experience with computerised financial systems.
• Demonstrated computer literacy, in particular with Microsoft Excel and Word, demonstrated verbal and written communication skills to facilitate effective and efficient customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, yet successfully work as part of an integrated team.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively to a time management plan to achieve work goals and meet deadlines.

Who to Contact

For information regarding the requirements of this role, please contact Debra Hatherell, Manager Finance on 5481 0637 or email debra.hatherell@gympie.qld.gov.au

For assistance lodging your application using Council’s online system, please contact Rowena Chapman, Senior Officer Human Resources on 5481 0687 or email rowena.chapman@gympie.qld.gov.au

What we offer?

• Nine day fortnight
• Access to employee health and well-being programs
• Fitness Passport: work out at over 25 local gyms for you and your family at a subsidised rate
• Access to professional development and employee education assistance
• Long service leave after seven years
• Generous superannuation scheme 13 per cent
• Access to salary sacrificing
• Employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling services for employees and their families.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake various checks such as skills, qualifications, reference and national police.

Please note before continuing: It is advisable that you prepare your responses in a separate word or text document, saving your work as you go and that you then copy and paste this prepared information in the form before completing the application process. Please keep your responses to a maximum 300 words for each question.

Applications close Sunday 26 June 2022 at 11pm AEST. No late applications will be accepted. Only applications received via council’s online application system will be considered. Unsolicited applications from agencies will not be accepted.