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Muswellbrook Shire Council Hiring for Finance and Collections Officer Job at Muswellbrook Full Time
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About the position
The Finance & Collections Officer role will collect on designated outstanding accounts, maintain good customer relations with Council’s internal and external customers, as well as bank reconciliation and accounts receivable tasks. In addition, this role involves assisting with miscellaneous financial duties plus monthly and yearly accounting tasks.
Please note interviews will be held on Thursday 14 December 2022.
About Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook Shire is one of NSW’s most dynamic local government areas. For over four decades it has been at the heart of the State’s energy industry; with two of NSW’s base load power generators located in the Shire, Bayswater and Liddell. Muswellbrook Shire’s coal industry exports 25% of NSW’s thermal coal, it is the home of the two largest thoroughbred horse studs in the southern hemisphere, it produces a large volume of the Hunters viticulture and is home to the largest dairy industry in the Hunter.
Muswellbrook Shire Council is a vibrant workplace with a commitment to excellence in all facets of its operations, and is committed to employee welfare and development.
About you
- Certificate III/IV in Business/Finance &/or 3+ years’ experience in a direct customer contact, service, collections or finance environment.
- Basic account principles knowledge with demonstrated ability to reconcile subsidiary ledgers with appointed general ledger number.
- Demonstrated intermediate competence in computer operations including spreadsheets, GIS systems and databases and competence in the use of Microsoft Office Software (or equivalent).
- Previous collections experience (desirable).
- Previous experience in the use of Civica’s Authority Software (desirable).
- Demonstrated ability to carry out computerised bank reconciliations (desirable).
- Current NSW Driver’s License.
- Demonstrated experience and/or capability to deliver the Job Specific Key Accountabilities (outlined in Position Description).
- Demonstrated Developed key capabilities as defined in the Key Capabilities Table (outlined in Position Description).
We Offer
- Permanent full time, 35 hours per week
- Salary from $61,596 to $69,205, plus superannuation based on demonstrated competencies, qualifications, skills and experience
- Access to accrued Flexi-Time system