Finance Business Partner

What's on Offer?

Location: This position is based Barcaldine with Regional Work and Travel as required.

Classification Level: Minimum Level 5.1 of the Queensland Local Government Industry (Stream A) Award - State 2017.

Wage: $82,890.60 per annum + 12% Superannuation Contribution.

Payment of Wages: Council employees are paid fortnightly.

Hours of work: 72.5 Hours over a 9-day working fortnight. 

Leave Entitlements: Five (5) weeks annual leave per annum + 17.5% loading. Fifteen (15) days Personal Leave (sick leave) per annum

Equal Opportunity: Barcaldine Regional Council is an equal opportunity employer, and all suitably qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

About the Position:

Barcaldine Regional Council is seeking a motivated individual to support our Finance team. Be an integral part of a small team and support Council's Finance projects and strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Manager of Finance and Senior Finance Business Partner with the development of annual budget and quarterly budget reviews.
• Support monthly financial reporting processes including both reporting to Council and internal management reporting, including performing monthly variance analysis to manage revenue and expenditure risk.
• Maintain Council's general ledger and asset ledgers, including operating and capital work order / job costing, plant and fleet hire rates and costing etc.
• Support the successful transition to Council's new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to enhance revenue, procurement and financial reporting processes.
• Monitor and manage grant receipts and milestones under government funding programs.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual grant acquittals and reports.
• Provide management and asset accounting support to the organisation with respect to budget queries, work order and job creation and management, capital and operational financial reporting, and plant and fleet analysis.
• Responsible for the successful delivery of asset accounting responsibilities as required under legislation.
• Coordinate annual asset revaluations, indexations, useful life reviews, and disposal checks in consultation with the Accountant and Finance Manager.
• Support the successful transition to Council's new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERO) system to enhance asset accounting and management processes.

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Essential Criteria:

Education:

• Recognised qualifications in Accounting, Business, or Commerce are desirable but not mandatory.

Licencing:

• Current Queensland class 'C' Driver Licence or ability to obtain.

Experience and Knowledge:

• Experience with setting and monitoring budgets, preparing financial reports, and conducting variance analysis.
• Demonstrated excellence in planning and organisational skills, with sound attention to detail, quality focus, and the necessary interpersonal and influencing skills to work within a finance team and across functions to achieve desired outcomes.
• Demonstrated asset accounting experience.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, particularly the ability to articulate financial information in a non-technical manner.
• Experience in Australian Local Government or with a government body is desirable but not mandatory.

Closing date: Sunday, 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm

For more Information, please contact Human Resources at hrm@barc.qld.gov.au