Accounts & Systems Management Officer

Job No: CN2447

Location: Newcastle

Employment Status: Fixed-term, full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 23 Mar 2021 AEDT

• Are you looking to utilise your well-developed administration skills with a focus on accounts and reporting?
• Are you passionate about customer service and enjoy working as part of a team?
• Two-year, fixed-term opportunity – 35 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements available, including flexitime and a 9-day fortnight.

Thriving and rapidly transforming, Newcastle is New South Wales’ second largest city and is located 160km north of Sydney. It offers the perfect lifestyle and career environment.

City of Newcastle (CN) is looking for a dedicated Accounts & Systems Management Officer to oversee day to day activities of the Summerhill Waste Management facilities weighbridge, ensuring staff deliver an efficient, effective and courteous service to the public.

Reporting to the Senior Administration & Office Coordinator, you’ll provide high quality administrative and financial support for the weighbridge service, including reporting, maintaining accounts, training new staff on weighbridge software, and providing high level customer service on behalf of CN to both internal and external customers.

Among other duties, you’ll be responsible for maintaining commercial and domestic accounts for the Waste Services team, ensuring a high standard of accuracy in relation to invoices, the capture and storage of data, and financial reconciliations. Additionally, you’ll manage and be the system expert for the weighbridge system (Mandalay).  At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.

The essentials you’ll need:

• Qualifications (Certificate IV) in accounts or office administration, experience in computerised accounts system or recent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated research and account management skills, systems management, problem solving skills coupled with a strong ability to negotiate and liaise with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain complex spreadsheets and reports coupled with a high attention to detail to ensure accuracy and compliance. As well as well‐developed time management and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated understanding, knowledge and experience to reference, interpret and administer policies and procedures with a focus on financial regulations, rating structures and invoicing.
• Ability to exercise initiative and judgement and to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to efficiently and accurately interpret available information and determine solutions when faced with conflicting and varied demands.
• Ability to work as a team responsible for the administration, weighbridge and customer service functions.
• High customer service focus and an ability to think on your feet, work under pressure and maintain a professional demeanour at all times.
• Demonstrated skills and knowledge of Accounting Systems, Microsoft Word, Outlook, financial, weighbridge and electronic document management systems.
• Previous experience handling large volumes of financial transactions in cash, EFTPOS and accounts.

Other valuable skills you may have:

• Knowledge of City of Newcastle fees & charges.
• Knowledge of weighbridge software systems.
• Knowledge in the One Council Financial system.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to participate in on-site rosters as required allowing 364 day operations per year, including reasonable scheduled and un-scheduled overtime, weekend and public holidays as required.
• Ability and willingness to work staggered, non-standard start and finish times.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in a large-scale waste management collections and disposal operation.
• Previous experience of working in a similar role within local government.
• Current Class C Driver’s Licence.

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City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

To view the full position description please click here.

Application Closing Date: Monday, 22 March 2021.

Remuneration: $68,415.94 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Sharon Ryan, Senior Administration and Office Coordinator, 02 4974 6138 or Zeljka Prentice – Business Analyst, 02 49742495.

At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.