Creditors Officer

Job No: GISC233

Location: Glen Innes

Employment Status: Full-Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 27 May 2024 AEST

Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.

Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.

The Council covers an area of 5,487km², and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW.  This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work. 

Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.

A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:

• Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
• Long service leave after 5 years
• Corporate wellbeing programs
• Employee vaccinations
• PPE supplied
• Training and development programs
• Education assistance

THE POSITION

This position will prepare, process and remit payments for accounts payable and maintain associated data and records in accordance with statutory and Council requirements.

Reporting to the Management Accountant you will:

• Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, policies and procedures and ensure the implementation of legislative requirements and procedures within area of responsibility.
• Undertake full end to end accounts payable processing in accordance with the relevant statutory legislation, and in accordance with Council’s policies and processes and audit requirements to maintain a high level of data accuracy and integrity.
• Maintain physical and computerised master data for creditor records and files in accordance with Council’s policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
• Complete supplier credit applications and submit applications to the relevant manager for authorisation. 
• Reconcile the creditor control accounts and the creditors sub-ledger to the general ledger and reconcile creditor statements on a monthly basis and resolve all outstanding items on a timely manner.
• Assist the Chief Financial Officer, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant in the preparation of the Business Activity Statements (BAS) in accordance with Australian Taxation Office requirements, auditing of petty cash and cash handling procedures, credit card reconciliations and preparing creditors’ journal entries.
• Assist when required with general telephone and counter enquiries when Customer Services staff are unavailable.
• Prepare reports as required for the Chief Financial Officer, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, other managers and / or other organisations regarding aged payables report, creditor payments, electronic banking, GST and other relevant matters.
• Participate in and undertake process improvement initiatives including training and coaching new or relief staff to assist them to learn aspects of the job.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Specifically, you will have:

Essential

• Demonstrated commitment to high standards of customer service
• Proven ability to deal appropriately with sensitive and / or confidential information
• Demonstrated knowledge of Goods and Services Tax (GST) requirements
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Sound computer skills, including the design and application of basic spreadsheets
• Sound mathematical skills and attention to detail in calculating monetary transactions 

Desirable

• Certificate III in Business Administration or, knowledge of the administration and processing of accounts payable
• Basic knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics Financial Accounting system or any other similar Government accounting software
• Class C (Car) Drivers Licence 

HOW TO APPLY

• Applications close: 5:00pm on Monday 27 May 2024
• Carefully read the Information Package to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
• Please ensure that you attach a copy of a recent resume
• Position specific enquiries may be directed to Fiona O’Brien, Management Accountant on (02) 6730 2373 or email fobrien@gisc.nsw.gov.au
• Any enquiries relating to the application process may be directed to Helen Stapleton on (02) 6730 2303 or email jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au
• Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake referee checks, police checks and a functional assessment with Council’s physiotherapist. 
• All correspondence will be via the email address you supply as part of your application, therefore please ensure that the email address is valid and that you check it regularly (please be sure to check your junk email also).

Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply. 

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