Financial Accountant

Full Time Fixed Term Position - 2 Year Contract

Band 7 - Salary Range $106,626 to $119,182 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

The financial accountant will support the Coordinator Accounting services to meet Council’s statutory reporting obligations and ensure the integrity of Council’s financial data. The position is to backfill for the Financial Accountant for a 2-year fixed term. As a Financial Accountant, the incumbent will take ownership of financial accounting functions while maintaining financial integrity through accurate reporting and compliance. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice and assist the Coordinator Accounting Services in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements in accordance with relevant legislative and accounting standards and assist in preparation of information requirements of the audit process.
• Development of cashflow management through maintenance of cash receipting, investments, banking, and bank reconciliations tasks to ensure that they are carried out in an accurate, efficient and timely manner.
• Provide specialist advice and assist the Coordinator Accounting Services in tax compliance involving the preparation of FBT and BAS returns in accordance with relevant legislative and timeframe requirements.
• General ledger management including the preparation of monthly reconciliations of subsidiary ledgers and general ledger to ensure the integrity of financial data within the Councils Corporate system.
• Lead the accounts payable function to ensure timely and accurate payments of creditors.

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• A Tertiary qualification in Accounting or related discipline and progress toward CPA or CA membership and appropriate experience.
• Relevant experience in financial, management accounting and/or financial systems is required.
• Sound Knowledge of the operations of a fully integrated corporate financial management, Executive Information Systems and an understanding of database query language would be an advantage.
• A good understanding of accounting standards and regulations and its applications in the Local Government context.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Rindayi Matienga, Coordinator Accounting Services on 9747 7132.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 30 January 2025