Rates Coordinator
Job No:
NSYD427
Location:
North Sydney
North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands and a bustling CBD.
The role
We are seeking a Rates Coordinator to join our Financial Services department. This role is crucial for mitigating financial and reputational risks by ensuring accurate property and rates accounting records and systems. You will support the Chief Financial Officer and oversee the Rates team, promoting a culture of excellence while enhancing community confidence in our services.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Financial Controls: Ensure timely and accurate property and rates accounting records in compliance with statutory obligations.
- System Evaluation: Continuously assess and improve systems, policies, and procedures related to the Rates function.
- Compliance: Maintain best practices to ensure adherence to Office of Local Government requirements and guidelines.
- System Integrity: Oversee the operation of the Rating system, collaborating with Legal, Finance, and IT teams to ensure efficient usage.
- Training & Support: Provide training for staff on the Rating system and address any reported issues, ensuring smooth operation.
- Customer Focus: Enhance the internal and external customer experience through strong service delivery.
Our culture
In 2023 we reviewed our organisational structure to increase leadership capacity and streamline decision-making, as well as increasing innovation, collaboration and communication. Our broader cultural transformation for 2024 and beyond includes a focus on staff engagement, investment in learning and development and improved systems and processes all working together to empower the broader workforce to perform at their best.
Joining North Sydney Council now will enable you to go on this cultural transformation with us and to make a meaningful difference to both the organisation and the community of North Sydney.
Why work at NSC?
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.
North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:
- Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
- Access to Fitness Passport
- Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
- Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
- Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
- A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks
- Access to employee recognition and reward program
- Weekly fruit baskets
- Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
- Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
- Monetary transport allowance
- Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
- Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
- Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways
How to apply
Applicants are required to submit a resume and provide a brief summary of how your skills and experience meet the key requirements of the role.
This position requires a Police Clearance and is a requirement of the recruitment process.
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Closing Date: 07 November 2024 - 11.30pm
North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council also adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.