Senior Accountant - Assets & Financial Reporting
Job No:
TSC1638
Location:
Murwillumbah
Drive financial excellence across Council by delivering expert accounting advice and powering strong planning, reporting, and revenue outcomes. Lead a high‑performing team and shape the future of our corporate accounting, asset reporting, or revenue and treasury functions.
About the role:
- Lead one of Council’s key finance streams - Assets & Financial Reporting - while providing high‑quality, generalist financial advice across the organisation
- Oversee day‑to‑day operations and provide expert guidance to internal clients, ensuring strong financial governance and consistent service delivery.
- Supervise and mentor a dedicated finance team (of 4), fostering capability, performance, and collaborative working practices
- Drive high‑level financial functions such as corporate reporting, statutory end‑of‑year accounts, asset register management.
- Maintain and improve critical financial systems, including Enterprise Resource Planning (TechnologyOne) applications, and asset/work management platforms.
- Deliver specialist financial advice across areas such as financial and asset reporting, taxes applicable to local government, accounting standards, and system administration.
- Ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory, and organisational requirements, including accurate record‑keeping through Council’s records management systems.
What's on offer:
- a permanent full‑time position with opportunities to expand your skills and expertise.
- a base salary ranging from $119,030 per annum with competency-based increments up to $132,348 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70-hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).
We are seeking:
- A qualified finance professional with a degree in Business, Accounting or Commerce.
- Someone with substantial experience in senior accounting, finance, rating, or related local government roles.
- Solid knowledge of statutory reporting, accounting standards, and asset accounting ideally in the public sector of for a large reporting entity.
- High proficiency in financial systems administration such as TechnologyOne, Assetic, MyData, and the ability to use business intelligence reporting tools.
- An inspiring leader with excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate teams to deliver high‑quality results.
About us:
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 06 February 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
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Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process
Pre-Employment Screening:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct. Click here for more information.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
How To Apply:
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
- Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'.
- You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
- Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
Selection Criteria:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Do you hold degree in Business, Accounting or Commerce?
- Describe your experience working at a senior level in accounting, finance, or rating within local government or another relevant sector. What were your key responsibilities, and what measurable outcomes or improvements did you achieve in this role?
- Give an example of a complex statutory reporting challenge you led (e.g., EOFY statements, audit queries). How did you interpret and implement relevant Australian Accounting Standards and other business or sector requirements to resolve it?
- Walk us through a time you improved asset accounting or financial reporting practices. What methodologies, assumptions, and controls did you use?
- How do you ensure tight reporting deadlines are met for yourself and the teams that you have led?
- Provide an example of leading and motivating a multidisciplinary finance team through peak periods or change (e.g., audit, budget, upgrades). How did you communicate, set expectations, and develop capability?
Desirable:
- Do you hold a postgraduate qualification in finance or management?
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| Unit | Financial Services |
| Job Grade | JG 8 |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Employment Type | Full Time |
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