Finance Support Officer - Costing
Job No:
TSC1642
Location:
Murwillumbah
Join our dynamic team where you’ll play a key role in costing, bank reconciliations, and ensuring accurate general ledger allocations, while also providing valuable backup support across the unit.
About the role:
- Support daily financial operations by allocating cash receipts and payments in the general ledger and assisting with the Bank Reconciliation process.
- Provide administrative and financial support to senior Finance Officers, including grant reporting, Balance Sheet reconciliations and other financial reporting tasks.
- Create Purchase Orders and process cost allocations in TechOne, covering stores, fuel, small plant, payroll deductions and cost corrections.
- Conduct stocktakes across multiple areas including Stores, the Art Gallery, Museum and Pools, ensuring accurate record‑keeping and compliance.
- Manage documents using Council’s Record Management System and provide backup assistance across Financial Services functions such as Payroll and Accounts Payable.
What's on offer:
- a permanent full-time position with opportunities to grow your skills across multiple financial functions.
- a base salary ranging from $62,124 per annum with competency-based increments up to $71,178 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 candidate who has successfully completed Year 12 supported by accounting studies and/or practical accounting experience.
- Someone with demonstrated knowledge and experience with financial accounting systems and the bank reconciliation process.
- Strong competence in spreadsheet use, with the ability to interpret, analyse and present financial data.
- An individual with a solid understanding of accounts payable and payroll functions.
- A clear communicator with strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to apply knowledge effectively to resolve issues within the scope of the role.
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 20 February 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Click here to view the Position Description
TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria
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:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Have you successfully completed Year 12 and undertaken accounting studies and/or gained accounting experience?
- Describe your knowledge and experience with financial accounting systems and processes. Please include any specific systems you have used and the types of tasks you completed.
- Provide examples of how you have used spreadsheets in previous roles. What functions or features do you commonly use, and for what purposes?
- Tell us about your understanding or experience with accounts payable and/or payroll systems. How have you contributed to maintaining accuracy and efficiency in these areas?
- Describe your knowledge and experience with the bank reconciliation process.
- Give an example of a time when you identified and solved a problem in a financial or administrative context. What steps did you take and what was the outcome?
- Please describe a situation in which you were required to communicate complex or sensitive information to colleagues or stakeholders. What actions did you take to ensure your communication was clear and effective, and what was the outcome?
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