Finance Officer - Grants
Job No:
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Location:
Murwillumbah
Step into a key financial leadership role where you'll manage grants, subsidies, and external funding to maximise Council’s revenue, while ensuring accurate bank reconciliations and general ledger integrity. Lead and support a dedicated costing officer as you help drive strong financial governance and high‑quality reporting across the organisation.
About the role:
- Manage all financial aspects of grants and subsidised schemes, including liaising with government departments, granting authorities, and external auditors to prepare accurate grant acquittals.
- Prepare and complete the relevant notes to the Annual Financial Statements relating to grant administration, assets, and expenditure.
- Ensure general ledger transactions are correctly costed to appropriate accounts within Finance One modules.
- Supervise, coach and provide leadership to the Finance Support Officer – Costing.
- Work closely with and provide support to the Senior Accountant while contributing to strong financial governance across the organisation.
What's on offer:
- a permanent full‑time position, offering professional growth and the opportunity to play a key role in Council’s financial operations.
- a base salary ranging from $74,572 per annum with competency-based increments up to $87,551 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:
- Someone who holds a Certificate qualification in Business or extensive accounting experience in a related field, specifically across grants and bank reconciliations.
- Proven experience using corporate accounting systems and the Microsoft Office Suite, with strong Excel skills.
- Solid understanding of financial procedures, practices, and accurate transaction processing.
- Competence in applying cost accounting principles to monitor and analyse expenditure and income.
- Basic knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, including experience preparing grant acquittals and audit schedules.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team and demonstrate sound supervisory capability.
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
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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:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity
- Do you hold a Certificate qualification in Business, or do you have extensive accounting experience—particularly in grants management and bank reconciliations?
- Can you describe your experience using corporate accounting systems and the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel? Please provide examples that demonstrate
your understanding and application of financial procedures and practices.
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How have you applied cost accounting principles to monitor or analyse expenditure and income in your previous roles?
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What knowledge do you have of Australian Accounting Standards, and what experience do you have preparing grant acquittals or audit schedules?
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Can you provide examples that demonstrate your ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally?
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Describe a time when you worked effectively as part of a team. What was your role and contribution?
- Please outline your experience supervising or leading others and any challenges you encountered and how you addressed them.
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