Assistant Financial Accountant

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 5 - Salary Range $78,646 to $90,563 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

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the position is to provide financial accounting advice / support and delivering customer focused, financial reporting in accordance with relevant legislation and standards and is responsible for the input and maintenance of accurate financial records within the financial database and to ensure stakeholders receive timely financial accounting information.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial accounting including preparation and posting general journals, cashflow, investments, borrowing and leases.
• Complete in a timely matter the daily bank reconciliation and monthly general ledger reconciliations, while ensuring accuracy and integrity of information and investigating and reporting on variances and major discrepancies to the Financial Accountant.
• Assist with the preparation of Business Activity Statement, Fringe Benefit Tax return, and GST compliance.
• Provide financial accounting information to Council’s external auditors in response to audit information requirements to ensure an accurate and timely annual financial audit process and implementation of audit recommendations resulting from audit reports.

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About you

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

• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting or CPA / ICAA or progressing towards is desirable.
• Strong financial and accounting skills, with an understanding of relevant legislation, knowledge of local government practices desirable.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate financial records, reconcile accounts, and prepare high-quality financial reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, and experience with accounting software and financial databases highly regarded.
• Proven ability to plan, organise, and prioritise work efficiently, meeting deadlines and achieving objectives within available resources.

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 - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Tegan Finch, Financial Accountant on 9747 5741. 

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.