Finance Officer

Corporate Services | Main Administration Building, 25 Cedric Street
- Closing date: 08/07/2024**Finance Officer**
- **Permanent full-time opportunity based in Stirling, Western Australia**:

- **Free onsite fitness facilities | Free parking | On-site staff cafe**:

- **Annual leave loading and employer matched super contributions matching up to 6%**

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for accuracy and compliance? The City of Stirling is seeking a Finance Officer to join our Corporate Services team.

**About the Position**

As a Finance Officer, you’ll play a vital role in managing financial transactions and ensuring the smooth flow of funds within the organisation ensuring compliance with accounting procedures. This position is part of the Corporate Services Directorate and contributes to the efficient financial operations of the City of Stirling.

**Key Responsibilities**

The duties of the Finance Officer will include but are not limited to:

- Control and reconciliation of the City’s out-centre financial returns, security bonds, deposits and the administration of verge bonds.
- Provide an efficient payment service and advice to staff regarding all aspects of expenditure of the City’s funds.
- Receipt, journal and reconcile all returns from all out centres.
- Ensure all creditor invoices and credit notes are checked and validated.
- Answer phone queries regarding revenue or expenditure in line with the City’s policies and procedures.

**About You**
- ATAR levels in Maths and English.
- Certificate in Bookkeeping/Accounting from TAFE or equivalent experience.
- Experience in the use of computerised accounting packages involving reconciliation work and reporting.
- Working knowledge of GST legislation.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Effective time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently, show initiative and work productively as part of a team.

For further information, please refer to the position description.

**What We Offer**

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Free parking and easy public transport access
- Free onsite fitness facilities and end of journey facilities
- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres - only applicable for perM/Fixed-term employees
- Amazing in-house employee canteen
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program and initiatives including yearly flu vaccinations
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Generous study assistance
- Active social club
- Employee recognition program
- Novated Leasing (where applicable)

This permanent full-time position is a Level 5 Inside Workforce Agreement positions which attract a salary of $77,514 - $81,597 gross pro rata per annum plus superannuation from 1 July 2024

**To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a**:

- A copy of Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The right to work in Australia

**About Us**

The Corporate Services Directorate delivers essential support services, based on specialised knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal customers and the community.

The Directorate is committed to partnering with the business to provide high-level strategic support ensuring the ongoing wellbeing of the organisation and its people.

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 223,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.