Immediate Start Finance Officer

Overview

Join Our Payroll Team – Finance Officer (Full-Time, Maximum-Term)

We’re excited to offer a maximum-term full-time opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our dedicated payroll team. This team plays a vital role in ensuring our staff are paid accurately and on time every week and provides support with interpreting Award provisions and responding to staff enquiries.

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys working collaboratively, and has experience using contemporary HR/Payroll software. If you’re detail-oriented and passionate about delivering great service, we’d love to hear from you

Role responsibilities

- Supports Payroll Officer with the preparation of the weekly payrun
- Responsible for special projects and assignments, including adhoc reporting
- Requires interpretation and implementation of Local Government Award provisions, Council Policy requirements and relevant legislation demands
- Responsible for user set-up/security and the purchasing and inventory modules in our corporate financial system, council uses Finance One

What’s on offer

- A base salary ranging from $74,572 per annum with competency-based increments up to $87,551, plus 12% super
- Maximum-term – 24 months
- 35 hour week, 9 day fortnight
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- Generous employment conditions

We are seeking

- Experience in delivery of a medium-to-large volume, weekly payroll containing variety of employment arrangements, council uses iChris and Timefiler
- Experience in records management system, council uses Technology One
- Eye for detail, high level of accuracy
- Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels, and provide accurate interpretation of the Local Government Award
- Previous experience in our software is desirable, but full training in our software and procedures will be provided

About us

- Located on the 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
- 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 3 October 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Recruitment timeframe

- Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed the week commencing 20 October 2025

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

Reference checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. 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.

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Selection criteria (sample questions)

- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this opportunity?
- Please detail your proven experience managing medium-to-large weekly payrolls with diverse employment arrangements, including interpreting Local Government Awards, policies, and legislation
- Please detail your strong financial and computing skills, particularly in spreadsheets and financial systems, with the ability to deliver financial projects effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative approach to team environments
- Desirable: Knowledge of local government accounting principles and experience using iChris payroll/HR and TimeFiler timesheet systems

Notes

Some sections of the original posting contained stand-alone boilerplate and non-applicant content; this refined description removes unrelated items while preserving essential role information and requirements. This posting does not include any expired or misleading details.

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