Finance Officer

**Join Our Team as a Finance Officer - Grants**

We’re seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Finance Officer - Grants to join our team. In this key role, you’ll be responsible for managing the financial aspects of grants and subsidised schemes, liaising with government departments, granting authorities, and external auditors. You'll prepare grant acquittals and contribute to the Annual Financial Statements, ensuring accuracy in the administration of grants, assets, and expenditure. Proficiency in financial systems and document management is essential, along with the ability to ensure transactions are accurately costed within Finance One. This is a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful community outcomes through sound financial stewardship.

**About the role**:

- Manage financial aspects of grants and subsidised schemes, including preparation of grant acquittals and liaison with government departments and granting authorities.
- Support the preparation of Annual Financial Statements, specifically Notes relating to grants, assets, and expenditure.
- Ensure accurate general ledger costings within the Finance One financial system.
- Maintain compliance with record management requirements using Council’s Record Management System.
- Perform additional finance-related duties as directed, within the scope of the role, skills, and training.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $72,400 per annum with competency-based increments up to $85,001 per annum, plus 11.5% 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
- **We are seeking**:

- Proficiency in using Corporate Accounting and Payroll Systems, along with strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Solid understanding of financial procedures, cost accounting principles, and the ability to monitor and report on expenditure and income.
- Basic knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and experience in preparing grant acquittals and audit-ready financial schedules.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team, with proven 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.
- 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**:
**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:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**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 holder a Certificate qualification in Business or extensive accounting experience in a related field, specifically across grants, assets, payroll, stores and bank reconciliations?
- If yes, please provide details of your qualification and/or experience below.
- What accounting and payroll systems have you used, and how proficient are you with Microsoft Excel?
- Provide an example of how you have applied cost accounting principles to monitor and report on financial performance.
- Describe your experience with preparing grant acquittals and your understanding of Australian Accounting Standards in this context.
- Tell us about a time you worked effectively as part of a team.
- Please describe your experience supervising others.

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