Team Leader Financial Accounting

Position Description
Central Highlands Water
- Integrity _
- Teamwork _
- Leadership _
- Care_**_ _**

**Team Leader, Financial Accounting**

**Title **Team Leader, Financial Accounting

**Classification **Band, Central Highlands Water Enterprise Agreement

**Team **Finance

**Division **Business Services

**Work location **Learmonth Road, Wendouree (remote working arrangements available)

**Employment type **Up to Full-time Hours, Permanent

Flexible options available: part-time, purchased leave, varied start and finish

times, working from alternative locations and -day fortnights

**Position reports to **Financial Controller

**Direct reports **Accountant (Payroll Support)

Accounts Payable Officer

**Our Values**

Our vision: _Our Water - Our Customers - Healthy Living _

Our mission: _Together, we provide quality water and wastewater services, safely, efficiently and sustainably to _
- communities in the Central Highlands Region _

Our values: _Integrity Teamwork Leadership Care**Organisational Environment**

At CHW ‘_Safety is Everyone’s Priority_. We are committed to the safety of our people, customers and the community
we serve and we have a zero tolerance towards harassment or violence within the workplace.

We have an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and difference. We believe all jobs can be worked flexibly
from varied cultural backgrounds.

We encourage employees’ continuous professional development. Employees are supported in keeping abreast of
current industry best practice and are encouraged to take an active personal interest in staying informed of
professional practices, standards and latest trends.

We believe that everyone has the capability to show leadership, regardless of their formal level of authority. We
expect all team members to focus their efforts on developing and displaying the leadership behaviours defined in our
Leadership Capability Framework. We have a commitment to enhancing our leadership maturity across the whole
business, through our internal Personal Leadership Program, Learn Lead Grow (LLG), and focussing on Leading
Self, Leading People and Leading the Organisation.

**Purpose**

The primary objectives of the position are to:

- Be a trusted advisor and foster active partnerships across the business and be an interface for clear and

user-friendly information between finance and operations.
- Deliver high quality, efficient and accurate accounts payable, asset and management accounting.
- Provide high level financial analysis, strategic advice and support across the organisation and drive process

improvement; and
- Provide leadership and support to the Financial Accounting team.

**Key Duties/Responsibilities**

**Leadership**
- Management and maintenance of fixed assets registers including additions, disposals, upgrades,

disposals, revaluation and impairment.
- Provide effective support, coordination and leadership to members of the Financial Accounting team.
- Build and foster relationships with Managers and their teams to ensure an in-depth knowledge of the

business’s accounting practices is gained whilst delivering a high level of customer service.
- Provide technical support, mentoring and other professional support to customers on matters relating to

accounting and evidence-based decision-making, embedding processes and improving utilisation of
systems.
- Represent CHW in industry groups, collaborative projects and research initiatives and provide thought

leadership to the organisation on accounting related innovations.
- Be proactive in working collaboratively and participate in project teams to manage accounting problems,

streamline processes, develop new tools and deliver enhancements.
- Provide accounting training including induction of accounting systems and awareness and

understanding of accounting principles and processes.
**Accounting**
- Management and maintenance of fixed assets registers including additions, disposals, upgrades,

disposals, revaluation and impairment.
- Preparation of the draft annual tax return, liaising with tax specialist and auditors on a timely basis and

adherence of the National Tax Equivalent Regime (NTER).
- Management of asset taxation in accordance with associated standards and procedures, including

preparation of the draft annual tax return, liaising with tax specialist and auditors on a timely basis and
adherence to the National Tax Equivalent Regime
- Process and reconcile Work in Progress and ensure it is kept to a mínimal balance.
- Produce balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting on a monthly basis.
- Review, improve and document changes to the Capital expenditure process on a regular basis.
- Manage the yearly balance sheet and cashflow function.
- Assist with the submission of the annual report, specifically relating to asset accounting, in a timely

manner.
- Provide internal and external auditors with timely responses to information requests.
- Review of data being input in