Finance Support Officer

An excellent opportunity for someone to join our Financial Services team at Tweed Shire Council in a position that will showcase your attention to detail and financial skills.

**Duties include**:

- managing the incoming electronic mail for accounts payable
- high volume manual processing of invoices
- providing advice and services relating to Accounts Payable and GST related activities
- communicating with staff in relation to outstanding purchase orders and invoices
- answering supplier enquiries
- collating and distributing invoices in relation to Council's monthly accounts
- administer the reconciliation and authorisation of Council's corporate credit cards
- monitoring cash flow for monthly payment runs
- payment of monthly creditors via EFT in accordance with Council's payment procedure
- data entry and maintenance of database
- reconciling and following up outstanding invoices on monthly statements.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $1,068.32 per week with competency-based increments up to $1,224.01 per week, plus 10.5% 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 - **click here** for more).

**We are seeking**:

- hold a certificate IV in financial services, accounting, bookkeeping or similar
- knowledge of basic accounting and the accounts payable process
- accurate high volume data entry in a busy work environment
- well developed written and verbal communication skills
- attention to detail, and a focus on ensuring integrity and accuracy
- can do attitude with the ability to multitask and prioritise

**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**:
Click here to view the Position Description

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

Click here to view our Values

**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. Click here for more information.

**How To Apply**:
You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document. You can then COPY and PASTE your answers from Word into the below fields:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.
- Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. For tips on how to address the selection criteria, **click here**
- You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:
**Essential**:

- Certificate IV in Financial Services, Accounting, Bookkeeping or similar relevant qualification.
- Demonstrated knowledge of basic accounting.
- Demonstrated understanding of the accounts payable process and associated software systems.
- Demonstrated competence in high volume data entry.
- Demonstrated well developed oral and written communication skills and ability to liaise at all levels.
- Demonstrated accuracy in financial record keeping.
- Demonstrated understanding of quality customer service skills.

**Desirable**:

- Previous experience using Technology One CiA (Finance One) software.

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