Management and Regulatory Accounting Lead

**Our organisation**

We take pride in our place in the Gippsland community. We are a quality essential service and support the health, safety and wellbeing of our community and staff. We are a significant employer in the region, working closely with our stakeholders towards an increasingly prosperous Gippsland.

We are innovative and committed to ensuring that Gippsland Water remains a great place to work. We do this by:

- Offering a flexible and stimulating workplace and investing in our people to enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our business and our region.
- Building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation.
- Building a diverse and inclusive organisation, where our people feel safe to bring their full and authentic self to work.

We also provide a range of employee benefits that will make your experience working at Gippsland Water both professionally and personally rewarding.

**The role**

The Management and Regulatory Accounting Lead is a key member of the Finance leadership team and critical in driving collaboration, autonomy and accountability in the team and across the broader organisation.

This role is primarily accountable for:

- Effective delivery and performance reporting of multiyear budgets and the provision of strategic and tactical advice and reports to the Executive team, Board of Directors, managers and responsible officers.
- Reports and advice on financial performance, economic regulation, price submission procedures and compliance with statutory obligations and regulations are key outputs.
- Managing and supporting a team of Management Accountants, ensuring the effective delivery of reliable, timely information to enable the organisation to make evidence-based decisions and optimise financial performance.

**What you’ll bring**
- Degree qualified (mandatory) with CPA or CA qualification preferred.
- Minimum 5 years' management accounting experience.
- Demonstrated internal stakeholder management skills and ability to negotiate.
- Highly developed leadership, interpersonal and collaborative skills and ability to work with all levels of an organisation.
- Strong financial reporting, analytical and modelling skills and high proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
- Demonstrated critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
- A passion for innovation and commitment to continuous improvement.

**Freedom**

We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees' varied needs and the business, including purchased leave, varied start and finish times, working from alternative locations and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life.

**How to apply**

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact **Jenny Martin, Manager Finance on 0412 500 469.**
- Demonstrated leadership experience, people management and the ability to motivate and inspire a high performing team in providing excellent customer services as well as ensuring employee safety and wellbeing.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills which demonstrate the ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organisation
- Demonstrated effective time management skills combined with the ability to prioritise in order to achieve high quality outcomes during times of peak activity.
- Outstanding knowledge and a high level of competence in Management Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Modelling and Data analytics and an understanding of complex economic regulatory management frameworks.

**Please note that if you do not fully address the selection criteria you may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process.**

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and a National Police Check.