Commercial Accountant

Commercial Accountant (Sustainability)

Are you a tertiary qualified accountant or engineer looking for your next challenge while balancing lifestyle? Join our finance team in an award-winning local government organisation working as a full time Commercial/Sustainability professional.

This role would suit a variety of experienced professional roles that are looking at broadening their skillset and delving into the exciting and rapidly growing renewable energy sector. Examples include a financial or corporate accountant, sustainability engineer or environmental accountant. Council is offering the right applicant training and development opportunities to grow into the role.

What We can offer

• An RDO every four weeks
• Long Service Leave after 5 years
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Health & Wellbeing Benefits

About the Role

The Commercial/Sustainability Accountant is responsible for monitoring and maintaining Councils solar array management contracts, and the facility site to ensure optimal performance. They will work with the Financial Planning Coordinator, CFO and the broader team to develop and embed reporting solutions, controls and frameworks to support timely and transparent reporting of climate and sustainable financing information. They will support key initiatives to help the delivery of our sustainability and climate commitments and have the opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across the business, finance and environment teams.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in an accounting, business or commerce field. Any STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) would be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in scoping and project managing sustainability projects or programs focused in more than one of the following: 1) resource management 2) climate change mitigation and adaptation 3) stakeholder engagement and change management.
• Sound knowledge of legislation and government policy relating to resource efficiency, energy management and climate change
• Demonstrated ability to develop organisation-wide strategies, including excellent strategic sustainability research capability (e.g., sustainability benchmarking, materiality, trends analysis)
• Demonstrated ability to manage energy retail, operational and maintenance contracts.
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and to deliver outcomes in specified timeframes.
• High degree of commercial acumen and professional judgement with the ability to make recommendations and draw out insights.
• Commercial finance/FP&A skills e.g. balance sheet and/or revenue reporting and provision of relevant insights.
• External audit experience to prepare for responses, resolve audit findings working with relevant stakeholders and improve the control environment.
• Knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) responsibilities and a commitment to attending relevant WHS training.

A competitive salary is on offer, working 35 hours per week over 19 days with an RDO every 4 weeks.

Additional benefits, generous leave allowances and long service leave after 5 years are all part of the package on offer.

The salary range being offered for this full-time position is $3,602 - $4,054 gross per fortnight plus superannuation which equates to an annual salary of $93,667 - $105,419 gross plus superannuation (dependent on skills, qualifications and experience).

What is next -

Applications close on 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm . Interviews may be conducted with suitable candidates before the closing date, and the position may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

I f you like the sound of this role, but have questions call Amanda Avnell or Kim Stanton, HR Specialist for a confidential discussion.