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"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"

Primary Work Location: Wyong, NSW 

• Newly created position working in the corporate Finance team and leading a team of professionals
• Work/life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
• Permanent full time 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

This newly created position will be leading a team of professionals who are responsible for the delivery of asset management, asset accounting, statutory and internal reporting and providing advice and guidance in ensuring positive outcomes for asset management.

The position is also responsible for developing stakeholder relationships with teams and business units across Council to help improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of Council's Asset portfolio and ensuring alignment between the Asset Management Strategy and the Financial Strategy.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Key activities of this role include:

• Lead a team of professionals including providing coaching and support to develop capability.
• Create and monitor a system of accounting policies and procedures for recording fixed assets and fixed asset acquisitions, works in kind and asset disposal.
• Provide support into capital works planning and budgeting.
• Undertake financial modelling, project accounting and financial reporting of Council's capital projects and assets, including whole of life costing of Council owned assets.
• Lead the fair value revaluations of Council's assets and maintain the integrity of Council's fixed asset register.

Essential criteria:

• Bachelor degree qualification in Accounting, Commerce or Business Administration or a related field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development.
• Extensive experience in a similar role working in a large organisation using complex integrated financial systems e.g. Oracle, Civica or equivalent and extensive experience using Microsoft Excel at an advanced level.
• Extensive experience in asset accounting and capital project accounting with demonstrated experience managing a team operating in asset accounting.
• Understanding and demonstrated experience managing in a highly regulated industry insuring compliance with legislation whilst ensuring efficient operations.
• Demonstrated experience and capability in managing large volume and complex data sets.
• Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of asset accounting standards and the legislative and reporting framework for Local Government which includes but is not limited to Australian Accounting Standards, Local Government Act 1993, Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting, OLG Guidelines, Ministers Orders and Circulars, Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Water Management Act 2000.
• Experience in delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, variance analysis, investigations, recommendations and sustainable solutions for the organisation. Ability to plan and prioritise, time manage, organise workloads and demonstrate ownership and accountability for own work performance in order to meet changing priorities, organisation goals and legislative timeframes.
• Well-developed performance improvement and consultation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership behaviours, including active communication with the team in regard to performance, business strategy, diversity, coaching and mentoring and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, credible relationships and influence, persuade or negotiate outcomes that are of benefit or add value, to all or part of the organisation
• Proven ability to assess, interpret and judge information or situations, and formulate recommendations, provide specialist advice or deliver a service, based on the findings.

What we offer: 

• Weekly pay cycle
• Generous leave provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health & Wellbeing Leave, Long Service Leave after 5 years, Additional purchased leave, Parental Leave – 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks
• Novated leasing program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to employees and their families
• Fitness Passport – access to gyms across the Central Coast and Newcastle
• Health and wellbeing programs – skin cancer screening, Breast screen, Flu vaccination, blood donations;
• Recognition of Service
• Individual career development and learning opportunities
• Reward and Recognition program.

A 9- day fortnight currently applies to this role, with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available.

This role provides a commencing salary range of between $96,336k to $115,570k per annum dependent on skills and experience + 11% superannuation.

Central Coast Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all of our employees. In accordance with Council's WHS requirements and COVID-19 Safety Plans we require all employees to be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Enquiries: Michelle Best, Section Manager Financial Accounting on ph: 0419 811 010

If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Closing Date:  Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 26 November 2023.

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HOW TO APPLY

Thank you for your interest in the position.

For more information on applying for a role with Central Coast Council please click on the following link: https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/careers-and-volunteering/applying-position

Apply now using our fast, easy to use on-line application process. 

Don't have access to a computer or electronic device? Applications can be lodged at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1 hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

Please note that you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system.

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finally submit your application.  

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To lodge your application, please follow the below steps:

Step 1:  Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible in response to the questions asked.

Step 2:  Attach your resume 

Step 3:  Attach your qualifications and licences

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

IMPORTANT: If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. Please be advised, in order to ensure you receive all email communications from Central Coast Council, please whitelist 'recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au' in your preferred email client.  For Further instructions please click here. 

 PLEASE NOTE: By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information provided by yourself in this application is true & correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.  You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks (Referee check, Working With Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, Employment History and an Australian Federal Police Check) as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

I also acknowledge that I will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.