• Permanent, Full time
• $123,766.93 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Finance team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

Ensure the accurate and timely preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with Australian accounting standards and local government regulations, while maintaining the integrity of financial assets and overseeing a robust internal audit process.

What you’ll be doing:

• Development of the Annual Financial Statements in accordance with Australian accounting standards and local government regulations.
• Liaise with the internal auditor - accountability to effectively communicate and collaborate with the internal auditor, while also taking responsibility for investigating and implementing recommended improvements in internal control processes. This includes analysing audit findings, developing action plans, and ensuring their implementation to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls.
• Responsible for providing a comprehensive audit trail, documenting all actions taken, and verifying the quality of the implemented improvements.
• Developing the long-term capital works budget for the organisation.
• Accounting for Developer Contributions and acquitting the developer contributions against the capital works expenditure.
• Maintaining the integrity of the financial assets within the asset management system.
• Preparation of the quarterly financial Capital works reports
• Maintain the long-term budget model.
• Knowledge and understanding of implementing personnel practices and staff development schemes, whilst contributing to long term staffing strategies.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Responsibility in policy formulation with well-developed analytical, investigative and system problem solving skills. Essentially obtaining the ability to consider potential risks, benefits and trade-offs associated with each policy option.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in the application of Excel to obtain data from a mainframe system for manipulation in a networked PC environment.
• Skills and knowledge of management reporting procedures and processes including the preparation of monthly reports.
• Ability to adapt communication style to different individuals and situations in order to lead, motivate and develop others.
• Networking abilities to cultivate professional connections and alliances including the capacity to identify stakeholder needs and expectations, decide the appropriate action and respond accordingly.
• Assessing critically diverse alternatives, considering their potential outcomes, risks, and implications. The incumbent must navigate complex scenarios and synthesise information to produce well-informed recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and consult with senior management, team leaders and staff at all levels including external stakeholders, to achieve organisational outcomes and solve specialist problems.
• Ability to gain the cooperation of and establishing positive working relationships with Managers, Supervisors, peers, and stakeholders, including facilitation and leadership skills to deliver organisational outcomes.
• A knowledge of the operations and requirements of Local Government accounting is highly desirable.

Required Certifications & Qualifications: 

• Tertiary qualifications in the field of accounting, commerce, or a related discipline with substantial practical experience in a similar environment.
• CPA/CA qualified

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check. #LI-Hybrid

What’s in it for you

• An opportunity to make a difference at an early stage, high growth business with the backing of a successful, international market leader. 
• A supportive environment with access to experienced professionals in Australia and the wider international business. 
• Competitive remuneration with the opportunity to grow with the business. 
• Great leave policies to help support work life balance. 

Duties and responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for a broad range of roles, including volume recruitment of sales agents, customer service and retention agents. 
• Effective collaboration and relationship management with hiring managers and other key stakeholders. 
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards to track recruitment metrics and performance, and provide relevant insights. 
• Lead process improvement activities to enhance recruitment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Actively contribute to enhancing the Neilson Financial Services brand in the recruitment market. 
• Collaborate with various teams to understand hiring needs, develop effective recruitment strategies, and execute efficiently.
• Work independently to deliver multiple high-volume recruitment projects. 
• Assist in collecting documents from new hires, managing background check documentation, and communicating with candidates. 
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition. 
• Provide support for various HR initiatives and projects as needed.