Come and join the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes in this essential role to assist our Corporate Services team! Working in a collaborative and community-focused workplace, you will play a key role in financial reporting, budgeting, compliance, and supporting informed decision-making across the organisation. If you are a proactive, detail-oriented professional looking to make a meaningful contribution to local government, we encourage you to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

- Contribute to ensuring compliance of Council’s finance practices within the legislative requirements

- Review data entry of all financial transactions to ensure correct accounting treatment and allocations against current budget

- Maintain the system parameters and setup of Council’s electronic procurement system (ALTUS procurement)

- Prepare statement of income and expenditure for all grant acquittals

- Contribute to the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports for presentation to Council in compliance with statutory requirements and Council Policy

- As required, preparation of other reports and administrative functions as determined by the Manager Finance and Administration

- Review data entry of all financial transactions to ensure correct accounting treatment and allocations against current budget

- As require,



provide support and guidance to Customer Service Officers and Finance Officers

- As require, provide backup for the payroll, rates, creditors and debtors functions

- Maintain the Shire’s loan and lease register

- Maintain the Shire’s Insurance Register and administer claims

- Undertake the Monthly Asset Accounting

- Ensure adherence to statutory requirements and corporate process.

- Maintain confidentiality in financial matters and uphold high ethical standards

- Other duties as directed by the Director Corporate, Economic and Community Development or Manager Finance and Administration

Corporate Responsibilities

- Contribute to the development and adherence of corporate policies and procedures

- Maintain the Council’s register of investments, and as required invest surplus funds along with the Director Corporate Services or Manager Finance

- Maintain the Shire’s loan and lease register

- Maintain the Shire’s Insurance Register and administer claims

Ideally you will have a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and/or have substantial demonstrated experience in a relevant field.

For more information contact *******@bridgetown.wa.gov.au

📌 Accountant (Bunbury)
🏢 Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
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