You are a proactive and commercially minded finance qualified who enjoys turning complex financial information into transparent, practical advice. With strong analytical skills and sound management accounting experience, you can prepare budgets, forecasts and performance reports, identify emerging issues and support informed decision-making. You communicate with confidence, build trusted relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and bring a collaborative, customer-focused approach to your work. Comfortable working across competing priorities, you demonstrate accuracy, initiative and sound judgement, with a genuine commitment to improving financial processes and delivering positive outcomes for the organisation and community.

The Team

Financial Services Branch comprises professionals who are committed to delivering their expertise to the organisation and wider community. We value a strong work ethic, pride in our endeavour and the results we achieve through teamwork.

About the position

- This is a fixed term full-time position based in the Toowoomba CBD for 1 year with possible extension.
- The annual salary range for this position is $106,377.46 - $113,406.62 gross per annum, plus 17.5% annual leave loading and up to 12.65% superannuation.
- Enjoy work/life balance with a nine (9) day fortnight and access to banked leave.
- Professional development and learning opportunities.
- Salary sacrificing opportunities to boost your superannuation.
- Corporate discounts on selected private health insurance.
- Active social club - TRC Employee's Association.
- Access to the Fitness Passport Program - providing access to a wide range of local health, fitness, and leisure facilities with one affordable membership.




- Employee Assistance Program - free 24 hour nationwide confidential personal or work-related counselling services for employees and their families.
- A range of progressive health and wellbeing services.

How to be successful in this position
- Hold a Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Commerce or similar with substantial relevant experience.
- Demonstrated analysis of complex financial information and improvement of financial processes, controls and reporting.
- Application of Local Government legislation, accounting standards, regulations and guidelines.
- Use financial systems, business applications and data analysis tools, including TechnologyOne or similar ERP systems.
- Highly developed organisational and time management skills.
- Well-developed communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Commitment to teamwork and all our values.

How to apply

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the , which provides the position success criteria.

To apply, please submit two documents: * Your current Resume

- A document (maximum 2 pages) that addresses each of the Position Success Criteria listed in the Position Description. For each criterion:

- Use headings to identify which criterion you are addressing.
- Provide specific examples that demonstrate your skills, experience, and achievements related to that criterion. (Tip: use the STAR method - Situation, Task, Action, Result).

Important: Applications that do not address the success criterion may not be shortlisted.





The preferred candidate will be required to undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment to assess their ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the position.

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For further information

Please contact Emily Kimmins, Principal Management Accountant on (07) 4688 6721 within business hours.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is Thursday 10 September 2026 at 11.59pm.

About Council

The Toowoomba Region is about rich traditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agricultural history has evolved Toowoomba into Australia's second largest inland city supporting diverse townships in the Council area and acting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW. The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the Surat Basin resource sector, education, health, transport, and massive infrastructure investments. Growth hasn't come at the expense of liveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 most family friendly cities in Australia.

Toowoomba Regional Council services a regional population of 178,500 and employs a team of approximately 1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellent customer service to the community, residents, and visitors throughout the region. We recognise that our success depends upon attracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer a wide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to develop your career.

Council does not accept unsolicited agency approaches or applications for this or any other vacancy. No response will be provided.

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