Financial Accountant - Tax and Compliance

Job No:BC3675

Location:Blacktown, NSW

Employment Status:Permanent, full-time

No. of Vacancies:1

Closing Date:27 Sep 2026 AEST

Lead with purpose. Shape progress for a growing city.

Accurate financial management helps Council deliver the services and infrastructure our community relies on every day. In this role, you support the Finance section by providing accurate financial information, maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring Council meets its tax obligations. You also provide backup support to a peer Financial Accountant, which includes maintaining capability across investment reporting, grant accounting, statutory reporting and month-end processes to support business continuity when needed.

You manage Council’s Business Activity Statement obligations, including GST, FBT instalments and Fuel Tax Credits. You prepare and lodge the annual Fringe Benefits Tax return, ensure transactions are recorded with the correct GST treatment and complete regular reconciliations to keep financial records accurate and compliant.

Each week, you reconcile payroll superannuation payments to the general ledger and submit payments to superannuation funds. You complete balance sheet reconciliations, assist with annual financial statements and help improve financial reporting and business systems.

This role suits a collaborative and analytical finance qualified with a degree in Accounting or a related field and experience in accounting, ideally within a large organisation. In return, you gain meaningful work, employment stability, flexible working arrangements and opportunities to continue developing your career.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

- a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
- an entry level salary commencing at $2,257.27 per week
- access to Council's flextime arrangement




- 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
- ongoing training and development support
- access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitmentto safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

For more detail on this opportunity, click here to view or download the position description.

Contact officer: Farrukh Khan on 9839 6485

Internal ref: BCC666

EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development.

EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Have you ever been a serving full-time member of the Australian Defence Force, or a reservist?

EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development.

EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Do you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?

EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Is English the primary language spoken at home?

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📌 Financial Accountant - Tax and Compliance (Blacktown)
🏢 Blacktown City Council
📍 Blacktown