Asset Accountant The City of Melville is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Asset Accountant to join our Financial Services team. This specialist role is responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity and compliance of the City's financial asset records while supporting statutory reporting, capital project accounting, asset valuations and audit readiness. If you enjoy working collaboratively, improving financial processes and providing expert advice that supports informed decision-making, we would love to hear from you.

Location: City of Melville Civic Centre

Salary: Level 8/9 $116,018.80 to $135,038.39 pro-rata p.a. + 12% Super

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, you will:

- Manage and maintain the City's asset accounting records, asset register and asset-related financial reporting.
- Process and review asset capitalisations, disposals, depreciation, impairments, transfers and revaluations.
- Reconcile asset registers, capital work in progress and balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Support capital project accounting and provide analysis on capital expenditure and asset implications.
- Coordinate month-end and year-end asset accounting activities, including financial statement disclosures and audit working papers.
- Assist with asset valuation and revaluation processes.
- Partner with project managers, asset custodians and operational teams to improve asset data quality and reporting outcomes.
- Provide specialist advice on asset accounting requirements, controls and compliance.

What We’re Looking For To be successful, you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- A current National Police Clearance, or willingness to obtain and maintain.
- Demonstrated experience in asset accounting, including asset registers, capitalisation, depreciation, disposals, reconciliations and capital work in progress.
- Sound knowledge of accounting standards and financial reporting requirements relating to property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assets.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills with exceptional attention to detail.




- Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- The ability to coordinate competing priorities and deliver outcomes within strict reporting deadlines.

Desirable Requirements

- CPA or CA membership (or progress towards membership).
- Experience in local government or the public sector.
- Experience using TechnologyOne or similar integrated financial and asset management systems.
- Experience supporting asset valuations and local government financial reporting

How to Apply Apply online via the Apply button and provide a comprehensive resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating fulfilment of essential requirements outlined in the Position Description attached.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 11.59PM AWST.

For further information about this position, please contact: Alida Ferreira, Chief Financial Officer on [08 9364 0619](tel:08 9364 0619).

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers.

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2024-2025 – a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.

Why Belong?

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits!





- Enjoy annual salary increases of 4%, effective each year from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2027
- Enjoy versatile working arrangements that help balance work and life
- Stay active with a free LeisureFit membership
- Celebrate your special day with Birthday Leave – no work on your big day!
- Access paid parental leave to support your family
- Take more time to recharge with 2 extra days of leave plus the option to purchase additional leave (up to 10 weeks off per year)
- Benefit from a generous superannuation co-contribution of up to 15.5%
- Maximise your pay with salary packaging and novated leasing options
- Grow your career with structured professional development and study assistance programs
- Look after your wellbeing with wellness initiatives and Employee Assistance Programs
- Connect outside of work with a vibrant social club

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities. All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.

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