Searching for a career path with meaning? City of Port Lincoln is seeking a Revenue Accountant.

The City of Port Lincoln is seeking a full-time, permanent, Revenue Accountant that is responsible for managing the day-to-day financial accounting tasks for the council, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, compliance with regulations, and efficient use of financial resources. The Revenue Accountant contributes to the community by ensuring responsible and transparent management of public funds.

Why you will love working here:

- Competitive salary:above award rates with annual pay increases under the Enterprise Agreement.
- Relocation Assistance:helping make your transition to the region smoother.
- Extra superannuation:an additional 3% employer contribution above the standard 12%.
- Adaptable working:flexible work arrangements and generous leave entitlements, in a family-friendly workplace that supports your family commitments and a better work-life balance.
- Wellbeing Leave:up to 2 days per annum
- Grace Days:up to 3 days per annum
- Long service leave:unlock long service leave entitlements after just 5 years.
- Uniform allowance:a yearly uniform allowance.
- Employee Assistance Program: cost-free counselling to support your wellbeing.
- Ongoing training:continuous professional development opportunities to build your skills and knowledge.
- Community impact:directly contribute to your community by coordinating their rates.
- Lifestyle:a varied role in a welcoming community, in one of Australia’s most desirable coastal locations.

Revenue Accountant Key Objectives

- Exercise managerial and specialist responsibility for the preparation and delivery of Council's annual financial statements, working papers and supporting documentation,



setting required outcomes and ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with accounting standards, legislation, audit requirements and statutory timeframes.
- Lead, control and coordinate the development of Council's long term financial plan, determining appropriate financial assumptions, methodologies and modelling, and providing expert analysis to support strategic financial planning and Council decision-making.
- Manage and supervise the Senior Rates Officer and Accounts Receivable Officer, establish priorities and performance outcomes, allocate and monitor workflows, provide professional direction and support capability development, and remain accountable for the quality, timeliness and legislative compliance of these critical revenue functions.
- Exercise managerial responsibility authority for Council's rates and sundry debtor functions, including oversight of rating administration, debt recovery, payment arrangements, rates classification objections and other complex rating matters, and establish effective revenue management procedures and controls.
- Exercise delegated authority and accountability for Council's annual rate levy process, including rate modelling, levy generation and validation, application of rates and interest, oversight of property and valuation changes received from the Office of the Valuer-General,



and approval or determination of rating and debtor matters within delegated limits.
- Control and coordinate Council's treasury and cashflow management within approved and delegated parameters, including determining cash requirements, managing investments and loan interest obligations, and making operational decisions necessary to support Council's financial commitments, operations and projects.
- Establish, lead and maintain Council's core financial reconciliation framework, including bank, rates, debtors, revenue, suspense accounts and reserves; investigate and resolve complex discrepancies; and remain accountable for the integrity of financial information and associated controls.
- Control the preparation and reconciliation of BAS, FBT and other statutory financial returns, resolve complex taxation and reporting matters and ensure all obligations are completed accurately within required timeframes.
- Lead and be accountable for preparation of the Grants Commission return and control the provision of financial information and reporting required for grant acquittals.
- Prepare and coordinate significant revenue and financial components of the Annual Business Plan and budget, including rate modelling, revenue calculations, budget submissions and expert financial analysis for senior officers and Council.
- Develop, establish, implement and review organisation-wide financial procedures, work practices and controls for invoicing, receipting, reconciliations, reporting and related processes, ensuring they support corporate objectives, legislative compliance and effective internal control.
- Review operations, financial processes and systems t

📌 Revenue Accountant (City of Port Lincoln)
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