Join our Water and Wastewater team and play a key role in driving financial performance across essential community services. As a Finance Officer, you'll provide valuable insights, monitor financial trends, and work closely with operational teams to support informed decision-making and effective cost control.

About the role:

- Partner with the Water and Wastewater Unit Business Accountant to support the financial management of essential community infrastructure and services.
- Analyse financial data, investigate anomalies, and identify opportunities to improve cost control and operational efficiency.
- Develop and maintain reports, processes, and monitoring tools that provide meaningful insights and support informed decision-making.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across Council to resolve financial exceptions, improve allocations, and implement corrective actions.
- Provide valuable financial support across operational, capital works, and asset management activities, including identifying and tracking Water and Sewer assets and assisting with routine accounting functions.

What's on offer:

- a permanent full‑time position with opportunities to expand your skills and expertise.
- a base salary ranging from $77,555 per annum with competency-based increments up to $91,053 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- versatile work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

- A qualified accounting professional with a TAFE accounting qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience in a finance-related role.




- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interrogate complex financial data, identify trends, and investigate anomalies.
- Experience monitoring income and expenditure, preparing cost reports, and supporting effective financial management outcomes.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience using financial systems such as TechnologyOne Financials and reporting tools such as Crystal Reports (or similar).
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills, with the ability to document processes and procedures for training, compliance, and audit purposes.
- A proactive and collaborative team player who can build effective working relationships and translate broad objectives into practical, results-focused outcomes.

About us:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice . Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

Where it's located:

This position is based in Tweed Heads and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes:

Friday 06 November 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

SK97188A

OFFICE USE ONLY

📌 Finance Officer (Murwillumbah)
🏢 Tweed Shire Council
📍 Murwillumbah