Financial Controller

Place of work Darwin
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Darwin, Australia

Reference: 6650630


Full-time | Permanent
$170K per annum plus 11.5% superannuation
Work with a fantastic close-knit Finance team
Are you a Finance whiz looking for your next opportunity? Have a knack with numbers? Bring your finance and leadership skills to the City of Darwin. We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Financial Controller to help lead our Finance Team.

About the role

Reporting directly to the Executive Manager of Finance, this position will ensure the City of Darwin is a high performing capital city valued by its community. The main objective of this role is to provide financial oversight, leadership and guidance overseeing the process and inputs into the annual financial report, budgetary and forecasting process, general ledger, assets, and compliance.

About you

You will be a specialist in all financial matters and have extensive experience in working for large corporate organisations, including a track record in leading a successful team to deliver financial services. As a strong financial leader, you will pride yourself on meeting deadlines, developing, and achieving budgets, mentoring and continuous improvement across all program areas.

You will need to have:

A Tertiary qualification (Bachelor / Degree) in Accounting or a similar discipline
A professional accountancy qualification, either CPA or CA
A minimum of seven (7 years) experience in a similar role
Ability to obtain a National Criminal History Check
Drivers Licence
Desirable: Local government experience

You will also need to demonstrate:

An understanding of legislative compliance including but not limited to, Local Government Act and Regulations, Ministerial Guidelines, ICAC Act, FOI Act, and all other relevant guidance and legislation.
Professional and technical expertise, to advise and support the business to achieve financial oversight, management and compliance.
For other essential and desirable requirements, please refer to the position description. For any position related queries you can contact Irene on 08 8+30 0654.

Applications close at 5pm on + September 2024

We are looking forward to receiving your application if you are a direct applicant. Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies for this position.

The City of Darwin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.

As part of City of Darwin's recruitment process, applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment assessments, such as a Medical Assessment, National Police Check and Psychometric Assessment.



Applications Close: 0+ Sep 2024

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