Coordinator Finance Services

Yass Valley Council; Yass Valley; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Yass Valley Council seeks a Coordinator, Finance Services to lead financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic insight in a changing environment. You will guide resource allocation to support the community's growth and sustainability.

This role requires a proven leader with 3+ years’ experience, deep knowledge of general ledger reconciliation, AP/AR, budgeting, and finance systems, plus demonstrated ability to manage debt recovery and rates with strong negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience leading and managing a team.
• Extensive working knowledge of financial operational requirements, including general ledger reconciliation, accounts payable/receivable, compliance and reporting.
• Strong understanding of budgeting processes and finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide crucial financial advice and analysis to the CFO and managers to enable informed decision‑making.
• Drive process improvements and system enhancements within the enterprise financial system.
• Play a central role in internal and external audit processes ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Oversee complex debt recovery and rates inquiries requiring high‑level negotiation and communication skills.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Expertise

Quality financial services

Problem solving

Job description

View a full position description on Council website

Coordinate Financial Excellence: Join Yass Valley Council as Coordinator, Finance Services

Are you a highly skilled and competent finance professional looking for a role that offers more than just processing transactions? Yass Valley Council is inviting top talent to step into the pivotal role of Coordinator, Finance Services, where your precision, expertise, and leadership will directly impact our community’s financial sustainability and future growth. Join us at a time of significant change, where expert financial management together with pragmatic and strategic thinking is critical to aligning resources with community aspirations and navigating complex fiscal realities.

About Us
Yass Valley Council is a local government organisation with an annual budget of more than $50 million and over 170 staff. We are committed to building and maintaining sustainable communities while retaining the region’s natural beauty, guided by our core values of collaboration, service, sustainability, integrity, and accountability.

The Opportunity: Precision and Leadership
This position is designed for a finance professional who thrives on complexity and demands high standards of accuracy and compliance. You are a brilliant leader and are eager to ensure the organisation achieves its goal of financial sustainability, which is a key focus area identified in our strategic plans.

Your core mandate:

• Strategic Insight: Provide crucial financial advice and analysis to the CFO and managers, enabling informed decision-making across the entire organisation.
• System Leadership: Drive process improvements and system enhancements within the enterprise financial system.
• Audit & Compliance Mastery: Play a central role in both internal and external audit processes, ensuring impeccable compliance with regulatory standards.
• Complex Case Management: Oversee difficult and sensitive inquiries related to debt recovery and rates, requiring high-level communication and negotiation skills.

About You: Experienced and Detail-Focused
We are looking for a professional with a strong working knowledge of financial operational requirements and a minimum of three years of demonstrated experience successfully leading a team.

Essential requirements for this high-impact role:

• Demonstrated Leadership: Minimum of three years' experience successfully leading and managing a team, with a focus on delivering quality financial services.
• Operational Expertise: Extensive working knowledge of all financial operational requirements, including general ledger reconciliation, accounts payable/receivable, compliance, and reporting.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated success leading and managing a team.
• Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of financial principles, accounting standards, budgeting processes, and experience with technology-based finance, rating, and billing systems.
• Problem Solving: A proven ability to use information and analysis to resolve complex issues and manage competing priorities.

Previous working knowledge of local government requirements is highly desirable, although not a dealbreaker!

Why Yass Valley Council?
We offer the opportunity to make a visible contribution to a growing regional area with a strong focus on professional development and career progression within local government finance. The Council has a clear roadmap for financial improvement, and you will be a key part of delivering that strategy.
"Salary range starts at $1,739.86 - $1,879.05 per week + 12% superannuation (Grade 17 in accordance with Council's Salary System and the Local Government State Award)"

Eligibility Requirements
To apply for this position,
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and pass relevant pre-employment checks.

Yass Valley Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

Council also recognises the skills and attributes of veterans and welcomes applications from ex-service personnel.

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