Finance Officer

Careers at Council; Tweed Heads; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time

Salary plus 12% super

9-day fortnight

Training and development

Flexible work options

Generous employment conditions

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council invites a Finance Officer to join the Water and Wastewater team on the NSW North Coast. The role supports financial performance, tracks trends and collaborates with operational units to enable informed decisions and stronger cost controls.

You will deliver reporting, financial analysis and routine accounting tasks across operational, capital works and asset management activities. Based in Tweed Heads with a permanent full-time arrangement, the position offers stable hours

Qualifications

• Qualified accounting professional with a TAFE accounting qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interrogate complex financial data and identify trends.
• Experience monitoring income and expenditure, preparing cost reports and supporting financial management outcomes.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience using financial systems such as TechnologyOne Financials and reporting tools such as Crystal Reports.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Water and Wastewater Unit Business Accountant to support financial management of essential community infrastructure.
• Analyse financial data, investigate anomalies and identify opportunities to improve cost control and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain reports, processes and monitoring tools to provide insights and support informed decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cost control

Reporting

Education

TAFE accounting qualification or equivalent

Tools

TechnologyOne Financials

Crystal Reports

Excel

Job description

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
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list)

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.

Pre-Employment Screening:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

Thinking of relocating?

Eligible applicants can access the Welcome Experience, a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.