Strategic Management Accountant & Budget Partner

Mount Isa City Council; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Isa City Council is seeking a qualified financial professional to oversee and participate in the Council’s financial services functions, ensuring accurate accounting and timely reporting. The role supports the Manager Corporate and Financial Services in budgeting, reporting and financial governance.

You will analyze operational and strategic needs, coordinate budgets and forecasts, and maintain general ledger integrity, asset accounting, and statutory reporting in a collaborative

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in accounting, commerce, finance or a closely related discipline is essential.
• Current CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand membership, or demonstrated progress toward a recognised professional accounting qualification, is highly desirable.
• Relevant post-qualification experience in local government or another complex, regulated environment is highly desirable.
• Current Queensland ‘C’ class driver licence, or ability to obtain one before commencing in the role.
• Experience coordinating annual and revised budgets, rolling forecasts and long-term forecasts in a complex, multi-service organisation.
• Strong business partnering capability, including the ability to translate financial information into practical advice for operational managers and senior leaders.
• Experience with asset accounting, capital project reporting, work in progress, asset revaluations and reconciliation of subsidiary records to the general ledger.
• Demonstrated experience with contract asset and contract liability accounting, including revenue recognition, reconciliations, supporting schedules and financial-statement disclosures under applicable Australian Accounting Standards.
• Advanced spreadsheet and financial systems skills, with the ability to improve reporting, controls, data quality and process efficiency.
• Highly developed analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder-management and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to meet statutory deadlines.
• Experience preparing management reports, variance and trend analysis, financial models and business cases.
• Working knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, Queensland local government financial reporting obligations and contemporary financial governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and participate in the provision of Council’s financial services functions through accurate processing of accounting transactions and related duties within legislative and Council timeframes.
• Provide high-level support to the Manager Corporate and Financial Services in delivering management accounting, budgeting, financial reporting and financial governance functions.
• Provide analysis and advice for operational and strategic decision-making; coordinate budgets, forecasts, monthly management reporting, long-term financial planning and financial modelling.
• Maintain integrity of the general ledger, job-costing and asset-accounting information; assist with annual financial statements, statutory returns, audit readiness and priority finance initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Finance Coordinator and Senior Finance Officer, while maintaining accountability for higher-level analysis, reconciliations, reporting and advisory duties.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Advanced spreadsheets

Education

Accounting/finance related degree

Job description

Mount Isa City Council is seeking a qualified financial professional to oversee and participate in the Council’s financial services functions, ensuring accurate accounting and timely reporting. The role supports the Manager Corporate and Financial Services in budgeting, reporting and financial governance.

You will analyze operational and strategic needs, coordinate budgets and forecasts, and maintain general ledger integrity, asset accounting, and statutory reporting in a collaborative