Team Leader - Financial Accounting

Central Highlands Water; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Flexible/hybrid work

Professional development

Generous leave options

Job summary

Central Highlands Water is seeking a senior finance leader to head the Financial Accounting team in Ballarat. The role focuses on delivering accurate financial reporting, partnering with operations, and providing clear financial insights and advice to support business decisions.

You'll lead a high-performing team, drive process improvements, and work in a hybrid arrangement with opportunities for collaboration across the organisation and ongoing professional development in a supportive,

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and experience.
• Relevant specialist knowledge and skills.
• Highly-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal communication skills) and prepare and deliver finance information to varied audiences in a professional manner.
• Demonstrated technical experience in the provision of sound financial management and accounting, and business focused analysis and advice, with a focus on identifying and driving business improvements.
• Proven record of leading a high performing team in the delivery of quality accounting services that achieve business goals.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted advisor and foster active partnerships across the business and be an interface for clear and user-friendly information between finance and operations.
• Provide support to the Head of Finance in the preparation of timely and accurate financial and management accounting information.
• Provide high level financial analysis, strategic advice and support across the organisation and drive process improvement; and
• Provide leadership and support to the Financial Accounting team.

Skills

Financial leadership

Stakeholder communication

Financial modelling

Team leadership

Strategic advisory

Job description

About us

Central Highlands Water is a major regional employer, and we want you to join us!

At CHW we provide drinking water, sewerage, trade waste and recycled water services to residents and businesses in the Central Highlands region of Victoria. We are a public sector employer with a proud history spanning more than 150 years of supporting regional prosperity through service excellence.

Central Highlands Water is a growing business which strives to create a thriving and sustainable region by providing the highest quality water related service to our diverse customer base. This opportunity is a vital role to shape the future of how our services support our community.

To learn more about CHW and how our everyday people contribute to the Central Highlands region of Victoria, visit our website, or check out our LinkedIn or Instagram pages!

The opportunity

Lead the Financial Accounting team, delivering accurate and timely financial reporting while partnering with the business to provide clear financial insights and advice.The primary objectives of the position are to:

• Be a trusted advisor and foster active partnerships across the business and be an interface for clear and user-friendly information between finance and operations;
• Provide support to the Head of Finance in the preparation of timely and accurate financial and management accounting information;
• Provide high level financial analysis, strategic advice and support across the organisation and drive process improvement; and
• Provide leadership and support to the Financial Accounting team.

About you

Safety is our No. 1 priority, and we expect you will actively contribute to and foster a 'safety first' culture that supports our aspiration of zero harm. This means you care deeply about the physical and psychological safety of people so that our team return home in great shape at the end of the day.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Relevant qualifications and experience.
• Relevant specialist knowledge and skills.
• Highly-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal communication skills) and prepare and deliver finance information to varied audiences in a professional manner.
• Demonstrated technical experience in the provision of sound financial management and accounting, and business focused analysis and advice, with a focus on identifying and driving business improvements.
• Proven record of leading a high performing team in the delivery of quality accounting services that achieve business goals.

What's in it for you?

Working for one of the region's largest employers you will be part of an organisation that is high achieving, cohesive and always striving for better customer outcomes. We're full of "everyday people" that are great to work with and reflect our community!

We're offering a supportive environment and offer a huge range of employee options and benefits.There's the option of work hybrid, including a mix of being in our office in Ballarat, as well as the flexibility to work from home. Other benefits include accrued time off, generous leave options, professional development, industry collaboration, health and wellbeing programs and a supportive management team.

At CHW you will:

• Have access to training and development opportunities that will further develop your knowledge and skills.
• Be part of an organisation that strongly promotes work life balance, flexibility, safety and wellbeing.
• Work in an organisation that makes a difference to our community.
• Be part of an organisation that cares about you, your safety and wellbeing.

Have questions?

For a confidential chat about the role, please contact Bridget Clark on 0428 725 983.

Applications close 5:00pm Tuesday 22 September 2026.

• Please note, as part of our selection process, we conduct pre-appointment checks including those related to references, identity, fitness to work, qualifications, work history, work visa, misconduct and police record history.
• This role may be subject to a probation period.

We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to provide an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact Brenda Wong.

If you need a copy of this advertisement in an accessible format, please email [e-mail].

At CHW we are dedicated to supporting our team's physical and mental wellbeing. We offer flexible and hybrid working opportunities. We assist our team to develop, as people and as leaders. We value diversity and inclusion - our workforce is a place where the melding of a range of views and perspectives is celebrated