North Sydney Council

Financial Accountant

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 71,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands, and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors.

The role

The Financial Accountant will play a critical role in ensuring the organisation's financial health by overseeing the preparation and management of financial statements, grants accounting, restricted reserves, and periodical budgeting. This role requires a strong understanding of financial processes, compliance standards, and the ability to manage multiple financial tasks simultaneously to support the organisation’s overall financial stability and sustainability.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Why work at NSC? 

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
• Access to Fitness Passport 
• Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
• Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations and skin checks
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary transport allowance
• Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways 

Salary Range: $87,273 to $104,209 per annum + $1,000 pa Transport allowance + 11.5% superannuation

35 hours per week with access to flexi time 

To view the Position Description, click here.

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a resume and answer the selection criteria questions.

Due to the nature of this role, a National Police Clearance will be required as part of the recruitment process. 

Closing Date: 23 February 2025 - 11.30pm 

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to  provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council  also adheres  to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.