Assistant Financial Accountant (1036 Assistant Financial Accountant)

Assistant Financial Accountant

WHY US

• There’s a lot going on at Liverpool City Council, as we plan
• an exciting future for our city. With current work on significant major
• projects, and many more in the pipeline, their success is underpinned by
• professional business-focused teams. Talk to us for career-shaping
• opportunities in a modern organisation and make a lasting impact.

JOB DETAILS

• 1 X Permanent Full Time $88,827 to $97,332 + super  35 Hours,5 days per week
• To support and assist the Accountant Assets and Tax Compliance
• in the maintenance of Councils financial systems, taxation and statutory
• compliance. This position is also responsible for the maintenance of Council’s
• asset register. Maintaining and reconciling
• General Ledger petty cash and change floats to custodian confirmation
• certificates.

ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant will have

• Monthly maintenance of Council’s
• asset register including acquisition, disposal and calculation of gain or loss on
• disposal and reconciling the asset subsystem to the General Ledger control
• accounts.
• Maintaining the Cash Book and performing the bank reconciliation.
• Assist the Accountant (Assets and Tax Compliance) in the preparation of notes
• for year end annual financial statements.
• Assist the Accountant (Assets and
• Tax Compliance) in the preparation of the annual Fringe Benefits Tax return and
• the monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS return).
• Prepare monthly return
• for Plan First and Long Service Levy receipts.
• Assist the Accountant (Assets
• and Tax Compliance) of Income and expenditure account coding, opening of
• General Ledger accounts.
• Reconciliation of various General Ledger clearing
• accounts including wages suspense, Long Service Leave clearing account,
• superannuation clearing, corporate credit card clearing etc. 8
• Preparing and
• processing of general journals adjustments.
• Responsible for the daily
• General Ledger edits and ensuring interface with subsidiary systems performed
• in timely and accurate manner. 10) Independent checking of creditors payment

Qualifications/Licences

Degree in Business or Finance (Majoring in Accounting)

Experience

• Experience in Financial Accounting and Reporting Experience in
• maintaining Asset Register including Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E)
• and infrastructure assets

Experience in General Ledger accounts reconciliation

including bank reconciliation and wages clearing

Experience in completing

• Business Activity Statement for a monthly remitter of GST Experience in
• collating, preparing and completing Fringe Benefits Tax return for various
• types of benefits including Car, Expense payment, Entertainment, Car Parking,
• Residual, Loan and Housing benefits

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT LCC

Be

• rewarded with an attractive annual salary package (Salary will be
• dependent upon the relevant skills, experience, and competencies of the
• successful applicant.)

Flexible

work arrangements – including flexi time and hybrid working arrangements

(with the ability to work some days each week from home

Free

parking is available nearby, with subsidised parking also available.

Access

to a Fitness Passport membership

Internal

• professional Learning and Development
• Liverpool City Council is committed to providing a working
• environment that supports all employees to reach their full potential.
• To be eligible to apply for permanent positions at Liverpool
• City Council, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and value
• diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage all applicants,
• including First nation people, people with disability, LGBTIQ and culturally
• diverse communities to join Council.
• All successful candidates will be required to obtain a
• National Police Check as part of the recruitment process and may be required to
• undergo a pre-employment medical check.
• How to apply: Please click the 'Apply' button
• above. Applicants must submit a covering letter outlining your interest and how
• your background and experience suit this opportunity, as well as your
• resume.
• Click here for a copy of the position description

Closing @ 8PM 29 October

• Be part of creating the future, for further
• information about the position please contact Ken McElroy, Talent Acquisition Partner
• at [email protected]