THE JOB
Council has an opportunity for a competent and enthusiastic person to join the Management Accounting team assisting the team in an efficient an accurate manner by undertaking tasks in accordance with financial accounting standards and Council’s reporting requirements.
Duties will be general financial duties including data entry, processing journal entries, maintaining and extracting data from Council’s system, maintaining finance records and creating reports.
Full details of the position accountabilities and selection criteria are provided in the position description. Please address how you meet
each of these selection criteria in your cover letter:
Essential
- Certificate IV qualification in finance or accounting or equivalent, or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through experience.
- Experience in providing high level in financial administration and system support.
- Demonstrated aptitude for understanding and maintaining specialised software systems.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and organise priorities and monitor workflow in a high-volume environment.
- Demonstrated ability to provide a high standard of customer service to internal and external customers.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of discretion and confidentiality and to ensure security of private and sensitive information.
- Current Class C drivers’ licence.
Desirable
- Previous experience in local government accounting
- Experience using Technology One ‘OneCouncil’ system
THE LOCATION
Snowy Valleys Council is a scenic and heritage rich local government area in the South-West Slopes region of New South Wales which spans 8959km
2 with approximately 15,000 residents living in a number of vibrant and unique towns, villages and rural properties. It is a perfect location for families and those seeking a tree change to a more relaxed and affordable lifestyle whilst still having access to a wide range of leisure options, shopping, education and employment. You will have the option to work from your choice of location within the Local Government Area will ensure that you leverage the benefits commensurate with the enviable lifestyle of the region.
CONDITIONS
- Temporary, part-time position working 35 hours per fortnight for a period of 12 months.
- Working hours will be 7 hours per day for 5 days per fortnight to be worked between Monday and Friday with the days of work to be agreed with the successful applicant.
- Salary of $2,699.20 - $3,0338.00 per fortnight based on qualifications skills and experience.
- 12% superannuation.
- Remote area salary sacrificing options available
- This position can be based in either the Tumut or Tumbarumba office.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply on Council’s website in the ‘Careers with Council’ section. Select this position from the available vacancies in ‘Current Opportunities’ and then click on the ‘Apply’ button and follow the process. When you are finished your application click ‘submit’ and you will receive an email to confirm that it has been submitted.
CLOSING DATE: Please apply by
Tuesday 9th June 2026 at 11.00pm
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information about the requirements of the position or the work area, please contact Coordinator Management Accounting Tanya Wilesmith on 02 6941 2587.
For information relating to the recruitment process please contact Council’s People and Culture Team by email at
hrcorp@svc.nsw.gov.au.
- Council is an equal employment opportunity employer and we are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from First Nations people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Council will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process please contact our People and Culture team via email hrcorp@svc.nsw.gov.au and our team will contact you to discuss how we can support you with your needs.
- Council is a Child Safe Organisation and we are committed to acting in the best interest of the children in our community. We believe children have the right to be safe, listened to and respected. We have zero tolerance for child abuse and will take allegations very seriously, responding quickly and consistently in line with our policies and procedures.
- Council has a non-smoking in the workplace policy and operates a random drug and alcohol testing program.
