Manager Financial Strategy

• Full time, Temporary 5 year contract
• Senior Officer

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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel. 

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.  We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

Our Financial Strategy unit is responsible for ensuring professional stewardship over the City’s finances. The unit achieves this by delivering long term financial budgeting, procurement services, revenue collection and financial reporting. The unit strives to improve systems that support service delivery and capital management, ensuring the long term financial sustainability of the organisation.

The Role 

As our Principal Accounting Officer, you will provide advice to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on matters of strategic finance and lead the unit in the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused services that are efficient, innovative and responsive to the community.

Reporting to our Director Corporate Performance, you will lead and enable:

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  • Management of an annual operating budget of approximately $170m and a capital program of $75m
  • Financial reporting processes
  • Procurement services
  • Setting and collection of rates and charges

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have qualifications in finance or accounting, substantial  experience in the application of contemporary accounting and financial management principles and practices, and experience in developing strategic long term financial plans in a complex organisational setting.

You will have experience working in government or regulated environments, including high level knowledge of current trends, issues and legislation in relation to finance and accounting matters relevant to Local Government. In addition, you will have extensive leadership experience, strong communication, influencing and critical thinking problem solving skills, with the ability to develop positive relationships within a political environment.

Your values will align with the City’s and you will be able to demonstrate your commitment to community. This is an excellent opportunity for an effective leader to join the City at a very exciting time.

Membership of a professional accounting association (CA or CPA), a satisfactory Police Records Check and employee Working with Children’s Check is required for this position.

Benefits

• We offer hybrid and flexible working options
• Generous leave provisions and learning and development opportunities
• Paid parental leave| Purchased leave| Study leave | Salary packaging

Visit our Employee Benefits webpage for more of our benefits.

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, including details on flexible work arrangements, please contact Jess Howard, Director Corporate Performance, on 0428 156 264 or j.howard@bendigo.vic.gov.au

Find our more about us in our Introducing the City of Greater Bendigo document

To apply

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Sunday 20 October 2024.