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About Hindmarsh Shire
Located in western Victoria’s beautiful Wimmera region, Hindmarsh Shire sits between Melbourne and Adelaide on the Western Highway, bordered by the Little Desert and Wyperfeld National Parks. Here, you can enjoy a rural lifestyle with the benefits of a regional city nearby.
Our shire is home to friendly communities across Nhill, Dimboola, Rainbow, and Jeparit, offering great local schools, safe neighbourhoods, and a relaxed pace of life. Explore scenic walking and cycling trails along rivers, lakes, and wetlands or enjoy vibrant local cafés, bakeries, and boutique shops – there is something for everyone.
Join our small, values-driven team delivering services to over 5,500 residents across 7,500 km² - and discover a place where community, opportunity, and lifestyle come together.
Hindmarsh Shire Council currently has the following vacancy:
Manager Financial Services
Permanent Full Time
Salary commencing at $122,400 p.a. (plus superannuation)
Reporting to the Director Corporate and Community Services and forming part of the Senior Management Team, the Manager Financial Services will lead a small and dynamic team to administer Council’s strategic and operational finance functions and embed sound financial management skills and processes across the organisation.
Our team prides itself on our sense of community, wellbeing, creativity and continuous learning. We value respect, integrity, teamwork, communication and honesty and you will inspire this culture and model these values as a key leader in the organisation.
To be successful in this role, you will hold an accounting qualification and have extensive experience in corporate financial management, ideally in the Local Government sector. You will have a comprehensive understanding of the sector’s financial context and the ability to apply this in a regional/rural context.
Council supports flexible working arrangements and hybrid and/or fully remote working arrangements will be considered for the right applicant.
To apply, please submit your cover letter, resume and a response specifically addressing the key selection criteria to hr@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au:
- Tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or related discipline.
- A professional member of the Australian Society of CPAs or Institute of Chartered Accountants to the level of CA or CPA.
- Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of long-term financial strategies, financial management frameworks and performance reporting frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing comprehensive financial statements, analysing data and presenting outcomes.
- Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate with others to resolve issues, whilst providing a high quality of customer service.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to foster collaboration, build capability through professional development, encourage innovative thinking, and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency within the finance function.
- Demonstrated capacity to contribute to the corporate governance and the corporate leadership of an organisation and be an effective member of a cohesive Leadership Team (Local government experience an advantage).
- Willingness to undertake a pre-employment medical, police check and Working with Children Check.
Applications that do not address the key selection criteria may not be considered for shortlisting to the interview stage.
More information and the position description are available at www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/work-in-council. Applications close Monday 1 December at 12:00noon.
For enquiries on this position, please contact Petra Croot, Director Corporate and Community Services, on 03 5391 4444.
Hindmarsh Shire Council is committed to increasing diversity across the organisation. We encourage anyone to apply for our vacancies regardless of their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability status.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.