The Adelaide Hills Council is a magnificent place to live, work and visit. The environmental, residential, primary production and natural qualities of the district are renowned to contribute to the area being “a special place”, and one of Australia’s most loved regions. The Adelaide Hills Council is committed to building the community through leadership, community involvement and commitment to service and they are integral to the delivery of several core services to the Adelaide Hills residents. Due to internal promotion, an opportunity now exists for a Manager Financial Services to join their team on a full time, 5-year, fixed term contract basis.

The Role

Reporting to the Director Corporate Services, you’ll be responsible for:

• Providing active and effective leadership and direction to Council’s financial and management accounting functions
• Mentoring and managing a team of 3x direct reports and 6x indirect reports including, coaching, training, development and performance management
• Managing the preparation of financial statements and overseeing the annual audit, ensuring that adequate controls are in place to manage risk
• Effectively and efficiently coordinating the Council’s financial strategy, including, the development and delivery of financial reporting, frameworks, budgets and long term financial plans
• Overseeing various functions, including, the transactional accounts function, the rates service, procurement and payroll
• Contributing and participating in various strategic and project based initiatives
• Continuously improving the finance function through creating efficiencies and enhancing systems

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting or business with CPA or CA accreditation
• Strong leadership background where you’ve had extensive strategic, financial and business planning experience
• Well-developed business partnering skill set where you can quickly build rapport with leaders across the Council to provide timely financial information and advice
• Comfortable working in an evolving and changing environment where you’ll be able to contribute your ideas and influence outcomes
• Comfortable working with technology and manual systems as well as managing and contributing to process improvements
• An understanding of the local government sector is desirable, however, not essential

In Return

• Be part of a values driven organisation where you’ll collaborate extensively with the leadership team
• Pivotal role where your expertise will be highly valued
• Office based in Stirling, SA with plenty of cafes and boutique shops nearby
• Salary package negotiable based on experience | 5-year fixed term contract

Next Steps

If you’re interested in the role on offer, please submit your CV and covering letter using the relevant links. For more information, please contact Megan Williams (08) 8273 9282.