$85K – $101K Total Remuneration Package
$76K – $89K Base Salary
Location: Maroochydore
Vacancy No: 6057
2x Permanent - Full-time and 1x Permanent - Part time
Applications close: Sunday, 01 June2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

Our Finance Branch at Sunshine Coast Council is responsible for the financial management and governance, ensuring effective business management and legislative compliance.

We are looking for multiple candidates who are a great team fit and will contribute positively to Council’s asset accounting function with the timely and accurate recognition of assets, and the transactions throughout their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

Delivering timely and accurate financial recognition of Council’s constructed and purchased assets through analysing project transactions and costs and preparing supporting documentation (asset capitalisation), in line with key performance indicators.

Contributing to the maintenance and review of assets under construction information for financial reporting and forecasting purposes

Communicating with asset managers, project officers, and asset information officers to compile information and data necessary to complete the financial transactions required.

Proactively maintain accurate asset data in asset registers and supporting documentation.

About you

In this position you will be dealing with asset records and information from a wide range of projects from across Council’s business areas. This involves looking at engineering and project documentation and using mapping software.

You will possess relevant qualification (or working towards) and/or previous experience relevant to the key responsibilities, ideally in an accounting, business, finance or other relevant field.

Pivotal to this position is your professional communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and cooperation with a range of stakeholders.

You will have the ability to quickly learn how to use the relevant business applications such as the financial and non-financial asset registers, mapping software, etc and have experience in the Microsoft office suite (particularly Excel).

Criminal History Check Required

Appointment to this position is subject to the satisfactory completion of a Criminal History Check.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.

Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.

Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact David Guthrie during business hours on 07 5441 8623.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.