About our District - Our mission is to make our communities better and this role will play a key part in achieving this. We are located in a tranquil area of New Zealand offering some of the best access to the great outdoors. We also boast attractive housing prices for your town, village or rural lifestyle and we are within commuting distance to larger centres.About our Organisation - We are an energetic and progressive, values-based organisation, which is dedicated to providing quality services and facilities for our communities. We place a strong emphasis on our organisational culture, which in turn creates strong engagement across our team. We employ people with a 'Can Do' attitude who want to work for a united organisation with a strong sense of family that is proud to serve its communities.At STDC, we offer a proven "best place to work" environment, access to a sick leave bank, flexible working opportunities and retention incentive benefit upon five years of employment. Our team culture encourages innovation, we care about your professional development, and you will be working with an elite and motivated team of professionals.About the Role - STDC are embarking on a journey to introduce an upgraded ERP system. The purpose of this position is to manage monthly and quarterly management reports, including management reporting across the Council (to cover ERP secondment). Manage, and prepare various information relating to the Annual Report, Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan. Development and implementation of Council's Strategic Financial Planning and Policies. Ensure compliance with Financial Reporting Standards and Legislative Compliance. Assist the Finance Manager with management of public debt (internal and external). Maintain Insurance Portfolio. Support the Finance Team while other staff are seconded to ERP-related tasks. This will be achieved by maintaining the General Ledger and Council Reserves, with our Treasury Function, Long-Term Investment Fund, and Financial Planning, Budgeting and Reporting.Do you have what it takes? - This is a busy role and if you want plenty of variety, this role has it from managing the preparation of financial information for the Long-Term Plan, Annual Plan and Annual Report and public debt (internal and external) ensuring information provided to the Risk and Assurance Committee is accurate and timely and assisting in issuing legal documents when issuing various types of debt. It will also assist with the management of Council's interest rate risk position and debt maturity profile with the Finance Manager and the Management Accountant, provide internal assistance on Council's insurance policies, accurately record and maintain movements related to subsidy and any other funding of Council's Long-Term Investment Fund within the General Ledger and assist with ensuring compliance with Local Government Act and Local Government Rating Act, Tax Laws, and Different Accounting Standards.About You - You are a talented team player with a university degree in finance or in a relevant field. You will have knowledge of financial systems and operations, a high-level working knowledge of financial systems, including concepts, principles, planning and reporting with two to three years' experience, extensive knowledge of relevant legislation and taxation requirements and local government financial systems. In addition, an excellent standard of customer service, a positive attitude, great people skills, a willingness to work in a busy team environment and a sound ability with written and oral communication is also required.Applicants for this position must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand, therefore must have NZ residency or hold a valid NZ work visa. In terms of residence class visa applications, priority will be given where the applicant is in New Zealand.South Taranaki District Council is an Accredited Employer so if you're moving to the region, we can offer practical support and some financial assistance. This includes employer sponsorship for your visa application.The salary range for this position is between $92,790pa and $103,100pa and the appointed starting level will be dependent on skills and experience and will be discussed during interviews with shortlisted candidates.If this role appeals to you, head over to our website www.southtaranaki.com where you can access the background information and job description for the role. If submitting an application, please ensure you provide a covering letter outlining your skills and experience for the role along with your most current CV.Applications close at 4pm on Sunday 17 August 2024 or when a suitable candidate has been appointed to the role.
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