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A special place

At Redland City Council, you can help improve lives, while shaping your career in a truly special place. Situated on the stunning Redlands Coast, our team is creating an enriched, sustainable future for Redland City.

Here, every role matters … Together, we’re focused on serving our community. Join us so together we can improve the Redlands for today and tomorrow.

Your opportunity

This dynamic role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal part in supporting the Capital and Asset Accounting Team Manager in delivering essential asset accounting services and strategic advice across the organisation. You will take the lead in capitalising costs from Work in Progress, creating and maintaining detailed and accurate asset registers, reconciling these with the general ledger, and running critical monthly depreciation processes. Your expertise will be instrumental in advising stakeholders on complex asset accounting issues, managing asset capture, disposal, and adjustments, and ensuring the seamless posting of financial transactions, including revaluations and developer-contributed assets.

You’ll be a key player in reconciling Work in Progress accounts for high-value projects and maintaining data integrity for financial systems. Beyond the numbers, this role offers the chance to contribute to the refinement of asset policies and procedures, collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders, and support audit processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. You'll also help drive operational improvements to asset systems and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), bringing innovation and efficiency to the forefront.

With a focus on building strong professional relationships and delivering proactive, customer-centric support, this role is perfect for someone eager to make an impact while enhancing the organisation’s financial and asset management capabilities.

For full details, take a look at the P o sition Description .

What you’ll bring

First and foremost, you’ll need to live and breathe our Values , as they are fundamental to the way we go about our work and the relationships we build.

We would love to hear from you or someone you know who has sound knowledge and experience in contemporary accounting principles, methodologies, and systems to deliver financial and asset accounting services in a dynamic organisation managing diverse infrastructure assets. Candidates should demonstrate achievement in providing high-quality, customer-focused financial and asset information, including effective data capture and retrieval. The role demands the ability to plan and manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously to meet deadlines, alongside strong interpersonal communication skills to build and maintain cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Effective written communication skills are essential for producing quality documentation, and candidates must possess well-developed computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Excel, the Microsoft Office suite, and financial and asset management systems.

Why join us

We asked our people why they choose to work at Redland City Council. They say it’s about two things: feeling connected to the Redlands Coast as a truly special place and the incredible career and development opportunities at Council.

Here, you can:
Improve lives, for today and tomorrow.

Achieve, for the community and your career.

Experience variety, and grow as a result.

Find the right balance to bring the best you.

Here are some more reasons for loving working with us:
Generous leave provisions such as paid parental leave and purchased leave scheme including 17.5% loading on annual leave!

Ex-gratia day offered during the Christmas/New Year break.

Access to professional and leadership development programs and education/study assistance.

Mentoring and coaching opportunities to increase your industry knowledge and business acumen.

Diverse secondment opportunities for career development.

Reward and recognition programs.

Wellbeing programs and social club.

Access to discounts with over 400 leading retailers.

Access to Red Flex – our flexible work program offering flexibility in how, when and where you work.

Visit our careers page to learn more and read the stories of our incredible people .

Eligibility

You'll hold a current Class C drivers licence.
You'll have a tertiary qualification in Business, Accounting or equivalent which allows membership to CPA Australia or equivalent professional body OR substantial and appropriate experience in a financial reporting environment to achieve the key accountabilities of the role
Successful applicants will be asked to consent to a police check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
To be eligible for employment, applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia.

Ready to join us

Applications will only be accepted through Council’s Web Recruitment system or through OURspace for current Council employees. Hard copy and e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

To be considered, applicants must submit a:
Cover letter (one page); and

Current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements of this role. Please read the Position Description and resume-based application instructions before applying for this role.

RCC utilises a merit-based recruitment process which may include various testing methods, such as psychometric testing and requesting the submission of a short video application from candidates after the advertisement closes.

Specific information on the position () can be obtained by contacting on (07) . Applications for this position close at 11:59 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on .

At Redland City Council, we truly value the diverse skills, experiences and perspectives of our people. We’re focused on making Council an inclusive place, where everyone belongs and brings in new skills, diverse experiences and backgrounds that enable us to serve our community better.

Applications will not be accepted from a third party.

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