Northern Territory Government
JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Senior Financial Accountant
Classification: Administrative and Corporate Services Band 4
Position No: 22632
Job Type: Full time
Duration: Ongoing
Business Unit: Finance and Business Services
Location: Darwin
Reports to: Manager Financial Accounting
Reports to P/No: 22357
Special Measures: Power and Water values diversity. Power and Water encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Provide superior professional financial accounting, taxation and regulatory reporting services for Power and Water Corporation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage the general financial accounting functions including: Preparation and review of month-end reporting tasks including balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries. Prepare and/or supervise the direct and indirect Tax functions. Prepare and/or supervise the preparation of year-end reporting including the Corporation's Consolidated Annual Financial Statements. Accountable for managing relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders such as the external auditors. Research emerging technical accounting (AASB) and taxation issues (Federal, State and NTER) and provide expert accounting and taxation advice. Contribute to and support planning, budgeting, and reporting processes. Provide effective leadership, resource management, workflow management and undertake continuous improvement with a significant emphasis on improving and enhancing staff skill levels. COMPETENCY PROFILE: Builds effective teams. Courage. Cultivates innovation. Customer focus. Directs work. Interpersonal acumen. Plans and aligns. Resourcefulness. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: No. of Direct Reports: 0
No. of Indirect Reports: 1
Key Interactions: External Stakeholders, Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leader Group.
COMPLIANCE: We expect you to: Actively align, support and promote Power and Water's Values and support building a constructive workplace culture that celebrates achievement through its people. Carry out duties in accordance with Power and Water's Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, working towards our goal of Zero Harm. Ensure all activities undertaken as a Power and Water employee comply with Power and Water's Code of Conduct, Management Standards and Procedures, relevant Acts, legal demands and that you manage all of your activities and responsibilities within the Power and Water risk management framework. SELECTION CRITERIA: Qualification and Skills Experience: Essential: Demonstrated people management skills, with proven experience in contributing to management and mentoring of successful teams to ensure work objectives are met within time frames in an environment of change and continuous improvement. Extensive experience in financial accounting including assisting with cash flows, taxation and consolidations in a complex commercial environment. Demonstrated experience in Annual Financial Statements preparation. Detailed knowledge of the Australian Equivalents to International Reporting Accounting Standards and Australian Taxation legislation and proven application. Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to produce written procedures, and the ability to interact effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, both within and external to the organisation. Skilled use of a wide range of accounting and business software including report generation techniques and methods of analysis and presentation. Ability to complete projects within a given timeframe (advanced). Highly developed attention to detail (in being able to reconcile models, evidence assumptions and the basis of preparation). Strong systems skills and understanding of how charts of accounts and functional activities can be set up in financial systems to deliver what is required for financial reporting. Desirable: Degree in Accounting. Minimum 5 years' experience in providing effective financial accounting, analysis and value adding insights to business leaders. CPA/CA qualification. FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Neil Moores, Senior Manager Corporate Finance on 08 8985 8538 for further information about the position. Information about Power and Water Corporation may be viewed at powerwater.com.au. The total remuneration package amounts published for this position include base salary, superannuation and annual leave loading and the value of an extra week's annual leave. Apply Online:
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