Financial Services Advisor

Closing Date

Monday 8 January 2021

Salary

Negotiable but above $100,000 (pro rata) plus up to 12.5% super (with cocontribution)
Part-time, 15.2 hours per week (0.4FTE).
12 month contract

Queries

Jill Sargeant – Manager Human Resources

The Town of Claremont is a small boutique local government located in the picturesque western suburbs of Perth with vibrant shopping precincts in Claremont and Swanbourne. It is a busy and forward focused local government.

About the role

The Town of Claremont has a rare, part time opportunity for an experienced local government financial professional to provide high level advice to ensure the Town meets its financial requirements. The focus of this position is providing advice and guidance to the Manager Finance in relation to the application of the Local Government Act and Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations, as well as changes to the Australian Accounting Standards and reporting requirements. Other key components of the role are:

• Investigate and reconstruct administration and overhead allocations.
• Develop and prepare the Town’s Long Term Financial Plan.
• Forecast changes and updates required for the remainder of the Long Term Financial Plan.
• Creating written procedures and policies.

About you

We are looking for finance professional looking for part-time work with a genuine desire to share and impart their knowledge from working in finance in a Western Australian local government. It is essential that you have a detailed understanding of and experience with the Local Government Act and the Financial Management Regulations as well as developing a Long Term Financial Plan.

The Town is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workplace. We encourage people of all ages, genders, culturally diverse backgrounds and with a disability to apply.