Do you want a change in lifestyle?

If so, here's your opportunity!

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 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, and assisting 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 assisting the Senior Finance Team with preparation of the Long-Term Plan, Annual Plan and Annual Report, and assisting with monthly processes for monthly and quarterly reports and budgeting processes. In addition, you will assist with monthly treasury journals and bonds, record and maintain movements related to subsidy and any other funding of Council's Long-Term Investment Fund within the General Ledger and provide internal assistance on Council insurance policies. Reviewing programmes and activities and ensuring constant improvement in service performance is also a requirement of this role as is assisting 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 has experience in a relevant field. You will have knowledge of financial systems and operations, relevant legislation and taxation requirements, an excellent standard of customer service and ideally experience in local government. 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

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 13 May 2024 or when a suitable candidate has been appointed to the role.