Team Leader - Finance Operations
Job No:
9481025
Location:
Bendigo
- Full time, Temporary (Parental Leave backfill to February 2027)
- Band 7, Starting salary $106,343 plus superannuation
Click here to view the Position Description
The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.
Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.
We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!
The Role
In this temporary parental leave backfill role, you will lead our Financial Accounting team in the provision of accurate, efficient, timely and effective services and advice relating to the management, control of transaction services of the City.
You will supervise seven employees who undertake the day to day activities of Financial Services including accounts payable, accounts receivable bank reconciliations and general ledger reconciliations, monitoring timing and completeness of all inputs and ensuring effective and efficient internal controls are in place through regular reviews.
In this varied role, you will also ensure completion of the City’s monthly reporting; balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and oversee the management of the provision of sub-contracted external financial services for the Goldfield Library Corporation including payments, investments, budgeting, reporting and auditing processes.
This position is located in our new state of the art Galkangu (Bendigo GovHub) building and generally work Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have relevant accounting qualifications, a strong customer service focus with demonstrated team leadership experience in a financial services environment and the ability to manage time, set priorities and plan activities to achieve team objectives.
You will also have a demonstrated understanding of financial management including financial reporting, systems, processes and management of expenditure against budget. An understanding of systems for payments, processing, investments and the ability to review and support internal controls and assurance are essential for this role.
A satisfactory police records check is required for this position.
Benefits
- Full time position with flexible and hybrid work options
- Contribute to our community | Work close to home
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Access to a range of mental health and wellbeing supportive initiatives
Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Erin Haughton, Team Leader - Finance Operations on (03) 5434 6274.
To Apply
Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Wednesday 5 November 2025.
