We are seeking a Financial Accountant to join our Finance team and play a key role in ensuring the integrity, compliance and accuracy of the City's financial and asset management functions.
Reporting to the Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial and asset records, supporting financial reporting requirements and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and legislative obligations.
A key focus of the role will be managing and improving the City's asset accounting processes, ensuring asset registers remain accurate, compliant and aligned with best practice.
Location: City of Melville Civic Centre
Salary: Level 8/9 $116,018.80 to $135,038.39 pro-rata p.a. + 12% Super
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing the City's asset accounting function including asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and reconciliations
- Maintaining accurate asset records and supporting asset valuation processes
- Assisting with the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements and statutory reporting requirements
- Supporting month-end and year-end financial processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting
- Assisting with the development, review, and continuous improvement of financial and asset management policies, procedures, and systems
- Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, legislative requirements, taxation obligations, and corporate governance frameworks
- Liaising with internal stakeholders, auditors, and external service providers on financial and asset-related matters
- Supporting financial audits and providing advice on financial accounting and asset management matters
What We’re Looking For
- A current National Police Clearance or willingness to obtain
- CPA or CA qualification or be actively working towards membership
- Experience in financial accounting, with exposure to asset accounting and financial reporting
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations and statutory reporting requirements
- Demonstrated experience improving financial processes, systems and controls
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships across the organisation
- High attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Local Government and/or knowledge of Technology One are highly desirable
How to Apply
Apply online via the Apply button and provide a comprehensive resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating fulfilment of essential requirements outlined in the Position Description attached.
Closing Date: Sunday, 5 July 2026, 11.59PM AWST.
For further information about this position, please contact: Alida Ferreira, Chief Financial Officer on 08 9364 0619.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.
Why The City of Melville?
We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers.
We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2024-2025 – a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.
Why Belong?
Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits!
- Join an award-winning, Inclusive Employer recognised for diversity, accessibility and welcoming workplaces
- Enjoy annual salary increases of 4%, effective each year from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2027
- Enjoy flexible working arrangements that help balance work and life
- Stay active with a free LeisureFit membership
- Save time and money with free on-site parking
- Celebrate your special day with Birthday Leave – no work on your big day!
- Access paid parental leave to support your family
- Take more time to recharge with 2 extra days of annual leave plus the option to purchase additional leave (up to 10 weeks off per year)
- Benefit from a generous superannuation co-contribution of up to 15.5%
- Maximise your pay with salary packaging and novated leasing options
- Grow your career with structured professional development and study assistance programs
- Look after your wellbeing with wellness initiatives and Employee Assistance Programs
- Connect outside of work with a vibrant social club
The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.
All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.
We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.
