Assistant Manager Financial Control and Accounting (City of …, City of Sydney

Build your career and Australia’s future. Not many people can say they are working on building Australia’s future. With us you’ll be doing just that, leaving a legacy for all Australians. Plus, there’s equal employment, great training, and true flexible working arrangements. A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for an Assistant Manager Financial Control and Accounting reporting to the Executive Manager Financial Control and Accounting. A bit about your role As the Assistant Manager – Financial Control & Accounting Services, you will play a central role in delivering month-end reporting and analysis, leading the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial results in line with established finance timetables. You will bring clarity and confidence to reporting by ensuring outputs are consistent, complete and insightful, enabling stakeholders to better understand the commercial drivers and customer behaviours shaping performance. Working in true partnership with the business, you will provide early and practical accounting advice on new revenue initiatives, helping ensure appropriate revenue recognition treatment. In doing so, you will build trusted relationships across Customer, Corporate Finance and Commercial Finance teams, creating alignment and confidence in financial outcomes. You will also support a positive and inclusive team culture by initiating and contributing to activities that strengthen engagement, connection and shared purpose across the Management Accounting team. A bit about you You are a degree-qualified accountant with a CA or CPA, bringing financial accounting experience within a high-volume and complex environment. You have a robust understanding of accounting standards and the ability to apply them across both technical and judgement-based scenarios. You bring experience in managing complex revenue recognition scenarios and are confident operating in a highly visible role with exposure to senior leadership, including interactions that directly inform executive-level decision making. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and working to tight deadlines, while maintaining a strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset. Your commercial acumen and curiosity enable you to challenge the status quo constructively and contribute meaningful insights. Equal Opportunities for All We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at +61 . Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website. Please note that this role is a Permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Sunday, 24 May 2026. To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3ruu9q