Undergraduate Accountant

Undergraduate Accountant Finance Development Program Permanent Full Time Salary from $60,284.32 per annum plus superannuation (Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)About the position We have an exciting opportunity for a current university student looking to work while they study, gaining valuable skills across a broad range of financial, accounting and general business functions. Through this opportunity, you'll get ahead of your peers by:

• Learning, developing, and implementing accounting and financial technical skills to help managers and senior accountants meet a wide variety of financial tasks
• Gaining a broad grounding in all facets of financial management operations
• Developing more general business skills through assisting the team with strategy development, project management, business reporting, and stakeholder engagement
• Honing your professional interpersonal skills to address and overcome challenges in a collaborative team environment
• Helping the team to review and improve business processes and systems

What's in it for you?

• Financial contribution to payment of university fees, as well as exam leave which is in addition to annual and other leave provisions
• Yearly rotation across a number of areas within the Finance Division including Corporate Planning, Financial Accounting & Treasury, Budget Accounting, System & Processes and Rates
• Opportunity for incremental salary progression
• Accelerated development through participation in specific projects and support tasks
• Progression towards professional accounting status
• Mentoring program from professional staff and establishing a valuable network within the Undergraduate Development Program group - many of which have progressed to other positions within Council

Interested?

• For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.
• Contact Diane Ball, Personal Assistant Finance on (02) 4227 7011 for questions related to the job

Applications close 11:59pm, 12 February 2024.We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.