Finance Operations Officer

2 days ago

Whangarei, New Zealand LGJobs Full time

**Finance Operations Officer**

**Corporate Services Group**

Working at Far North District Council is an awesome responsibility and privilege. Our employees are critical to our mission, regardless of the role they carry out. Our Values guide how we do our job, and keep us passionate about creating great places and supporting our people
- **Te wero - The Challenge**

To provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Financial Services Department. Reporting to the CFO this role will be required to provide various secretarial and administration support and to enable cross organisational communication between groups and departments.

**I ā koe - About you**

This role requires someone who can demonstrate the ability to perform the following competencies:

- Continually striving to maintain and improve processes and procedures within the Finance department. Provide input to the continual improvement of services.
- Support relevant Finance staff in the publication of reports and information, including publication of information on the Internet and Intranet sites. Assisting in the review of all reports for grammatical and punctuation errors. Ensuring that word processing requirements in respect of reports, procedures and correspondence is undertaken efficiently, effectively, accurately and to expectation. Ensure Finance Services publications are maintained, updated and kept current. Monitoring and responding to requests for Service.

Some of the important personal attributes for this role are:

- Proven experience in a senior support services role
- The ability to clearly convey thoughts and ideas effectively. This may include listening, interpreting, formulating and delivering verbal, non-verbal, and written and/or electronically
- Proven written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with customers, elected members and other stakeholders
- Proven office administration experience
- Pro-active in the introduction of improvements to systems, processes and procedures
- Practical experience in drafting professionally pitched memorandums and responses to enquiries.

**Tā mātou āroha - What we Offer**
- Far North District Council _is a progressive and growing Council filled with like-minded people who love what they do and are committed to providing superior services to residents in their community.

The salary for this position is **Grade 11 **within Council's salary structure **($54,572 - $64,202 per annum)** dependent on qualifications and experience, plus Kiwi Saver. We offer you flexible work arrangements and the chance to enjoy the lifestyle and beauty only the Far North region can provide.

You will also be given all the tools of the trade you need to hit the ground running including and professional development plan to ensure your ongoing growth and success within the organisation.

**_
Creating Great Places, Supporting our People_

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