Full Time Limited Term (2 years)
Professional Services Band D: $110,924– $122,291 per annum plus 12% statutory superannuation.
Location: Negotiable across SRW major offices in Maffra, Werribee and Mitcham
About Southern Rural Water
Southern Rural Water (SRW) is a Victorian water corporation with nearly 170 staff, managing major dams, weirs, water licencing and more from Mallacoota through to the South Australian border. At SRW, we believe that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive and contribute to collective success. Through providing a flexible, always safe workplace and promoting employee development, we empower employees to contribute to our strategy of great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.
How We Support You
At Southern Rural Water, we recognise and prioritise the wellbeing and fulfillment of our staff members. Here's what we offer to ensure a balanced and rewarding work experience:
- Embrace flexibility: We support various working arrangements including WFH, 9-day fortnights, tailor your work schedule to accommodate for school drop off and pick up hours.
- Generous leave provisions: 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave to support you during life’s important moments!
- Health and Wellbeing: Yearly reimbursement of up to $150 per financial year to support you in physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
- Professional development: We support your growth through a range of internal and external training initiatives and offer study assistance programs to empower you to reach your full potential.
- Employee Assistance Program: Receive comprehensive support for yourself and your family through our employee assistance program.
- Salary Sacrifice: Salary Sacrifice options for vehicles, equipment, and superannuation to enhance your financial benefits.
- See what else we can offer you on our Careers Page!
About the Role
Southern Rural Water is currently seeking an experienced Team Leader Financial Accounting (TLFA) to lead a team of finance professionals to drive the delivery of finance services.
This is a newly created two year role offering an excellent opportunity to provide expert financial leadership, ensure compliance with reporting and regulatory obligations, and embed best practice across the organisation.
As the TLFA, you will be responsible for a breadth of finance functions, including financial compliance and reporting, statutory accounts and reconciliations, taxation requirements, management accounting with budgeting and forecasting, as well as payroll and superannuation processing and reporting.
You will play a key role in shaping a collaborative, high performing team culture that values growth, accountability and shared success. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, you will champion consistency and excellence in financial processes, ensuring SRW maintains robust and effective financial management practices.
If you are an experienced finance leader with a proven ability to deliver results and establish robust financial management frameworks, we would love to hear from you!
As the Team Leader Financial Accounting, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing monthly financial information, including maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger and associated account reconciliations.
- Overseeing the preparation of annual statutory accounts, including producing a comprehensive year-end file for external audit that reconciles with the trial balance and financial statements.
- Coordinating the month-end process and other regular financial activities, such as the allocation of shared costs and management of asset transactions.
- Developing, implementing and monitoring financial policies, procedures and controls to ensure SRW meets its financial management obligations under government Standing Directions.
- Prepare financial reports and analysis to support the General Manager, Finance, Safety and Risk, along with other ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis as required.
About you
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting is required.
- Experience leading and developing finance teams, with a focus on mentoring, coaching and driving process improvements.
- Experience with establishing, implementing and maintaining effective financial management processes, ideally within a government, regulatory or comparable environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Expert judgement and analytical skills to reason through complex problems and develop strategic and robust interventions and solutions.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking 'Apply' before midnight 2 January 2026 or by visiting our website: www.srw.com.au
Please take the time to describe how your knowledge, skills and abilities would make you a suitable candidate for this role as part of your cover letter.
A Position Description for this position can be obtained from this link.
Southern Rural Water is committed to diversity and inclusion in employment and is proud to encourage applications from people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, genders, gender identities and/or sexual orientations.
Southern Rural Water acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters we work with and within, and pay respects to Elders past and present.
We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to provide an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact: peopleandculture@srw.com.au
