Management Accountant

We offer real work life balance and benefits that count. Depending on your role, you may have access to a 4 day compressed week or 9 day fortnight, generous leave provisions including Wellness Leave and up to 3 days of end of year shutdown leave, and discounts through Fitness Passport, Solstice Energy, MyState Bank, Launceston Aquatic Centre and the QVMAG Gift Shop, plus a free EAP, discounted health insurance through St Luke's Health and BUPA, and more.

Where Your Numbers Shape Launceston’s Future

As our Management Accountant, you'll be at the heart of how the City of Launceston makes smart financial decisions. Sitting within the Finance and Technology team and reporting to the Team Leader Accounting, you'll prepare Council financial reports, guide Senior Leaders and Team Leaders through budgeting, and help lift financial literacy right across the organisation.

If you're the kind of accountant who likes variety over routine, takes pride in getting the numbers right, and wants to see your work make a real difference to the community you live in, this role is worth a closer look.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Prepare Council financial reports, including end of month and quarterly reporting, and provide clear analysis to support decision making.
• Support Senior Leaders and Team Leaders to formulate, monitor and manage annual budgets across the organisation.
• Maintain and reconcile financial ledgers and systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting policies.
• Identify financial training needs across allocated teams and help build financial literacy across the organisation.
• Prepare and lodge Business Activity Statements, and provide guidance on GST matters as required.

About You

We are looking for someone who demonstrates, through behaviour, an alignment and an understanding of Our Values and has the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Minimum three years of accounting experience, ideally within a complex or multi entity environment.
• Eligibility for or progress towards membership of CPA Australia, or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, is desirable.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear, practical insights.
• A confident communicator who builds effective relationships and can explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

About the City of Launceston

The City of Launceston is Tasmania's largest council and an award-winning Employer of Choice. Launceston is deeply connected to our history and natural beauty, and will thrive as Northern Tasmania’s economic, cultural, and culinary heart. With a commitment to diverse housing, sustainability, economic growth and innovation, we’re building a city where people feel connected, businesses succeed, and the environment flourishes. Launceston is a place to live, work, play, visit and belong. Be part of a city shaping its future.

At the City of Launceston, diversity is something we celebrate and it is key to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive, flexible and supportive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to something bigger: our community.

City of Launceston adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people.

How to Apply:

If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply please visit the careers page of our website at Careers - City of Launceston and download the Employment Information Pack for this position.

For further information specific to this role, please contact Samantha Rautner, Acting Team Leader Accounting on 03 6323 3151, or [email protected]

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement (maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack.

You must address the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

Applications Close Wednesday 29 July 2026