- Supportive team environment
- A role with variety
- Career development opportunities.
Personnel Area: Organisational Services
Branch: Corporate Finance
Salary Range: (Band 5) $95,346.00 - $108,078.00 plus superannuation (Remuneration stated is for a full-time position)
Work type: Temporary fulltime
Duration: Up to 12 months
Location: Brisbane Square, Brisbane CBD
Our Business
Brisbane City Council is one of the largest local governments in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the biggest employers in Queensland. We have more than 300 job types across a broad range of service areas, with roles that serve our community. Organisational Services supports, equips and helps guide Council to deliver the Brisbane Vision through centralised corporate services and a customer-focused approach.
Our Branch
The Corporate Finance branch, partners with stakeholders to ensure financial sustainability of Council, through high quality financial reporting, advice and services, efficient systems with reliable information and financial process governance across Council to deliver optimal outcomes.
The Role
Your role will provide high level administrative and management support to the Corporate Finance branch and Chief Financial Officer. Your day-to-day duties will involve coordinating activities of the Branch Manager’s Office, providing administrative leadership and management of correspondence, administrative processes and systems, Executive diary management and communication support for the branch. In addition, your role will provide support to various branch initiatives and priorities as required.
A key feature of this role is supporting the Chief Financial Officer and the senior leadership team and regularly liaising with senior stakeholders across and outside the business. As such, the proven ability to liaise and negotiate with people at all levels of an organisation is essential to fulfilling this role.
Your organisational skills will ensure these operations run smoothly and your adaptability to address requests as they arise, will be an asset to the team. The team you will be joining is highly productive, passionate about delivering quality service and outcomes to the residents of Brisbane.
To be successful you will have:
- Well-developed written communication skills to draft, proofread and edit a range of business and customer correspondence.
- Demonstrated high level skills and substantial experience in providing a range of proactive executive, administrative and business support services.
- Proven experience in the development and implementation of effective administrative systems and procedures for providing quality and timely service.
- Demonstrated time management and organisation skills, including the ability to plan, organise and coordinate work to meet set deadlines and outcomes while dealing with a variety of work demands and changing priorities.
- Experience effectively managing an executive diary and addressing conflicts with strong coordination skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion
Are you ready for a quick start? Apply today!
Benefits of working for Council include:
- flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
- free gym and wellness centre
- award winning superannuation fund
- generous leave provisions
- competitive salary.
Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE
How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.
For more information: Please call Mina Manning, Talent Consultant on 07 3178 0989
People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.
Closing Date: Thursday 26 June 2025 at 11:55pm AEST
Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.