Senior System Accountant

• Full time maximum term role until 30 June 2028 (based on 38 hours per week)
• Monthly RDO
• Salary: $133k - $149k Super
• Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 195125 residents: one community proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek and includes Brunswick Coburg Fawkner Glenroy Gowanbrae Hadfield Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic known for its active community cultural diversity creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability social justice community wellbeing and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg 8 kilometres north of Melbournes CBD there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek organisational vision is to be one team brave and diverse making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg 8 kilometres north of Melbournes CBD there are excellent public transport options and great food cafés parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live work and play.

About the role

Merribek City Council is seeking an experienced Senior System Accountant to join our Elevate Transformation Program and support the delivery of a major Councilwide digital transformation.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your finance system expertise in a highimpact role that will shape how Council delivers services to the community.

The Senior System Accountant provides specialist expertise in the TechnologyOne OneCouncil ERP platform supporting the design configuration testing and implementation of Councils enterprise finance system as part of the Elevate Transformation Program.

Working closely with finance teams service areas and the program team this role ensures finance processes controls and reporting requirements are accurately embedded in the system and successfully transitioned into businessasusual operations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on finance processes and TechnologyOne system requirements to inform system design and configuration
• Translate current and futurestate finance processes into effective system solutions
• Ensure statutory compliance and internal control requirements are embedded in the finance system
• Act as a key liaison between finance stakeholders service areas vendors and the transformation program
• Lead and participate in system testing validation and quality assurance activities
• Support cutover planning golive readiness and postimplementation activities
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve finance processes using system capabilities
• Document finance processes system configurations and controls
• Support knowledge transfer and capability building across finance teams

What you will bring

• Strong experience in financial accounting with a deep understanding of finance processes and controls
• Demonstrated experience delivering TechnologyOne OneCouncil
• Welldeveloped analytical and problemsolving skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• A collaborative and adaptable approach within a projectbased environment

What the role can offer

• Monthly RDO
• A 2year fixedterm opportunity to work on a highprofile transformation program
• Flexible working arrangements to support worklife balance
• A supportive and inclusive workplace culture
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employer-supported study assistance schemes
• Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff

• Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
• Purchase leave
• Ceremonial leave
• Gender affirmation leave
• Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Bernie McMullen on.

Applications close: 11:30pm Sunday 10 May 2026.
*in the case that we receive a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close this advertisement before the current closing date.

Before submitting an application please view the Position Description.

Please note that when applying for this role you may be required to attach your valid Qualifications. Please have this ready when completing your application.

How to apply

Please fill out an application using our online recruitment system. You will be required to upload your CV a cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience. You do not need to respond to the individual Key Selection Criteria. Please also upload any other relevant documents.

*Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Please note that applications must only be submitted online applications will not be accepted via email.

Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community people with disability and people from every culture sexuality and gender identity age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic Recruitment Business Partner on

Our Commitment

In May 2021 Merri-bek Council adopted a revisedStatement of Commitmentto Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about ourChild Safety Commitment Statementon our website.