About the role
This role is responsible for leading Council’s Accounts Receivable function end‑to‑end, from debt recovery through to receipt of payment, ensuring strong governance, accuracy and integrity across all transactions. The position drives continuous improvement in credit management systems, policies, and processes, with a focus on standardisation, optimisation and best‑value outcomes. You will oversee end‑of‑month procedures, banking transactions, while preparing and analysing credit management and banking reports to support informed decision‑making and effective team actions.
As a people leader, this role sets operational objectives, manages work plans and delegates tasks to ensure high performance and accountability across the team. You will contribute to a positive, customer‑focused performance culture that values respect, excellence and financial discipline, while minimising Council’s exposure to unrecoverable debt. The role also supports the development and implementation of Council‑wide credit management policies and collaborates across the organisation to embed strong customer service principles into all accounts receivable activities.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.
Other important information
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Sarah Guthrie, Section Manager Financial Operations. You can contact Sarah on 02 4350 1435.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 17 May 2026.
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.
If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
