Graduate Finance
- Support financial management for Council's operations and projects.
- Assist with budgeting, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Gain practical experience through rotations across different finance functions.
Turn your potential into community impact
Start your career with hands-on experience at Blacktown City Council as a Graduate Finance from mid-February 2027. Working alongside experienced finance professionals, you help support the financial management that underpins Council's operations, projects and services. You gain practical experience while contributing to work that helps Council make informed decisions and manage resources responsibly.
Through rotations across different finance functions, you assist with budgeting, reconciliations, financial reporting and analysis. You maintain financial records, process and investigate transactions, respond to enquiries, prepare reports and financial summaries, and help improve business processes. Through day-to-day involvement in finance activities, you build a strong understanding of how financial information supports planning, service delivery and decision-making across a large local government organisation.
Your work helps ensure Council's resources are managed effectively and accurately. The information you provide supports the delivery of services, facilities and infrastructure relied on by a growing community.
This opportunity suits a recent graduate who enjoys working with numbers, analysing information and solving problems. You must have completed a degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field by the commencement date or within the last 2 years, and bring strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:
- a term contract, full-time role for up to 2 years with one of Australia's largest councils
- an entry level salary commencing at $1,750.90 per week
- a 35-hour working week
- access to Council's flextime arrangement
- 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
- ongoing training and development support
- access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.
Our commitment to safety
Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.
We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.
Position description
For more detail on this opportunity, click here to view or download the position description.
Closing date: Sunday 15 November 2026, 11.59 pm
Contact officer: Rodney Sanjivi on 9839 6528
Internal ref: Term contract - 2 years
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