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LG Community partners

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

LG Community partners is a group of Partners who are qualified accountant and having financial related degree qualification with professional accreditation.

INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE

Our experience includes financial and business operations of councils, demonstrating diverse roles associated with local government services in financial and business strategy, planning, forecasting, business processes, asset management financing and accounting and financial modelling skills.

TEAM

We work with local councils as team with strong customer focus, conceptual and analytical thinking while having sound problem solving skills.

TRANSFORMING THE WAY YOU DO BUSINESS

Our experience includes working in Local government councils as well as Indigenous Councils in Regional and remote locations.

COVERAGE

We are flexible to travel within Australia and New Zealand.

What we do

Working as Partners with Local Government Councils, we can manage Accounting, Finance, Budgeting and other strategic work. We have more than 10 years’ experience in local Government in NSW, NT, WA and QLD. Our experience includes working in Local government councils as well as Indigenous Councils in Regional and remote locations.


We are flexible and can manage remote and regional councils with some on-site and off-site work

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

  • Budgets, Quarterly review and Long-Term Financial Planning
  • Monthly management performance report and Project Reporting/Analysis

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & AUDIT

  • Year end and Audit process coordination
  • Annual Financial Reporting
  • Accounting & Financial Management
  • Asset accounting & revaluation
  • Implementation of new accounting standards

SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

  • System review, system implementation and report designing
  • General Ledger and Chart of Accounts designing
  • Process improvement, accounting policies & procedures set up
  • Financial system training to staff for Civica Authority
  • Designing SQL reports for Civica Authority system- Trial Balance, Transaction listing, Monthly performance report, Investment report, Work order report, Borrowing’s report, GL balance report and many other reports

INTERNAL CONTROL and

RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Internal Control, Risk management and Internal Audit
  • Implementation of recommendations in Audit management letter

EXTERNAL REPORTING

  • Set-up LG Solutions portal for financial statement, General Ledger mapping, LTFP, Employee leave provision and Fee and charges
  • Grants management & Acquittal
  • Taxable Payments Annual Report to ATO

Our Skills

  • Qualified CPA and Fellow member of CPA Australia
  • Selected Young business leader by CPA Australia
  • Experience working as CFO, Finance Manager, Financial Controller and Financial Consultant in Local Government Sector in NSW, WA, NT, VIC and QLD
  • Experience working in Civica Authority, BIS, Practical plus, Synergy soft, Tech-one, Microsoft Dynamics, Assetic and many industry specific financial systems
  • Designed SQL reports for Civica Authority system- Trial Balance, Transaction listing, Monthly performance report, Investment report, Work order report, Borrowing’s report, GL balance report and many more
  • Year end and Audit tasks - implemented new accounting standards for Leasing, Grants revenue, AASB 15, 1058 and 1059
  • Knowledge of LG solution portal for financial statement, LTFP, Fee and charges and Employee Leave provisions