Job Description

Finance Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Temporary Full Time – until July 2027 (with flexible hours)

Band 6 – Starting from $97,222.14 – $105,842.20 + super + RDO (RDO applicable for full-time 38 hours per week only)

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

• Supportive and friendly team environment where we value growth and development
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements and an emphasis on work/life balance
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment

Benefits Package

• Hybrid Working Policy For those working full time hours - 3 days worked in the office and 2 days WFH
• Exceptional leave entitlements - 16 days personal leave, 18 weeks parental leave, plus cultural leave and compassionate leave
• Health and wellbeing - free EAP counselling, discounted leisure membership 40% off for Staff and 25% off for Managers, salary sacrifice childcare options
• Professional Development – leadership courses and learning workshops, Education Assistance Program featuring study and exam leave and up to 50% course fee reimbursement

About the Role

We’re proud to offer flexible working arrangements, strong internal development pathways, and a culture that prioritises wellbeing and connection. This is a great opportunity for a business process expert ready to play a pivotal role in one of Council's most significant business and technology transformations, with hands-on learning, mentorship and future career progression opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a candidate with deep expertise in their business domain, familiarity with ERP systems and configuration, and experience in stakeholder engagement and testing methodologies (SIT/UAT) to help deliver outcomes in the ERP Project Team within the Digital & Technology Branch, delivering Council's Technology One SaaS implementation program. This may include solution design and configuration, system and user acceptance testing, data migration support, stakeholder engagement, and change management and training activities

Yarra City Council is a Dynamic Organisation, proud of our inclusive culture and continual development of our people We strive to continually improve services to the community

Need More Info?

For further information, please r efer to the or contact Lee Stubbs, Business Transformation Lead at lee.stubbs@yarracity.vic.gov.au.

Subject Matter Expert - Position Description (January 2026) (1) (1).pdf

Applications close on: Thursday July 9 2026, at 11:55pm

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please upload your CV, Cover Letter and Key Selection Criteria.

Additional Information

This position is subject to satisfactory Police Check, Working with Children Check to ensure eligibility to work in the sector and a pre-employment medical assessment prior to commencement. Pre-employment checks are not used by Yarra City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job! Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the ways we govern, live our lives, and conduct our work. Every choice we make today and into the future will have an impact; this is true for Council and the community.

Acknowledging the scale of this crisis, at Yarra we are committed to ensuring that every job is a climate job meaning that each staff member will play a key role in shaping our climate response.

Yarra's Commitment to Diversity

Yarra City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and supports flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer.

We draw pride and strength from our diversity, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.