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Albury City Council - Briefing Document - Chief Financial Officer - A significant, organisation-wide Financial Sustainability Program is underway, supported by a structured change management approach. This program is focused on improving operating performance, prioritising asset renewal, strengthening financial resilience, and embedding more disciplined decision-making across the organisation to ensure services and infrastructure can be sustainably delivered over the long term. - FlowPaper FlipBook
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AlburyCity acknowledges the Wiradjuri people as the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live and work and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, culture, tradition and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that contribute to our community.
Gael Evans-Barr
Deputy CEO| Albury City Council
AlburyCity is seeking an accomplished and strategic Chief Financial Officer to lead our finance, procurement and project management functions and play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's long-term financial sustainability. Reporting to the Deputy CEO Business, Growth & Community, this influential leadership role will provide strategic and operational oversight during a period of continued growth and increased financial complexity. The successful candidate will drive strong financial stewardship, organisational accountability and evidence-based decision-making, ensuring AlburyCity continues to deliver value for our community now and for future generations.
AlburyCity, like many councils across Australia, faces the competing challenges of getting service levels right, building essential infrastructure to support population growth and ageing assets, and ensuring communities see value for money. An exciting opportunity now exists to address these challenges and drive AlburyCity’s transformation to long-term financial sustainability.
AlburyCity’s adopted Four Year Delivery Program 2025–2029, along with the draft 2026/27 Budget documents and supporting Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP), outline a disciplined and forward-focused approach to delivering essential services, infrastructure and community outcomes for a growing regional city. The suite of draft 2026/27 Budget documents and the Long-Term Financial Plan are available here on the AlburyCity website.
Continued investment in critical water and wastewater infrastructure to support growth, maintain service reliability and meet future demand.
Targeted investment in community facilities and public spaces that enhance liveability and support an active, connected community.
Ongoing renewal and upgrade of roads, bridges and footpaths, with a focus on maintaining existing assets and improving safety and connectivity.
Strategic investment in cultural, arts and civic infrastructure that supports community identity and economic activity, where aligned with priorities and funding capacity.
Investment in drainage and flood mitigation infrastructure to respond to changing climate conditions and protect community assets.
AlburyCity is growing rapidly. It has sustained an average population growth of more than 1.3% annually since 2019, in comparison with the regional NSW growth rate of 0.9%. Projections indicate our population is growing annually by around 800 people, or over 300 dwellings each year.
We are one of Australia’s fastest growing regional cities and people want to live, work and invest here. To underpin this growth, we need affordable infrastructure that delivers essential services, while supporting sustainable growth across our whole community to keep pace with demand and community expectations.
Towards Albury 2050 provides a long-term approach and plan for the future of the community, with a focus on four key themes.
We’re proud of our thriving, resilient and liveable city – one that’s full of opportunities for our community. As caretakers of our unique environment, we’re here to make sure Albury remains a great place to live, work and invest – now and into the future.
Our Purpose Is to connect with our community to build a better future for all.
Our Vision Inclusion drives us, community connects us, the future inspires us.
The Chief Financial Officer provides leadership to ensure strong financial stewardship, organisational accountability and long-term sustainability across AlburyCity. The role is central to embedding a disciplined, evidence-based approach to decision making and ensuring Council delivers value for the community, now and for future generations.
This high-impact leadership role provides both strategic and operational oversight at a critical time for Council, as it navigates increasing cost pressures, major infrastructure investment and the need to maintain long-term financial sustainability.
The Chief Financial Officer plays a key role in balancing competing priorities, supporting growth, delivering essential infrastructure, and ensuring financial resilience, while driving a culture of performance, continuous improvement and sound financial management across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Accountable for the strategic and operational leadership, performance, governance and service delivery of the Finance, Procurement and Project Management Office (PMO) and other assigned corporate functions, ensuring alignment with AlburyCity priorities, adopted plans and long-term financial sustainability objectives.