BA TOWN COUNCIL

VACANCY

Ba Town Council invites applications from the suitably qualified, highly motivated and experienced candidates for the following position:

1. ASSISTANT RATES OFFICER

ROLE PURPOSE

The Assistant Rates key responsibilities include:

• Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
• Calculation of New Financial Year Rates for residential, commercials, industrial and agricultural before 30^th June of every year and submitting the worksheet to the Head of Finance & Administration for verification.
• Preparing the rates invoices and sending to the ratepayers by the 8^th of July.
• Calculation of Interest on the outstanding rates for prior year for residential, commercials, industrial and agricultural before 31^st July of every year and submitting the worksheet to the Head of Finance & Administration for verification.
• Preparing the statements for the rates outstanding as at 31^st July and sending to the ratepayers by 8^th August.
• Updating each ratepayers account on a daily basis to avoid any discrepancies in the statements.
• Updating the rates collection on a daily basis and sending it together with rates debtors worksheet to the Head of Finance & Administration before closing of business on every Friday.
• Creating awareness to ratepayers on the means of rate payments available, i.e. BSP Online payment, Vodafone M-Paisa, Digicel My Cash, Deductions with Employer and Payment at the Cashier at Civic Building.
• Organizing monthly ratepayers meeting for the HOD’s, CEO & Special Administrators and ensuring that awareness is created amongst the ratepayers.
• Securing all source documents and rates invoices properly and ensuring that no documents are left around unlocked at the end of the business day.
• Performing assigned GL Reconciliations which will include the Rates Debtors and Trade Debtors and submitting to the Head of Finance by 2^nd of the month.
• Assisting the Head of Finance in submission of fully maintained and signed off audit trail file to Chief Executive Officer by COB on the 5^th of the month.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions and the council is fully compliant with all statutory bodies.
• Take full control of the Council audits (internal and external) and remain up to date on audit best practices

Knowledge and Experience

1. A tertiary qualification in Diploma in Accounting/Finance or equivalent.

2. 2-3 years of increasingly responsible Finance Officer experience that would have provided the opportunity to develop the required skills, knowledge and abilities

All applications will be treated in confidence and should include a cover letter, detailed resume and filled in application form and are to be emailed to recruitment@batowncouncil.com.fj For application form you can visit our website www.batowncouncil.com.fj

Applications will close at 3.00pm on 26^th January, 2026.

Ba Town Council is an equal opportunity employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Mrs. Manjula Devi

Acting Chief Executive Officer