2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

Service Outputs – Detailed Activity Listing
                               Activity                                               Service Level/Standard
Financial Accounting
 [Activities involve all statutory and risk management aspects of financial performance including monthly
performance reporting, financial sustainability analysis, statutory reporting and audit processes, monitoring of
financial system controls and adherence to accounting standards and other regulatory guidelines]

Cyclic activities                    Reporting – Monthly Council Financial        Monthly
                                     Performance and sustainability indicator
                                     progress, including periodic deep dives
                                     Reporting – Prepare Council’s Financial      Annual
                                     Statements, including sustainability
                                     indicators
                                     Compliance – Facilitate the annual           Annual
                                     Queensland Audit Office independent
                                     external audit
                                     Compliance – National Competition            Annual
                                     Policy compliance for business activity
                                     Compliance – accounting standards            Ongoing
                                     and relevant legislation.
                                     Compliance – Preparing financial             Monthly
                                     workpapers, reconciliations and records
                                     Compliance – Monitoring performance          Ongoing
                                     of the financial system to ensure
                                     integrity and controls are maintained
Reactive activities                  Advisory – Provide financial compliance      Ongoing (as required)
                                     advice to officers and elected members
                                     Compliance - Implementation of actions       Ad hoc (as required)
                                     resulting from internal or external audit,
                                     Audit and Risk Committee or other
                                     regulatory / industry recommendations
Treasury and Investment Management
[Includes managing Council’s daily cash flow, investment of funds, management of loans, credit cards and other
banking matters]
Cyclical activities                 Investment of cash – in accordance      Ongoing
                                    with Council’s Investment Policy
                                    Cash management - ensure sufficient     Ongoing
                                    daily working capital to meet Council’s
                                    cash flow requirements
                                    Debt management - borrowings held in    Ongoing
                                    accordance with Council’s Debt Policy
                                    Credit management – Council’s           Weekly
                                    Corporate purchase card system
Reactive activities                 Resolve any banking transactional       As required
                                    discrepancies for Council, customers
                                    and suppliers
Management Accounting
[Includes development of Council’s budget, monitoring and analysis of performance against budget, cost control,
monthly internal reporting to managers and other stakeholders, management of grants revenue funding]
Cyclic activities                   Budget - Undertake the annual budget      Annual
                                    development process
                                    Budget - Undertake the periodic budget At least two times per year
                                    reviews to reforecast for
                                    Carryovers and emerging issues
                                    Financial Plan - Develop and maintain     Annual
                                    the 10-year Long Term Financial
                                    Forecast & Strategy
                                    Fees and Charges - review cost            Annual
                                    recovery levels (budget development)
                                    Compliance – review Council revenue       Monthly
                                    and expenditure activity including
                                    investigation of issues, variances and
                                    trends
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