Over 550 Members across Victoria representing all Victorian Councils

An Incorporated Association, FinPro provides professional development opportunities, networking and assistance to Local Government Finance Professionals in Victoria. With over 550 members representing over all Victorian Local Government Councils, 5 regional library corporations and over twenty other organisations.

Membership to FinPro is paid on an annual basis. Our membership year runs from 1 October through to 30 September. This is in line with our financial year. Membership is available to both individuals and organisations (corporate membership). In the case of organisations, they may nominate up to 6 individuals to be included in their membership. Membership is transferable within organisations where staff members leave their employ.

Our membership benefits include

• Receive discounted registration fees for all professional development offered by FinPro.
• Local Government Finance Professionals offers professional development to finance professionals both within Local Government and to those who service the industry eg. Auditors and consultants.
• Local Government Finance Professionals provides at least two professional development one-day seminars annually, as well as an Annual Conference.
• Opportunity to be part of the FinPro Yammer Online Forum
• FinPro is managed by an Executive of up to 15 members who are elected annually at the Associations Annual General Meeting.
• Receive updates about the standards of accounting and financial management in Local Government by providing low cost, high quality education and training.
• Promote the image of Local Government accountants and financial administrators.
• Be given the opportunity to represent the members in policy making forums, and Participate in a networking forum to allow industry wide efficiencies to be rapidly taken up across the state.
• The ability to vote on matters affecting the organisation including the election of the Executive.

FinPro offers three types of membership

Council Membership
Council membership is open to all Victorian Councils. Any number of people employed by the council can be nominated as member of FinPro, and thus receive all the benefits associated with membership.  Membership for the year ended 30 September 2022 is $740.00 (inc. GST).  A member application form is included below.  Once completed, an invoice will be issued directly to you.  Memberships taken out after March 2021 will be charged a pro-rata rate for the remained of the financial year.

Individual Membership
Individual membership is open to any finance professional involved in the Local Government sector. Individual membership for the year ended 30 September 2022 is $150.00 (inc. GST)  A member application form is included below. Once completed, an invoice will be issued directly to you.  Memberships taken out after March 2021 will be charged a pro-rata rate for the remained of the financial year.

Corporate Partnership

Corporate Partnership is offered to all commercial organisations who support the vision of FinPro and enables organisations to continue their relationship with FinPro members during COVID.  The Partnership is for the year ended 30 September 2022 and is $400 for small business (turnover of less that $10M) and $900 for large businesses (turnover greater than $10M)  A Corporate Application form is included below.  Once completed an invoice will be issued directly to you.  Memberships taken out after March 2021 will be charged a pro-rata rate for the remained of the financial year.

Please use the form below to apply for a FinPro membership. If you would like to learn more about the membership benefits and general information about FinPro activities, please contact us using our online form.