AddressAccountant - Administrative Service Officer 6
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 27 February 2024
Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $95,746 - $109,072 plus superannuation
Position No: LP8530 - 02G6E
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 February 2024
Contact Officer: Rebecca Dowling on rebecca.dowling@act.gov.au
What can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic - click her to see why you should live in Canberra.
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
About the role:
The Finance Team at North Canberra Hospital is seeking a motivated and well-organised individual who can work independently and as a team member in the Accountant role, including end of month reporting.
Under limited direction of the senior accountant the primary responsibilities of the position are:
The Accountant duties include:
- Perform the following monthly accounting duties for the Public Hospital:
- Preparation of accounts;
- Prepare and oversee reconciliations;
- Assist in preparation of reports to internal and external stakeholders;
- Provide analysis of data and interpret accounts as requested;
- Assist and support tasking for Senior Financial Accountant in preparation of government reports;
- Provide periodic reports on Special Purpose Trust Fund accounts as required;
- Preparation of statistical returns;
- Maintenance and administration function of accounting systems including APIAS, Oracle and PBRC;
- Supervision of the Public Assistant Accountants;
- Assist the Revenue Manager with supervision and oversight of the banking functions and staff;
- Supervision and oversight of Accounts Payable functions and staff;
- Other relevant duties as requested.
About you:
Requirements/Qualifications:
Mandatory
- Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Business majoring in accounting preferred.
- Significant accounting experience including supervision of staff essential;
- Full membership of institute of Chartered Accountants or CPA Australia desirable.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project - CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
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