- Collaborate with divisional and cost centre management to provide financial expertise and guidance on performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and funding assessments
- Engage proactively with stakeholders to identify financial management issues and opportunities for improvement
- Prepare accurate and insightful divisional performance reports on a monthly basis
- Participate actively in performance review meetings with divisional and cost centre management
- Support ledger integrity and month-end and year-end closing processes by preparing or reviewing journals, accruals and ledger reviews
- Coordinate divisional budget cycle tasks
- Prepare regular divisional full-year forecasts, identify potential differences compared to annual budget targets, and develop recommendations
- Maintain oversight of divisional funding arrangements, including activity-based funding and service contract obligations
- Ensure sustainable resource allocation planning at the divisional and cost centre levels, align with available funding sources and organisational priorities
- Support the review of contractual agreements and grant proposals to assess financial implications, risks, and compliance requirements
- Ensure that contracts and grant proposals align with organisational objectives, financial policies, and regulatory guidelines
- Support facility/corporate/Ministry capital investment planning and reporting,
- Identify and communicate potential financial risks, opportunities, and requirements associated with contracts and grants to relevant stakeholders
- Collaborate with procurement, project managers, and program coordinators to negotiate favourable terms and conditions
- Proactively identify system and process improvements to drive continuous improvement
- Lead change management initiatives to successfully implement improvements, enhance efficiency, and optimise financial processes
- Effective coordination and leadership of management accounting services within a large public health organisation
- Development, leadership, and mentorship of high-performing teams in line with contemporary human resource management practices
- Excellent communication, negotiation, consultation, and change management skills
- Provision of effective advice and recommendations on financial matters within a large health organisation
- Strategic thinking, analytical skills, and innovation in complex service planning and clinical activity management
- Experience in Business Partnering in a large organisation
- Proven ability to contribute to strategic decision making and identifying opportunities for improved financial outcomes
- Demonstrated presentation and report writing skills
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with key stakeholders through understanding of their needs and objectives, whilst demonstrating/displaying the corporate values
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and commitments and the ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions
- High level of proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience leveraging ERP (preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365)
- Proven ability to use reporting tools such as TM1 and PowerBI to draw insights and drive decisions
- Current membership of a recognised Australian accounting body (CA/CPA) is desirable
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead
Applications close: 05 Jun 2024 E. Australia Standard Time