Finance Manager

Job Description

Location: Western Region | Ballarat, Western Region | Grampians

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Grampians Health

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Accounting

Reference: 16625

Finance Manager

Full Time - Hybrid

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future. A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse – as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region. Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this position is responsible for financial accounting, policy and governance within Grampians Health. WIth accountability for the Treasury Functions, including liquidity management as well as the Accounts Payable Team.

Provide leadership to a team of 6
Contribute to and implement process improvement initiatives across finance
Manage month-end and year-end processes

Key Responsibilities

Oversee all financial compliance and transactional functions and processes at Grampians Health (i.e. Accounts Payable, Asset and Capital, GRHA, Treasury and Compliance Requirements).
Management of the Financial Accounting function including Control of the month-end process
Responsible for the preparation and lodgement of all mandatory DoH finance reports including but not limited to the Heart, Long Service Return and annual return.
Responsible for the preparation of GH’s consolidated annual accounts, ensuring compliance with IFRS, Accounting Standards, Financial Management Act and the Financial Management Compliance Framework
Treasury management including banking, cash flow reporting, balance sheet and cash flow budgeting and forecast.

Skills and experience

Has a clear track record of success in financial roles within large, complex organisations.
Demonstrated capability to initiate and effectively introduce change.
Solid accounting skills including the implementation of accounting principles and standards.
Proven staff development a strong culture building experience.

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
Discounted on-site parking
Access to discounted health club membership
Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballart is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

Horsham Region

Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region. With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play. With all the facilities that you would expect from a regional city, Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services alongside a vibrant combination of food, art, shopping, culture and nature.

With legendary natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, world renowned Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park at your doorstep, there are many amazing natural features to see and explore. Food lovers will delight in the opportunity to sample from the restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia’s best and most awarded venues.

If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, and want to swap expensive urban dwelling for stunning natural landscapes, Horsham is the place for you.

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Zoey Dlomo, Financial Controller, for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual (or allies) LGBTQIA+.