ASSISTANT BUSINESS CONSULTANT

at  SA Government SA HEALTH

SA HEALTH

Job reference: 864457
Location: 5108 - SALISBURY
Job status: Short Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Salisbury
• Salary: $75,430 - $79,070 p.a. (pro rata) – ASO4 - Temporary Part-Time – working 18.75 hours per week, up until 31 December 2024

ABOUT US:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.
With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.
Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

ABOUT YOU:

Are you dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Assistant Business Consultant within the Northern Mental Health Division.
The Assistant Business Consultant is responsible for the provision of a responsive, timely, comprehensive, and integrated financial management, accounting and reporting service to support management decision making.

This includes contributing to:

• the provision of advice and assistance on budgetary issues and tasks
• the provision of financial advisory services to support management decision making
• the effective and efficient operation of the Mental Health Division
• the provision of reports to management and executive, including reporting relating to the Divisions’ budget matters

As an Assistant Business Consultant, you will also be responsible for:

• preparing reports with appropriate recommendations to assist in analysis and decision making.
• providing accurate, timely and responsive advice, reports and information, to support and inform improvements in resource management and administrative processes and procedures under limited direction.
• continuous improvement projects and change activities as needed, with a focus on implementing saving strategies.
• accounts receivable and payable tasks including invoice certification and/or approval and the preparation and processing of complex organizational wide journals and reconciliations processing.
• ensuring approved policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed.
• providing advice and training on financial support activities to increase the overall capability of the finance function in the Division.
• using initiative and judgement when providing advice and responding to a range of clients.

In this role you will work collaboratively within the Mental Health Division and Finance to deliver a portfolio of specialised finance, operational and compliance functions to NALHN in a timely, supportive and customer focused manner.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

864457 - Assistant Business Consultant - ASO4 - role description.pdf

• Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information