Senior Finance Officer

at  Queensland Health

About the role

The purpose of this role is to support the Business Manager, STARS by providing:

• Assistance in the development of the annual budget and ongoing forecast process.
• Routine monitoring and analysis of business activities.
• Co-ordination of month-end financial activities to accurately record transactions in a timely manner.
• Assistance in the development of high-level advice to the Business Manager and other senior leaders that enables strategic decision making by the Service Line and Hospital executive to deal with ongoing change within the public health environment.
• A detailed understanding of the business functions, and a focus on efficiency and opportunities for improvement.

About you

This successful applicant will carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health’s values:

• Work closely with the Business Manager, STARS Executive and broader hospital and Service Line Management.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the various financial and non-financial information systems that can provide useful management information to assist in the ongoing management of the business units within STARS.
• Provide analysis, recommendation and advice to managers, directors and clinicians on information extracted from corporate information systems such as the costing system, DSS and S/4HANA, to assist in the strategic management process for the Service Line.
• Provide monthly reporting and comprehensive analysis of the Service’s performance in terms of expenditure, FTE and activity, identifying and explaining any relevant variances. Assist the business unit in the development of strategies to manage variances.
• Assist in determining the information requirements for routine or ad-hoc reports and identify any analyse data gaps and recommend where the provision of such data on an ongoing basis will improve the reporting of clinical and business activity, benchmarking or performance indicators.
• Model activity, costs and budgets in response to current and/or proposed activity and organisational change. Provide advice on the options for managing emerging and known trends in business practice that affect the cost of health care service delivery or the reimbursement of costs for the delivery of those products and service.
• Review revenue streams and improve reporting systems in addition to identifying revenue opportunities within the facility.

Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
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• Assistance in the development of the annual budget and ongoing forecast process.
• Routine monitoring and analysis of business activities.
• Co-ordination of month-end financial activities to accurately record transactions in a timely manner.
• Assistance in the development of high-level advice to the Business Manager and other senior leaders that enables strategic decision making by the Service Line and Hospital executive to deal with ongoing change within the public health environment.
• A detailed understanding of the business functions, and a focus on efficiency and opportunities for improvement