Job Description:

Make a meaningful difference in healthcare finance. Join a values-based high-performing team where your work drives impact across a leading tertiary hospital.

Why Work for St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM)

• Generous salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay

• Prime Fitzroy location close to cafes public transport & the CBD

• A challenging and rewarding permanent full-time opportunity

• A collaborative values-driven workplace culture

• Ongoing development and career progression opportunities

• Salary : HSUA 5 Grade 4 ($140k$150k Super)

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a proactive and collaborative Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic team in a pivotal role supporting one of Melbournes largest public health services.

Reporting to the Manager Financial Business Partnering this role partners directly with executive directors general managers and clinical/non-clinical teams to provide high-level financial support that enables strategic decision-making improves performance and contributes to long-term financial sustainability.

As a trusted financial advisor you will:

• Lead financial strategy and performance improvement within the designated directorate

• Drive cost savings initiatives and provide expert financial analysis

• Translate complex data into clear actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders

• Positively challenge divisional financial performance and business planning

• Manage mentor and support one or more Finance Analysts

About You: Your Contribution

• 5 years experience in financial/business partnering with exposure to senior stakeholders

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to develop financial models and forecasts

• Significant experience in strategic and operational financial planning in a large complex setting

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial concepts simply

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel

• Experience developing assessing and presenting business cases

What We Offer

• Access to salary packaging and exclusive employee discounts

• Fitness Passport discounted access to gyms and fitness centres

• Ongoing professional development and career advancement

• A positive supportive environment committed to innovation

• Employee Assistance Program confidential support services

• Wellbeing initiatives and a vibrant campus culture

• Convenient Fitzroy location with public transport at your doorstep

About the Finance Department

Based at our Fitzroy campus the SVHM Finance Department includes teams across Financial Accounting Accounts Payable Revenue Services Finance Systems and Business Partnering. The Business Partnering team works closely with senior clinical leaders and finance colleagues to support service delivery and organisational strategy. Youll join a highly regarded friendly and motivated team making a real impact in healthcare.

Working at SVHM

St Vincents Hospital Melbourne is a leading public teaching and research hospital and part of St Vincents Health Australia the nations largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider. Rooted in our values of Compassion Justice Integrity and Excellence we strive to serve our community with dignity and respect.

Application Process

Click Apply to submit your resume and cover letter.

For further information to know more about the role please contact James Wardrop - Manager Financial Business Partnering via email at

Shortlisting will commence immediately. We may close this advertisement earlier if a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. so dont delay your application.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds communities and abilities. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our mission and reflect the community we serve.

Note:
Employment at SVHM may be subject to mandatory immunisation requirements (e.g. flu COVID-19) in line with our duty of care under Work Health and Safety legislation.

The role of senior finance business partner is to continue to progress a finance delivery model with an active focus on partnering with executive directors and general managers within one of the hospitals clinical directorates to achieve both financial and strategic objectives.

Specifically this role will:

• Provide leadership within the relevant directorate to drive improved financial performance and to support the delivery of cost savings initiatives;

• Provide expert accounting and business knowledge analytical support and clear presentation of financial and business information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues in order to support decision making;

• Constructively and positively challenge all aspects of divisional finance and business performance; and

• Line manage one or more finance analysts.

As a senior finance business partner this role will contribute to the following areas:

Financial management

• Assist management with strategies on dealing with financial and business issues taking an evidence-based approach.

• Support managers with their understanding of the business and key variables within it.

Financial planning

• Lead the development of financial planning within the relevant directorate ensuring strategy workforce activity and finances are aligned;

• Work closely with finance analysts to ensure financial plans are accurately reflected in budgets;

• Assist the Executive Director and General Managers in identifying opportunities for cost savings and income generation/maximisation ensuring robust challenge and scrutiny.

Business case development

• Contribute to the development of business cases proactively suggesting alternative options/models and providing constructive challenge;

• Lead the development of robust financial modelling to support business cases within the directorate ensuring alignment with organisational strategy.

Forecasting

• Identify financial risks and opportunities and communicate these together with proposed mitigation strategies to senior management;

• Develop regular forecasting based on trend analysis informed by an independent organisational view;

• Work with the Executive Director and General Managers to develop and agree a mid-month forecast that informs the organisational mid-month forecast.

Financial governance

• Provide regular high quality reports (including KPIs) to the Executive Director and General Managers ensuring key financial issues are clearly and professionally presented in a format tailored to the recipients;

• Hold regular financial performance review meetings within the directorate in conjunction with the Executive Director and General Managers;

• Support the development of appropriate financial governance within the directorate. Recommend improvements to financial governance as appropriate ensuring key stakeholders understand requirements and rationale.

Month end

• Review preliminary month end reports at directorate level with the support of the analyst to ensure accuracy and highlight and substantiate key issues;

• Ensure key issues are communicated in a timely manner and that any commentary is cleared by the Executive Director prior to publication.

Training

• Contribute to the organisations financial management training programme for non-financial staff which may include the design of training material and delivery/facilitation at training events.

Projects

• Act as the finance lead for cross-organisational projects as relevant.

Staff management

• Management of one or more finance analysts in line with SVHM policies and procedures;

• Provide regular feedback including annual performance reviews;

• Develop strategies alongside other senior finance business partners to ensure consistency of workload and output amongst finance analysts.

• Perform the duties of the position to the best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHM;

• Comply with and ensure all those in the area they manage comply with all SVHM requirements policies procedures by-laws and directions;

• Ensure all those in the area they manage only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business purposes maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed;

• Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business;

• Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake duties;

• Take personal responsibility for the quality and safety of work performed;

• Recognise the relationship between clinical and non-clinical functions in the achievement of optimal safety and quality care;

• Take all necessary care and precautions in the performance of duties;

• Participate in risk management and continuous quality improvement activities as part of day-to-day work.

Health and Safety

• Ensure all health and safety related policies procedures and directions are complied with in the area they manage

• Report incidents and accidents and collaborate with management to resolve safety issues

• Ensure all in the area they manage undertake annual Fire and Emergency Training and comply with fire and emergency procedures

• Ensure all those in the area they manage treat others with respect behaving professionally and in accordance with the SVHM Code of Conduct and undertaking annual Workplace Culture and Equity Training

• Conduct regular safety audits with Health and Safety Representatives and implement required improvements

• Minimise WorkCover costs by actively assisting the return to work of any employee injured in the area they manage.

• As required comply with fit-testing and PPE requirements

• Participate in reporting and analysis of safety and quality data including risks or hazards

• Report any hazards near misses and incidents (regardless of whether an injury occurred or not) into Riskman

• Identify and report any variance to expected standard and minimising the risk of adverse outcomes

Human Resource Management

• Ensure that workforce planning is regularly undertaken and implemented to provide for the ongoing resource needs of the area they manage.

• Ensure recruitment and working practices comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement and cost effectively support delivery of quality service.

• Ensure new employees are properly inducted to their local work environment and attend the General Hospital Orientation program.

• Ensure all those who work in the area managed undertake an annual performance review and are developed to reach their full potential.

• Maintaining skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake duties.

• Ensure leave is rostered fairly and that employees in the area managed regularly take leave and do not accumulate excessive leave except where a plan is in place as to when that leave will be taken

• Actively manage individual and team performance to maximise performance and minimise workplace problems and conflict

• Continuously seek individual and team improvement and take responsibility for the introduction of any changes required to bring about such improvements

Financial management

• Participate in the development of the annual budget allocation for the area managed

• Monitor FTE and expenditure to ensure spending remains within budget allocation

• Ensure decision making remains within delegated authority

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Member of CAANZ (formerly ICAA) or CPA Australia

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (in commerce business accounting law or finance)

• 5 years of relevant experience preferably in business partnering roles with significant exposure to senior management.

• Ability to translate complex data into clear and comprehensive financial models;

• Significant business strategic and financial planning experience preferably in a large complex organisation;

• Excellent communication skills particularly around the communication of complex financial concepts to non-finance staff at all levels within the organisation;

• Ability to develop an understanding of Government service purchasing arrangements as they apply to health services. Ability to quickly develop knowledge of government reporting regulations DH funding policies service agreements regulations and by-laws applicable to the health service;

• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to develop innovative solutions to problems;

• Experience in the development and financial assessment of business cases;

• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products particularly Excel.

• Knowledge or understanding of Victorian Health Funding Model

• Staff management experience

Prior to any person being appointed to this position it will be required that they disclose full details of any pre-existing injuries or disease that might be affected by employment in this position.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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Code of Conduct:

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