• Play a pivotal role in supporting the COO directorate in partnership with the Finance Business Partners
• Full time opportunity, 40 hours per week including monthly Accrued Days Off
• Mount Street, Heidelberg location with multiple public transport options

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the team

The Divisional Financial Services team working closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) directorate providing support:

• Commercial insight, financial advice, funding and activity analysis and business case support
• Divisional budgeting, forecasting and reporting

About the role

A regular day will see you:

• Assist with the COO directorate support functions and COO key project deliverables
• Provide support to the COO Finance Business Partners
• Provide standardised reports
• Perform hospital and financial administrative functions
• Maintain registers and tracking systems
• Process journals, both in a routine and ad hoc capacity
• Support end-to-end budget process and month end reporting processes

About you

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in commerce, business, accounting, economics, law, administration, finance or a similar area.
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to develop innovative solutions to problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Recognised analytical and reconciliation skills
• Demonstrates supportive and facilitative approach to problem-solving

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Onsite child care at the fabulous Austin Child Care Centre for employees
• Ongoing training, development and career opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time), plus purchased leave options

Inclusion at Austin Health

We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.