Systems Accountant

• Role title: Systems Accountant 

• Role type: Maximum Term, Full-Time (2-year contract)

• Role grade: Health Services Manager, Level 3

• Department and location:  Finance, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

• Salary: $127,150.00 - $144,444.00 + super + salary packaging

Better and fairer care.  Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role

• Take responsibility for maintaining and developing core financial systems, including managing the chart of accounts, user access, templates, reporting, data migration, and system interfaces. Actively contribute to system upgrades and new implementations, ensuring data integrity and improved system accessibility.

• Drive the Budgeting and Forecasting Process
  Manage the budgeting system to ensure high data integrity, support the annual budget process with hospital-wide reporting (including FTE tracking), and develop forecasting models incorporating financial and non-financial trends.

• Support Strategic and External Reporting Requirements
  Deliver timely and accurate reports for the Ministry of Health, SVHA, and other external stakeholders. Maintain alignment with SVHA reporting systems and support the CFO and executives with ad hoc reporting and benchmarking requests.

• Contribute to Month-End and Financial Governance: Ensure accurate system interfaces and data during month-end processing. Support financial performance reviews and provide reporting insights for executive leaders. Assist in maintaining strong internal controls and participate in financial governance activities.

• Enable Capability Through Training and Collaboration: Deliver and support financial management training for non-financial staff across the organisation. Develop and maintain user-friendly training materials and work closely with Business Partners and the Financial Accounting Team to ensure smooth, informed financial operations.

About you

• Strong Systems Expertise: Proficient in Oracle, Magiq, and Power BI, with hands-on experience in system upgrades, integration, and automation.

• Qualified Finance Professional: Degree-qualified in accounting, commerce or a related field, with CPA/CA membership (or equivalent) and 5+ years’ experience in management accounting or finance business partnering.

• Analytical and Insight-Driven: Skilled in financial modelling, dashboard development, and turning complex data into clear, actionable insights.

• Effective Communicator and Collaborator: Confident working with a range of stakeholders, including IT teams and executive leaders, with strong communication and negotiation skills.

• Health Sector Knowledge: Understanding of public hospital funding, revenue streams, and cost drivers within the healthcare sector is a strong advantage.
   

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 09 May 2025

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the requirements listed in the About You section here.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

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