Head of Financial Accounting

$148,522 + Super + Salary Packaging & Benefits

• $148k + Superannuation + Salary Packaging up to $9,010 & Additional Benefits
• Fairfield location, Thomas Embling Hospital

About the Role

The Head of Financial Accounting role is based at Forensicare's Administration Office, at the Thomas Embling Hospital, Fairfield.

The role is responsible for leading the quality service delivery for Financial Accounting. With a focus on process improvement within the applicable teams, the role is responsible for the continued development of staff skills to ensure they contribute to Forensicare's strategic goals and the vision and behaviours of the Finance and Business Services team.

This position operates with autonomy in carrying out the key day to day accounting functions and responsibilities of the role and provides support to the CFO.
The role is responsible for accurate and timely reporting of the General Ledger and Fixed Asset Register, ensuring the completion of timely and accurate internal and external reporting (including tax reporting), as well as the completion/review of reconciliations.

As the Head of Financial Accounting, you will:

• Manage month-end process against agreed timetable and deadlines, ensuring an accurate General Ledger and Asset Register.
• Conduct month-end review and analysis of results, including completion of variance analysis and commentary for management reports.
• Manage and monitor the monthly cash flow.
• Review of Monthly Reconciliations of Balance Sheet Accounts.
• Manage and ensure the delivery of DH Reports, including monthly results, forecast and budget within required timelines.
• Manage the preparation of annual statutory accounts and other external reports such as MHE, ABS surveys and WorkCover etc.
• Manage external audit processes, contributes to internal audit and ensures compliance.
• Oversee the preparation of BAS and FBT and ensure taxation deliverables comply with relevant legislation and deadlines are met.
• Lead the financial accounting team, ensuring deliverables are met and that the team operates efficiently.

About You:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance and accounting and CPA or CA member.
• Demonstrated skills and experience as a manager with the capacity to work autonomously and as a member of a team to deliver outcomes and solve problems.
• Ability to effectively lead a team to meet deliverables and strive for continual process improvement.
• Proficiency and extensive experience in using accounting system and software packages (including Microsoft Excel & Word); Experience with Magiq and Microsoft D365 will be highly regarded.
• Experience in completion of month end close process, and internal and external reporting.
• Experience in providing coordinated accounting and financial support in public sector.
• Experience in audit processes and compliance reporting in the public sector.

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• A mental health and wellbeing program provided
• Professional Development training opportunities to suit your career goal
• Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• Fitness passport – discounted unparalleled access to a wide range of gyms, pools and fitness centres
• Refer a friend program, get up to a $1000
• Salary sacrificing of $9,010 and $2650 meal allowance per annum
• Social Club, access to discounted cinema tickets, AFL games, Zoos, Concerts etc
• Comprehensive Orientation Day before you start, and buddy system available
  
  
• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• This position is subject to a Police Check
  
  

To Apply

Applications must include a current resume and a detailed cover letter outlining your interest in the position.
Applications will close by midnight on the 11th of September 2025.

For queries please contact Georgina Ormiston via [emailprotected]

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPECT, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

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Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.

Our mission

We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:

focus on the recovery of our consumers,

build our translational research capacity; and

work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.

Our values

Forensicare is guided by the values established by the Victorian Public Sector Commission for the public sector, and promotes behaviours consistent with these values at all times and in all circumstances:

Our story

Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the state-wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. Forensicare is the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical forensic mental health services which span all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors – giving Forensicare a unique perspective on mental health and public safety issues. It is able to provide specialist forensic mental health services tailored to meet the specific needs of both sectors.

We provide forensic mental health services for people:

with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system

at risk of offending who pose a risk to themselves or others

referred from the general mental health system for specialist advice, support and/or treatment.

Forensicare's primary focus is the provision of clinical services within a recovery framework. These services include the effective assessment, treatment and management of forensic patients, prisoners and clients.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

Our vision

Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.

Our mission

We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:

focus on the recovery of our consumers,

build our translational research capacity; and

work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.

Our values

Forensicare is guided by the values established by the Victorian Public Sector Commission for the public sector, and promotes behaviours consistent with these values at all times and in all circumstances:

Our story

Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the state-wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. Forensicare is the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical forensic mental health services which span all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors – giving Forensicare a unique perspective on mental health and public safety issues. It is able to provide specialist forensic mental health services tailored to meet the specific needs of both sectors.

We provide forensic mental health services for people:

with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system

at risk of offending who pose a risk to themselves or others

referred from the general mental health system for specialist advice, support and/or treatment.

Forensicare's primary focus is the provision of clinical services within a recovery framework. These services include the effective assessment, treatment and management of forensic patients, prisoners and clients.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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