▷ Urgent Search: Assistant Director, External Budget

5 days ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Capital Territory Full time

Assistant Director, External Budget - Strategic Finance

Full-time Permanent

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 12% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
- Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

The Assistant Director sits within the external budget team, within strategic finance and reports to the Director External Budgets. The team leads the external budget process, including CHS’ input into the development of the ACT Government’s annual budget papers in the development of CHS’ annual budget statements.

The Assistant Director plays a critical role within the team, assisting in ensuring quality and accuracy of budget processes, maintaining external budget and cashflow projections, and providing valuable finance service support to stakeholders across CHS.

The role requires an understanding of financial operations within a complex government environment including Whole of Government processes, and a good working knowledge of financial information systems, such as Oracle and TM1.

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, have great attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise work to meet competing deadlines. You will have positive attitude and a proactive approach with a strong work ethic and a focus on contributing to business improvement initiatives.

About your Team:

Strategic Finance is part of the Chief Finance Officer Division and provides high quality, timely and accurate financial advice and services to CHS focusing on compliance with legislation and financial framework requirements. The team operates in a high pace and dynamic environment and are responsible for financial and capital reporting, accounting operations, cash management and external budget and estimates development. Additionally, we also assist in driving the development, maintenance and implementation of financial policies and procedures.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Note: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future similar at level vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

CHS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that values and respects diversity, and promotes equal employment opportunities for all. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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