Financial Accounting Supervisor

**Job no**: 503548
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: Newstead
**Categories**: Finance, Accounting

**About the role**

**Mater Group Finance** are looking for an experienced and driven** Financial Accounting Supervisor**for the Mater Health entity to join their team. This is a **permanent, full-time** position based in our purpose-built offices at **Newstead.**

Reporting to the Financial Manager Accounting, the Financial Accounting Supervisor role is crucial in ensuring precise preparation of comprehensive financial statements, including monthly and quarterly Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations.

You will conduct thorough review and variance analysis in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with Australian Accounting Standards, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) regulations and Mater's policies and procedures. Additionally, the role will involve leading, managing, developing, and delegating to a team of direct reports.

**Salary range: $139,436 - $149,640 per annum** plus 12% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

The key duties of the role will include (but not limited to):

- Lead the delivery of financial accounting services across the Mater Health entity
- Provide strong leadership, direction and coaching to ensure staff possess the skills and knowledge required to achieve business objectives and meet deliverables
- Maintain finance ledgers in a timely (month end), accurate, and complete manner, structured to provide relevant information to internal users and meet statutory reporting requirements
- Oversee the completion, review, and sign-off of monthly and quarterly Balance Sheet and P&L general ledger reconciliations
- Prepare full statutory financial statements (half year, interim and year end), including note disclosures and variance analysis, in compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and ACNC requirements
- Support the external audit process by coordinating all necessary information
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in business systems and processes within the work area and area of expertise and drive implementation initiatives
- Review processes and implement quality improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

**About you**
- You must hold a Professional Accounting Qualification (CA/CPA) with significant experience in financial accounting and statutory reporting, with a preference for a background in the healthcare sector or other large and complex industries
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are essential, with a proven ability to effectively communicate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
- Be capable of presenting financial information to both financial and non-financial audiences
- Be curious and ability to lead continuous improvement and automation
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with individuals from various backgrounds and foster a culture of continuous improvement by challenging conventional practices
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- **Increase your take-home pay** with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- **Grow your career** with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- **Wellbeing support** through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- **Access a range of health and wellbeing services** with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- **Exclusive discounts** across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few)
- **Stay active** with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- **Convenient, discounted on-site parking**:

- **Enjoy great food** with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
- **Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.**

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 28 Jul 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 03 Aug 2025 E. Australia Standard Time