Finance Business Partner, Health Sector

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Role purpose
The Finance Business Partner - Health Services is a newly created role responsible for understanding the department's strategic financial investment in Victoria's health system, health service financial sustainability and being the interface between the Department of Health, Health Services and the Department of Treasury.
Against the context of increased financial sustainability challenges for Victoria's health services, this position is part of a specialist branch that coordinates the allocation of financial resources across Victoria's health system and actively monitors sector budget expenditure. The Business Partner role is responsible for analysing funding adequacy for investment decisions and understanding the key drivers across the Business Partners allocated portfolio of Health Services. This role will contribute to the development of advice on overall public health services financial sustainability to inform Commissioning and System Improvement Division (CSI) Executive and Corporate Finance.
The role reports directly to the Manager, Investment & Health Sector Finance Business Partners and supports the performance leads for public health services and hospitals, community health programs and public aged care services. The role will require close working relationships with senior stakeholders across the department and Victorian health sector.

**Are you**:

- An experienced business partner who is passionate about improving Victoria's health system to deliver the best possible outcomes for people?
- Able to lead, sustain and influence key relationships internally and externally?
- Recognised for your expertise in understanding complex environments and for your deep understanding of the Victorian health system?

Key accountabilities
The Finance Business Partner - Health Sector will be a part of a new finance and investment function that will promote appropriate, sustainable and efficient financial investment across Victoria's health system.
Accountabilities
- Drive optimal financial decision-making through the provision of timely, accurate and useful information to management.
- Monitor the impact of operational activities on financial performance and variance from budget with a focus on emerging trends and risks.
- Deliver regular forecasting based on trend analysis providing an independent, portfolio view.
- Provide financial insight and advice to Executive to optimise financial performance.
- Build quality relationships with key senior stakeholders at Health Services as the key Departmental contact.
- Actively model the department's vision and values arising from demonstrating collaborative relationships, appropriate and effective governance, responsive leadership, community focus, developing our workforce, and accountability and effectiveness.
- Provide timely and authoritative advice and develop open and effective communication strategies including collection of highly complex, contentious or sensitive information on matters of staff or business.
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.

Mandatory Vaccination Policy

**HOW TO APPLY**:
For this position, you are not required to address each of the key selection criteria in a separate written document.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
For further information please visit the Department of Health