Principal Finance Officer, Financial Accounting

2 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

The role The Principal Finance Officer provides leadership and expertise to ensure timely and accurate delivery of departmental general-purpose financial statements. You will ensure compliance with legislative and prescribed requirements including the Australian Accounting Standards and Queensland Treasury Reporting Requirements.
You will be required to provide specialist and professional advice at all levels of management relating to financial accounting and financial reporting. Additionally, you will develop and maintain appropriate policies, procedures, guidelines, and systems to facilitate and promote sound financial reporting across Queensland Health.

**The successful personYou will have demonstrated**:

- experience in providing comprehensive and all rounded advice to all levels of management and stakeholders.
- leadership skills and success in the management of continuous improvement programs and initiatives in the areas of financial accounting.
- expertise in the use of contemporary financial management information technology, together with experience in the research, review, interpretation, and analysis of information and in formulating recommendations and reports to management.
- high level communication, interpersonal, negotiation and presentation skills, with proven experience in coaching and effectively guiding other team members.

About usThe Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The Corporate Services Division provides support services necessary for Queensland Health to function effectively and deliver essential health services. The Division is responsible for major corporate functions including financial, legal and human resources services, capital infrastructure delivery, information management services and overseeing key governance functions such as risk, audit and compliance.

**Benefits**:

- A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
- Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements
- Diverse work culture
- Career training and development

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