Costing Analyst

**Job no**: 915868
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management

**Central Adelaide Local Health Network**
- **Statewide - SA**:

- **Salary ASO5 $85,790 - $95,413 p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Roma Mitchell House, SA 5000**:

- **Permanent, Ongoing role**

**About the role**

As a Costing Analyst with SA Pathology, you’ll play a key role in shaping the financial insights that support critical healthcare services across South Australia. Working within Statewide Clinical Support Services, you’ll be responsible for delivering accurate and timely service costing information, undertaking detailed financial analysis, and contributing to non-financial performance reporting. You’ll ensure sound financial controls are in place, prepare monthly reconciliations, and provide clear, data-driven insights that support decision-making and service improvement.

This role offers the opportunity to be involved in meaningful work that directly contributes to the financial performance and sustainability of vital pathology services. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across finance and clinical teams, monitor and review financial accounts, and take on special projects in your assigned areas of responsibility. If you’re motivated by problem-solving, enjoy working with data, and want to make a real impact in the health sector, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your expertise while supporting the delivery of essential care to the community.

The Costing Analyst works within SA Pathology, Statewide Clinical Support Services and is responsible for the provision of accurate and timely service costing information, undertaking financial analysis, contributing to the production of non-financial performance reports, ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place and preparing monthly reconciliations.
In this capacity the position contributes to financial performance and financial account monitoring and reviews and undertakes special project work in the specific assigned areas of responsibility.

**About You**

You are a proactive and detail-focused professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys using your analytical skills to deliver practical financial insights. With strong technical expertise and the ability to communicate clearly, you are confident in balancing priorities and adapting to change while contributing to meaningful outcomes in the healthcare sector.
- **Skilled communicator and collaborator** - able to build strong relationships, provide clear written reports and advice, and work effectively as part of a team to achieve shared results.
- **Analytical and solutions-oriented** - experienced in problem solving, data analysis, and developing accurate costing models to support informed decision-making.
- **Technically proficient** - confident in the use of relational databases and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, SAP or similar, with strong knowledge of costing and accounting practices.
- **Adaptable and organised** - capable of managing multiple priorities, working under limited direction, and responding positively to new information and change in a fast-paced environment.

**About us**

Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need.

**What we offer**
- **Salary Benefits**: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
- **Annual Leave**: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
- **Health and Fitness Benefits**:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
- **Employee Assistance Program**: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

**Diversity and inclusion**:
Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

**Application Information**:

- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening an