Director of Finance

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Grade not specified

Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement

Location: Hume - Wangaratta

Reference: YDDCY

Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major health provider in the Central Hume region with an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Finance to oversee all finance and budgeting functions within our organisation.

This critical leadership role is responsible for the preparation of key internal and external reports for the Finance Committee, senior management, and the Department of Health. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in assessing quality improvement and system performance, while also collaborating with senior staff to shape and implement both short and long-term Strategic and Business Plans. A key focus of the role is to lead and inspire a professional finance team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality financial management and support across the organisation.

Our Region:

• Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around throughout the northeast.
• An easy 2 ½ hours drive on the Hume freeway from Melbourne and less than an hour to Albury airport with direct flights to most of the large Australian cities.
• We have over 11 schools including private Catholic and Anglican schooling options for pre-year 12.
• Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, picturesque small towns, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries.
• Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise on the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits Available. If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.
• 5 weeks annual leave. There is also the option for full time employees to be able to purchase additional leave if they wish.
• Option to be able to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Employee Assistant Programs (EAP)
• Well being programs and discounted corporate gym membership
• Social Club Benefits
• Support for our diverse workforce

Applying for the role:

• Enquiries can be made with Andrew Nitschke on
• A PD for this role can be downloaded below or at
• Applications must address the key selection criteria from the PD
• Employment Statutory Declaration form must be submitted with your application
• To apply for this position hit Apply Now/Join Now or head over to our careers page at
• All additional documents can be uploaded within the application after filling in the key selection criteria
• Applications close Wednesday, 3rd of September 2025

Applications close Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

13 August 2025