Finance Analyst

Mercy Health; Richmond Shire; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide practical, hands-on financial support across journals, month end processing, budgeting, forecasting and analysis for the Health Services finance team. You will be a dedicated support resource for the Finance Business Partnering team, working closely with Senior Finance Business Partners and other team members.

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner Manager, you will contribute to accurate reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and ad-hoc

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of financial processes including journals, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with multiple finance systems.
• Attention to detail and accuracy; well organised to manage multiple tasks across areas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post general ledger journals and support month end close processes.
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and regular forecasts.
• Prepare financial analysis, reports and business case support.
• Provide flexible reporting support across multiple program areas and the wider finance team.
• Support the annual acquittal process for Health Services.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate differences.
• Ad-hoc financial tasks as required.

Skills

Financial processes

Journals

Forecasting

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisation

Education

Degree or Diploma in accounting/finance or related discipline

CA/CPA designation or working towards

Tools

Excel

Finance systems

Job description

Employment Type : Permanent Full-Time

Hours : 38 hours per week

Location : Our Head Office in North Richmond

Upload with application : Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we’re there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

As Finance Analyst

you will provide practical, hands-on financial support across journals, month end processing, budgeting, forecasting and analysis for the Health Services finance team.

You will be a dedicated support resource for the Finance Business Partnering team, working closely with two Senior Finance Business Partners and one Finance Business Partner across their program areas.

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner Manager, you will:

• Prepare and post general ledger journals and support month end close processes
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and regular forecasts
• Prepare financial analysis, reports and business case support
• Provide flexible reporting support across multiple program areas and to the wider finance team as required
• Support the annual acquittal process for Health Services
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and clear differences
• Ad-hoc financial tasks as required
• This role suits someone who is detail-oriented, well organised and enjoys working across a variety of tasks to support a busy finance team.

What you will Bring:

• Sound knowledge of financial processes, including journals, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with multiple finance systems
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Well organised, with the ability to manage competing tasks and deadlines across multiple areas
• Degree or Diploma qualified in accounting, finance or a related discipline
• CA/CPA designation, or working towards, desirable
• Experience in a financial analysis, transactional finance or finance support role

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.