Program Accountant

Health Support Services; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer superannuation 12%

Salary packaging options

PD opportunities

Flexible working

Discounts with corporate partners

Health and well-being initiatives

Employee Assistance Program

Location-based allowances

Job summary

Health Support Services, LLC is seeking a Program Accountant for a fixed-term full-time role (up to 12 months) within Finance and Operations. You will develop and maintain financial systems for high-risk, complex projects and provide advisory services on risk and governance.

You will also manage program resourcing and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to resolve financial issues and ensure compliant performance. Applications welcome from suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting within a complex environment.
• Ability to provide clear and practical financial advice to program leaders and non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify financial risks, issues and trends.
• Experience supporting major programs or projects, including monitoring expenditure, funding and overall financial performance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across levels of the organisation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and deliver accurate and timely outcomes.
• Sound understanding of financial governance and public sector financial frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Developing, establishing and maintaining accounting and financial management systems for high-risk, complex projects.
• Providing specialised advisory and risk management services relating to the project.
• Managing overall Program Resourcing.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on project-related financial issues.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

About HSS

CRVCID. 752958 Hello, are you... An innovator? A problem solver? A team player? A customer focused thinker? Committed to helping others? Interested in contributing to the health of all Western Australians? From creating and enabling solutions and services for our customers in the health system, to building careers for our workforce, we’re shaping the future of health in Western Australia. Before you read this job ad, please note, HSS can make reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process. If this is relevant for you, please refer to the contact details under the ‘Application and Interview Support’ section of this job ad.

About HSS

Put simply, we work behind the scenes to ensure the WA health system runs smoothly! As the Western Australian Government agency providing shared services to the state’s public health system, we provide a suite of financial, ICT, procurement and supply, and workforce services to more than 70,000 employees across WA’s public health services and hospitals. Whether you work in our corporate offices, at our customers’ sites in a hospital, or at our warehouses located in Jandakot - we are one united team of over 1,800 people. Find out more about us www.hss.health.wa.gov.au.

Your new role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and suitably experienced person for the role of Program Accountant. This is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment, for up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency. As a member of Finance and Operations, you will be responsible for:

• Developing, establishing and maintaining accounting and financial management systems to provide all accounting and financial reporting functions for high risk, complex projects.
• Providing specialised advisory and risk management services relating to the project.
• Managing overall Program Resourcing.
• Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders on project related financial issues.

Please view the Job Description Form (JDF) attached which provides a full statement of duties for the position. If you’d like to be part of a team committed to delivering excellence in service and solving complex challenges across the health system; from core workforce provisions to digital enablement and managing multi-million-dollar contracts – we’d love to hear from you.

Why join our team

Being part of HSS means that your role meaningfully contributes and positively impacts the community in which we live. We’re guided by five values in everything we do at HSS – in the way we work, how we make decisions and the way we behave:

• We value and care for each other
• We connect and collaborate for success
• We take ownership and act with purpose
• We pursue excellence in how we deliver
• We explore and embrace new ideas

At HSS, we embrace diversity and believe that our best services come from a workplace where varied perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged. We are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce and encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women, youth and mature age. HSS is committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy.

Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Benefits of working with HSS

• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information on superannuation click here
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements (including living expenses up to $9,010, and meal entertainment expenses up to $2,650, per annum tax free)
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
• Flexible working and leave arrangements
• Discounts with our corporate partners
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other professional and location-based allowances.

Suitability Criteria

• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting withing complex environment.
• The ability to provide clear and practical financial advice to program leaders and non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify finanical risks, issues and emerging trends.
• Experience supporting major programs or projects, including monitoring expenditure, funding and overall financial performance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships accross different levels of the organisation.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and deliver occurate and timely outcomes.
• A sound understanding of financial governance, accounting requirements and relevant public sector financial frameworks.

Application and interview support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you fully participate in the application and interview process, please contact the HSS Human Resources Team. If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

Thank you for considering a role with HSS.