Senior Finance Leader - Accounting & External Reporting

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Not-for-profit benefits

Job summary

St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney invites applications for a Senior Manager, Financial Accounting and External Reporting. You will lead month-end and year-end close, prepare statutory financial statements, manage cash flow, fixed assets, leases, trusts, and ensure NSW Health reporting obligations are met.

CA/CPA qualified senior finance leader with strong governance, risk management, and team leadership will drive continuous improvement across systems, controls, and stakeholder reporting, delivering

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified with significant senior-level financial accounting experience in healthcare or public sector.
• Strong technical accounting expertise and knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards.
• Proven ability to lead month-end/year-end close, audits, and statutory compliance.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and ability to engage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial accounting and external reporting for the hospital, overseeing month-end and year-end close.
• Manage statutory reporting, cash flow, fixed assets, leases and trusts, ensuring compliance.
• Coordinate internal and external audits; address findings and audit readiness.
• Strengthen financial governance, controls, risk management and GL integrity.
• Develop the financial accounting team and drive process improvements.

Skills

Financial leadership

Technical accounting

Governance & risk management

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Job description

St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney invites applications for a Senior Manager, Financial Accounting and External Reporting. You will lead month-end and year-end close, prepare statutory financial statements, manage cash flow, fixed assets, leases, trusts, and ensure NSW Health reporting obligations are met.

CA/CPA qualified senior finance leader with strong governance, risk management, and team leadership will drive continuous improvement across systems, controls, and stakeholder reporting, delivering