Job Description:

Better and fairer care. Always.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of our Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

Reporting directly to our supportive and progressive Chief Financial Officer (CFO), St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is seeking to appoint a motivated Deputy CFO to drive Finance team development and performance whilst nurturing cross functional relationships, with a focus on improved financial accountabilities across the organisation.

Collaborating throughout St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, located on the home of the Wurundjeri people, the Deputy CFO will demonstrate the ability to look past existing ways of working and identify opportunities for increased efficiencies and systems utilisation.

Offering a deep professional network across healthcare more broadly, the Deputy CFO will lean on those relationships to identify and resolve common sector challenges, working consultatively to position St Vincents Finance team as a leader in its field.

Key to success in the role will be a collaborative inter-professional approach, underpinned by high level financial operations capabilities and technical expertise. These capabilities should be founded on a calm and clear leadership style, comfortable having frank, outcomes focused conversations across “One St Vincent’s”.

The Deputy CFO will be committed to elevating departmental capabilities, ultimately ensuring St Vincent’s delivers the highest calibre of patient-centred healthcare outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Primary day to day accountabilities for this business-critical appointment include:

Set the approach to strategic financial planning across the hospital, communicating this to key stakeholders and ensuring the current and future needs of SVHM are met
Develop and manage the annual operational and capital budget process in line with agreed parameters and timelines
Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to identify and evaluate financial improvement opportunities
Identify factors likely to impact future financial performance and work with stakeholders to implement risk mitigation strategies
Develop timely and accurate financial performance reporting across all programs and departments
Develop and deliver regular forecasting to both internal and external stakeholders
Lead the development of appropriate financial governance arrangements across the organisation, driving improvements as appropriate
Ownership of all finance policies, ensuring these are current and reflect the changing financial and regulatory environment
Development of long-term capital plans, ensuring all capital expenditure has a clearly defined funding source

This is an exciting time to join St Vincent’s – organisationally we are on the verge of great things with our clinical expertise frequently at the forefront of medical breakthroughs.

This role offers Significant exposure to senior management with an expectation of forging productive, “trusted advisor” relationships with Executive Directors.

Selection Criteria

When formalising your application, please consider the following selection criteria:

Member of CAANZ or CPA Australia
Relevant tertiary qualifications in commerce, business, accounting, law or finance
Outstanding judgement, commercial acumen, creative and strategic mindset, and able to provide practical commercial solutions and strategic advice
Proven track record to manage tight budgets and deliver projects on time
Deep experience in policy and planning at the corporate level
Experience as a senior leader in a large and complex organisation
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in relation to consultation, influencing and conflict resolution
Demonstrated ability to foster a culture that encourages sound patient care, financial responsibility, innovation and productivity improvements
A strong record of motivating and developing employees through effective leadership
Proven ability to exercise sound judgement in ethical and management issues
Capacity to be an effective member of the Executive team, stimulate constructive debate and support colleagues in the achievement of organisational objectives

Because you’re like us, you believe in our vision that every person, whoever and wherever they are, is served with excellent and compassionate care, by a better and fairer health and aged care system. Better for all our employees and volunteers, who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our patients and clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support.

Pre-Employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply

Please submit your application via the Apply Now button, including your resume and cover letter.

The closing date for applications is Friday 11th April 2025.

For further enquiries please contact either Warren Tewkesbury (Talent Transformation Lead) on 0421 569 213 / warren.tewkesbury@svha.org.au or email TalentHealthVIC@svha.org.au for a copy of the full position description.

Respectfully, no recruitment agencies.

Contact Details:

Warren Tewkesbury - Talent Transformation Lead - warren.tewkesbury@svha.org.au

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

11 April 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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