FINANCIAL CONTROLLER New

• Highly respected public health service in Albury
• Support the CFO to drive change and growth
• Hands-on leadership opportunity with community impact

About the organisation
Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) is a unique cross-border health service that operates under the jurisdiction of the Victorian Department of Health (DH). Providing care to more than 280,000 people, across an area spanning northeast Victoria to southern New South Wales, AWH has grown to be one of the largest regional health services in Australia and uniquely the only cross border health service. Services are provided from 24 sites including two public hospitals with rehabilitation and mental health centres. With a clear vision to provide the best of health for the community as close to home as possible, AWH continues to expand its services to meet the projected healthcare needs with several exciting projects planned.  AWH has secured a $558m commitment from the New South Wales and Victorian governments to build a multi-storey, world-class hospital on the border. Planning is now underway, with construction scheduled to begin in 2024. About the role
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Financial Controller will lead the financial accounting function to ensure that financial performance is reported accurately and on a timely basis. The role provides valuable support to the CFO and manages the working capital, accounts payable and credit functions. In addition to building strong relationships with key non-financial stakeholders to provide meaningful insights, the role embeds current and future focused processes to improve business efficiencies and identify opportunities for positive financial growth. The Financial Controller will be instrumental in setting the culture and direction of the finance team by providing guidance, coaching and development to ensure optimal performance and internal controls that comply with statutory and taxation regulations.     About you
CA/CPA qualified, you are a high calibre Financial Controller and a resilient and outcome-oriented leader, ideally from a large, complex environment. You are a self-starter and lateral thinker with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Your strong technical background includes tax, financial reporting and governance.  An experienced leader, you have a proven ability to provide supportive leadership to teams through positive change and a track record of implementing processes and controls to ensure best practice. You are hands-on, content to immerse yourself in the detail and can switch to big picture strategy as required.  Importantly, you have a positive attitude, high integrity and can suitably adapt your style to engage with stakeholders at all levels to interrogate data and advice and make continuous improvement recommendations. For more information, please contact Jacinta Maguire at SHK on or click ‘Apply for this job’. Please submit your resume in Microsoft Word format. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.