We're looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our team at Children's Health Queensland (CHQ). In this role, you'll be instrumental in managing our financial accounting reconciliations and contributing to our financial reporting. You'll also provide expert guidance on accounting policies and help develop and maintain our financial reporting systems. This is a dynamic position with rotating responsibilities, offering a great opportunity to expand your skills across all aspects of financial accounting.

Job details

About the Team

The Financial Control and Assurance team is responsible for ensuring CHQ's financial records, systems and controls are economic, effective, efficient and compliant with relevant policies, procedures or standards. It is also responsible for the preparation of annual Statutory Financial Statements and leading the Financial Management Assurance program.

About the Role

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and accounting standards regarding financial accounting to ensure the organisation has sound financial governance and complies with all regulatory requirements.
• Maintain the integrity of the General Ledger through sound financial processes ensuring compliance with the Financial Management Practice Manual, Financial Delegations Framework, CHQ Policies, the legislation and Queensland Treasury accounting policies and guidelines, including the Financial Reporting Requirements (FRR's) and Non-Current Accounting Policies (NCAP's).
• Prepare and review required monthly financial reconciliations that underpin CHQ's Statutory Financial Statements.
• Contribute to the preparation and delivery of CHQ's Statutory Financial Statements.
• Contribute to the preparation and delivery of the Whole of Government Statutory Financial Statements including the preparation and submission of quarterly actuals.
• Contribute to the preparation and delivery of monthly financial reporting required for the CFO Board report.
• Contribute to the annual non-current assets stocktake program, annual asset useful life review and annual asset impairment review and other asset/capital related tasks as required.
• Contribute to the development and undertaking of the annual Financial Management Assurance (FMA) program including other requirements in relation to the annual CFO assurance process.
• Ensure financial statements comparative variances are investigated, understood, and reported accordingly.
• Ensure the completion of reconciliations and work papers associated with CHQ's indirect taxation responsibilities including the annual fringe benefits tax return submission to the Department of Health.
• Liaise with internal/external auditors as required as part of the completion of the Financial Statements.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 652523 - PO4 Senior Financial Accountant - RD (PDF, 573KB)
  Role Description
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants