Principal Finance Officer – Capital Projects & Infrastructure

Use your financial expertise to influence major capital investments, drive performance reporting, and support critical health infrastructure delivery

Job details

Your new role:

As a key member of the Finance team, you will provide expert financial leadership and support across Metro South Health's capital program, helping ensure projects are delivered efficiently, accurately and in line with governance requirements. You will:

• Provide financial management, analysis and reporting support for a capital portfolio valued at approximately $1 billion, delivering insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate financial reporting and capital expenditure monitoring for executive stakeholders, the Department of Health and Queensland Treasury.
• Partner with project managers to develop forecasts, cost models, budgets and financial plans that support the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects.
• Lead capital reporting processes, maintain key financial systems and data integrity, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Assets & Infrastructure

About you:

We are looking for a proactive and technically skilled finance professional who can confidently provide strategic advice and build strong relationships across a complex stakeholder environment. You have:

• Demonstrated experience in financial management, accounting and reporting, ideally within large-scale capital works, infrastructure or asset-intensive environments.
• Strong technical expertise in capital accounting, financial analysis, forecasting and data interpretation, with advanced skills in SAP financial systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and present complex financial information clearly.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems and drive effective financial and business outcomes

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Assets and infrastructure

We facilitate the delivery, management and strategic forward planning of assets and infrastructure across Metro South Health facilities. Our services include a broad portfolio of essential work that enables staff to provide healthcare services to our community, including;

• Real estate and land management and acquisition
• Building refurbishments, expansions and upgrade
• Major building assets and mechanical equipment management and servicing
• Strategic forward planning to meet healthcare demands and more

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

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 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.

• MS06685470 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)