Provide high quality business partnering to CHQ divisions on financial and FTE performance reporting, budgeting, and forecasting to support the provision of high quality and financially sustainable healthcare.

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About the Role

• performance review meetings with Divisional and cost centre managers to provide insight and analysis of financial and FTE performance and identify key opportunities for improvement in collaboration with the division. Present high-quality financial, FTE and activity data compared to budgets, targets, benchmarks and key performance indicators.
• Leads the coordination of divisional budget cycle tasks, completes divisional cost centre budgets, and maintains budget working papers and reports in accordance with prescribed CHQ Budget Guidelines and timeframes.
• Maintains oversight of Service Level Agreement divisional recurrent and non-current funding arrangements, including activity-based funding and the Department of Health service contract obligations, and manages funding alignment at divisional cost centre budget level.
• Liaises with divisional leaders and executives to review and analyse financial performance and provide financial input to development of interventions related to business performance and budgets.
• Prepares regular divisional full year forecasts identifying potential differences when compared to annual budget targets, to inform key stakeholders about expected financial risk. In addition, develop recommendations to enhance financial performance and maintain overall budget integrity based on forecast results.
• Develops effective working relationships with a range of multi-disciplinary staff to support and enhance the financial responsibilities and resource allocation for Divisional and cost centre management, which includes regular attendance in divisional management office locations.
• Actively seek out and identify areas for financial improvements that will significantly contribute to CHQ's long term financial sustainability.
• Actively contribute to the support, mentoring and coaching of Finance Business Partners and Finance Officers within the Financial Performance team.
• Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resources management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, work, health and safety, and ethical behaviour.
• Develop a positive culture within CHQ Finance which encourages and recognises high performance, builds leadership capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing.

 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.

• 672512 - AO6 Senior Finance Business Partner - RD (PDF)
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF)
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF)