Role Overview

The purpose of this position is to provide services as a Physio-Wise Finance Team Leader and also to be actively involved with identifying areas which could be improved within this team and implementing processes to bring about this change. Along with the Practice principal, the Physio Team leader and the Administration Team Leader, the Allied Health Finance Team Leader will take on a bookkeeper’s role and is responsible for recording and maintaining the business’ financial transactions, such as purchases, expenses, sales revenue, invoices, and payments. The Finance Team Leader will transfer data from our Practice Management System (PracSuite) and record any other financial data into our accounting software package. This information will be used to prepare Profit and Loss Reports, Clinic Viability Reports and staff KPIs for presentation to the relevant team members. The Finance Team Leader is also responsible for preparing monthly Interim Activity Statements and quarterly Business Activity Statement Reports for lodging with the ATO.

Reporting Relationships
Principal Practitioner (Kirsty Roney), Physio Team Leader (Brooke Simmons), Admin Team Leader (TBA)

Collaboration Relationships
Patients, practice staff, suppliers, health/medical professionals, Private Health Insurers.

Qualifications
Higher School Certificate; Experienced in the application of business systems/procedures.

Skills & Experience

Excellent numeracy skills

High degree of accuracy with strong attention to detail

Ability to problem solve

Ability to negotiate with suppliers

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to take responsibility and be accountable for workload

Strong time management and prioritisation skills

Willingness to work in a small office environment with minimal direct oversight

Confidentiality

Intermediate to advanced computer software skills, including Excel and other financial accounting packages

Personal Competencies

These are the personality traits and characteristics that are considered to be most important in the carrying out of the function and the achieving of the objectives.

Teamwork/Cooperation Skills
The ability to work with other people towards a common goal. To establish effective collaborative relationships with peers.

Interpersonal Skills & Versatility
Able to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport. Able to modify one’s own behavioural style to respond to the needs of others while maintaining one’s own objectives and sense of dignity.

Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Critical Thinking & Complex Problem Solving
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. In cooperation with the Practice Principal, the Physio Team Leader, and the Finance Team Leader identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Attention to Detail
Always seeks to provide a “finished product”. Takes pride in output; analyses issues from different viewpoints, to identify hidden problems. Reads and checks documents and reports thoroughly.

Results Orientation
Knowing what results are important and focusing resources to achieve them.

Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one, in cooperation with the Practice Principal, the Physio Team Leader, and the Finance Team Leader.

Professional Customer/Patient Service Skills
To provide an ethical, prompt, efficient and personalised service to all clients/patients. Goes out of way to ensure that individual customer/patient needs are met.

Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Time Management
Ability to manage your own time and the time of others.

Communication Skills
Written communication – Communicates ideas on complex and sensitive issues clearly in writing, selecting language, tone and format to suit target recipients.
Verbal communication – Speaks in a clear succinct manner and tailors language to suit target audience.

Positive Team Interaction
Able to cooperate and maintain a positive motivation working with both individuals and groups towards a common goal.

What are the benefits for you?

You will be working with a great team. We are genuinely invested in developing and growing our people. Over our 28 years in business, we have refined our systems so that you can be empowered to make a difference in people’s lives.

We support and subsidise professional development, both in house and external.

We provide flexibility with rosters. We are open to a casual or permanent part time position for a minimum of 10 hours per week with the flexibility to work across 2 days of your choice.

We believe that skilled and happy staff are the most important asset to our business and are crucial to the success and longevity of the clinic.

Applications
The job description can be downloaded at www.physio-wise.com.au/client-info/pdf-downloads/job-descriptions/finance-team-leader-job-description

All applications must be submitted through Seek with a cover letter and CV. Applications can be addressed to Skye Barrowcliffe. If you have any further questions about the role, please email [email protected]