Business Lead (Accountant)

Part time - 24 hours per week (.63FTE)

Fixed term - to 30 June 2027

Location - Hybrid, based from anywhere in the western Victoria region

(Horsham, Warrnambool, Ballarat or Geelong areas)

Western Victoria Primary Health Network

About Us

Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN) is responsible for increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and coordination of health services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes.

Working together with community and health industry partners, Western Victoria PHN is committed to strengthening the primary healthcare system, based on local needs. Our four regional centres in Ballarat, Geelong, Horsham, and Warrnambool drive local engagement and ensure strong rural and regional connections, through the development of local community and clinical councils.

Benefits of working with WVPHN

At WVPHN we celebrate diversity within and outside of our organisation. We consciously remove barriers and enable an environment for all to belong, feel welcome and be heard. This aligns with our organisational values of Respect, Connect and Lead.

We also pride ourselves on being a supportive and flexible working place that offers a great range of benefits:

Generous salary packaging options up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment

Professional development allowance ($1,200 per year per FTE) and leave.

Family friendly and flexible working arrangements

Collaboration with passionate, likeminded professionals

Option to purchase additional leave.

Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period

Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave.

Employee Assistance Program

About the role

The Business Lead (Accountant) will provide professional financial management services within WVPHN. This position will assist the Finance team to achieve the WVPHN’s goals, including the timely production of internal and external reports.

This role will be accountable for assisting with the management and monitoring of organisational financial performance against budget and the production of detailed reports for internal management.

This is a hybrid role based from anywhere in the western Victoria region, with some travel required for training and team days.

Duties include:

Assist Senior Management in a trusted advisor role to provide full understanding of key business drivers, funding deeds and risk profile of each business unit

Provide effective communication and build financial capacity in the business units of financial imperatives, processes and systems

Assist with the annual and rolling budgets for the organisation for all funding streams & cost centres

Analyse and work with the enterprise budgeting module in Technology One including reviews and forecasts to ensure funding objectives are met

Prepare monthly management reports, ensuring high accuracy to provide insights to enable decision making

Key Selection Criteria (KSC) includes:

Relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, commerce, or business

Qualified CPA/CA with 2-3 years’ experience in management accounting and/or high-level financial accounting.

High knowledge of MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Demonstrated ability to engage with multiple stakeholders with competing interests to achieve desired outcomes

Please refer to the Position Description on our website for the complete list of KSC's

Employment requirements:

Be prepared to undergo a National Police Check, prior to appointment

A current Victorian driver’s licence

Working rights in Australia (visa, permanent resident, citizen)

How to Apply

This is a highly attractive role and we are keen to find the right person, therefore we will be actively contacting applicants during the recruitment process to shortlist for suitability. Please don’t delay in submitting your interest! Applicants may be contacted before the closing date.

The full position description, including further detail about the role, is available from our website: https://westvicphn.com.au/about-us/wvphn-careers/

Email applications to [email protected] by 5pm, Thursday 19 June 2025 -

CV

Cover letter

Statement addressing the key selection criteria & employment requirements

For further information, please contact:

Tanya Spehr, Senior Business Manager

P: 03 5222 0860

E: [email protected]