At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead finance operations, streamline processes, and provide insights for strategic growth.
- Company: High-growth healthcare group making a real impact in regional Victoria.
- Benefits: Competitive salary of $165k + super, hybrid work, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity to work closely with an experienced CFO and drive impactful projects.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and shape the future of finance in healthcare.
- Qualifications: CA or CPA qualified with strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 165000 - 165000 $ per year.
- Finance Manager | Healthcare | Ballarat (Hybrid)
- $165k + super | Start January 2027
The opportunity
Join a privately owned, high-growth healthcare group delivering specialist diagnostic services across regional Victoria.
With revenue above $40m, continued double-digit growth and a recently renewed long-term hospital partnership, the business is scaling fast and needs a finance leader to scale with it.
This is a newly created position reporting directly to the CFO.
You'll lead the finance function, build scalable processes and turn financial data into commercial insight.
You'll also support expansion and potential acquisition activity.
The role
- Lead month-end and year-end reporting, including monthly management accounts and board packs
- Manage budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning
- Deliver financial analysis and insights to the executive team, and partner with operational leaders to improve performance and profitability
- Support the CFO with strategic projects, business cases, investment analysis, financial modelling and acquisition opportunities
- Review and streamline payroll, rostering and specialist medical staff commission calculations
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, using technology, reporting tools and potentially AI
- Build dashboards and data packs in Power BI, and establish clear performance metrics across the business
- Oversee AP, AR and payroll, mentor the existing finance team, and maintain strong controls and governance
- What success looks like in your first 12 months
- A streamlined, scalable payroll, rostering and commission process
- Faster, more efficient month-end and reporting timelines
- Enhanced dashboards and a comprehensive financial and operational data book
- Greater transparency over profitability drivers
- Being a trusted partner to the CFO and executive team on growth and acquisitions
About you
- CA or CPA qualified
- Previous experience as a Finance Manager/ strong Senior Accountant
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
- Power BI experience building dashboards and reporting solutions
- A track record of improving systems, processes and controls
- Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills
- Experience in healthcare, professional services or labour-intensive environments is highly regarded
- Payroll and commission structure experience is advantageous
- What's on offer
- A role with real scope to make an impact
- Direct partnership with an experienced CFO
- A growing, financially successful healthcare organisation
- Exposure to strategic projects and potential acquisitions
- Hybrid working, three days onsite in Ballarat
- Salary of circa $165k + super, with flexibility for the right candidate
- The chance to build and modernise a finance function during an exciting growth phase
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Finance Manager in Ballarat employer: Ambition Australia
Ambition Australia offers a dynamic work environment within the healthcare and biotechnology sectors, providing opportunities for professional growth and development. Employees can expect to engage in meaningful projects that contribute to the company's expansion and innovation in diagnostic services and clinical trials. The company fosters a collaborative culture where finance leaders play a crucial role in strategic decision-making and operational performance.
