At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a finance team, oversee accounts payable, and manage banking relationships.
- Company: Join HCF, Australia's largest not-for-profit health fund with a purpose-driven culture.
- Benefits: Flexible work, wellness programs, discounts on insurance, and 18 weeks parental leave.
- Other info: 12-month contract with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance operations while supporting a collaborative team.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance leadership, accounts payable, and strong Excel skills.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Finance Operations Support Manager 12-month max-term contract
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead and support the team: Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching and development, setting clear expectations and fostering a positive, collaborative team culture.
- Oversee financial operations: Review and support accounts payable, expense reimbursements, corporate credit cards and daily bank reconciliations, ensuring transactions are accurate, appropriately authorised and processed on time.
- Manage banking relationships: Act as the key contact for our banking partners, NAB and Westpac, and support the management of bank accounts, access, signatories and corporate credit card arrangements.
- Support cash management: Review cash flow, liquidity calculations and account balances to help ensure funds are managed effectively and in line with HCF’s policies.
- Maintain strong financial controls: Oversee monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate outstanding items and ensure reporting and compliance requirements are met.
- Drive continuous improvement: Work with the team to identify practical ways to streamline processes, improve efficiency and strengthen existing controls.
- Support financial systems and access: Help maintain accurate transaction mapping between our core systems and TechnologyOne, alongside administration of myGovID access.
What you’ll bring:
- You’re a practical, approachable leader who enjoys helping people succeed while ensuring the detail is right.
- You’re comfortable balancing team support with hands‑on operational oversight and take pride in delivering a reliable, high‑quality service.
- Experience leading and developing a team, with a focus on coaching, collaboration and performance.
- Solid experience across accounts payable and bank reconciliations.
- A relevant business qualification.
- Strong numerical skills, commercial awareness and confidence using Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and negotiate effectively.
- A proactive mindset and the confidence to challenge existing processes and identify improvements.
- The ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and represent Finance positively when working with internal and external stakeholders.
Why join HCF?
This is an opportunity to step into a varied finance operations leadership role where you can make a tangible difference to the team, strengthen everyday processes and build trusted relationships across the business. If you’re a people‑focused finance professional who enjoys leading from the front, supporting others and making operations work better, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note: This is a 12‑month maximum‑term contract.
About HCF:
At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not‑for‑profit health fund, we cover 2 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.
Culture & Benefits:
- Purpose‑driven passion: We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member‑focused.
- Wellness and work‑life balance: We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover.
- Family‑friendly certified employer.
- 18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents.
- Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more.
- Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.
- Collaboration and inclusivity: We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- Continuous learning and growth: We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development.
Reconciliations and Accounts Payable Manager in Sydney employer: HCF Corporation
HCF is an exceptional employer that prioritises the wellbeing and growth of its employees while fostering a collaborative and inclusive work culture. As Australia's largest not-for-profit health fund, we offer flexible working arrangements, generous parental leave, and a commitment to continuous learning, ensuring that our team members can thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in making a meaningful impact on healthcare while enjoying a supportive environment that values diversity and innovation.
