Reconciliations and Accounts Payable Manager in Sydney

Working closely with the Financial Controller and key internal and external stakeholders, you'll help ensure our financial operations are accurate, efficient and well controlled, while identifying opportunities to make the way we work even better.

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

• Experience leading and developing a team, with a focus on coaching, collaboration and performance.
• Solid experience across accounts payable and bank reconciliations.
• 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.

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 over 1.9 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric. We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them.

At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.

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. Our offerings include:

• 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
• 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. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.

Continuous learning and growth We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.