Head of Finance - BlueCare

Job Description

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Talent Acquisition Partner - Corporate Services at UnitingCare Queensland Make a meaningful difference with us: Looking for a career defining dynamic leadership role with the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of Queensland? We offer career growth and a role that is challenging and rewarding, which ultimately makes an incredible difference to driving sustainable business outcomes and supports our front-line staff and the people we serve. We are seeking a senior strategic and commercial finance leader to lead one of the largest, complex and most exciting Aged Care and Community Services organisations in Australia, BlueCare with an impressive $950 million in annual revenue and a combined workforce of 8,500 employees. With major government reforms underway, this is a rare, once in a lifetime opportunity to lead through a period of significant transformation. The Head of Finance (BlueCare) is integral to business performance, working alongside executive leaders to drive commercial success, operational excellence, and sustainable impact. This role will report to the General Manager, Business Partnering & Finance Operations and will have a matrix reporting relationship to the Group Executive, BlueCare. The role will be pivotal in providing strategic and commercial advice, guiding financial performance and leading a team of finance professionals. The successful candidate will be the key finance leader to the BlueCare Residential Aged Care and Community Aged Care business, ensuring the delivery of high-quality financial services and driving business improvements. Please note, this is a full time, permanent opportunity. Your part in our UnitingCare team: Lead the Finance Business Partnering and Financial Accounting teams to provide the BlueCare Group Executive and business leaders with strategic, commercial, and financial insights that drive performance improvement. Identify risks and opportunities from Aged Care Reform changes and lead financial initiatives to support the transition. Develop scenario and business plan modelling to identify future opportunities and risks. Work in partnership with stakeholders to influence decision making by identifying opportunities and contributing to the development of solutions. Foster high staff engagement through development initiatives and establish strong, trusted relationships across the business. Lead monthly business reviews, delivering accurate analysis of key trends, performance drivers, and drive business planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles. Support senior leaders to monitor performance against agreed strategies to deliver financial business targets. Develop credibility and establish strong, deep and trusted relationships across the business and build strong working relationships within the industry and across the Australian UnitingCare Aged Care and Community network. Work with senior leaders to identify areas of risk of under-performance and develop targeted strategies to improve performance. Work with managers and support staff to develop commercial acumen and capability to self-serve monitor and analyse own financial performance. Provide comprehensive financial support focusing on profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, and working capital and lead business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and 10-year capital planning. Lead transformational change and continuous improvement within the finance team. What makes a difference for us? Tertiary qualifications in Accounting or Business and CA or CPA qualified. Significant experience in a senior partnering, performance analytical and/or managerial position, successfully turning around changing financial/non-financial performance of a business and overcoming various barriers. Experience in a similar role within the Aged Care or Community Services sector will be highly regarded. Demonstrated ability to understand complex business problems and opportunities in a community, residential care and disability business environment (or similar field), developing solutions that enable the organisation to achieve its goals based on thorough financial and operational planning and analysis. Ability to work with geographically dispersed key and executive stakeholders, with a proven ability to influence and advise effectively. Exceptional storytelling capabilities, with the ability to explain financials and articulate strategy in a compelling way to non-finance stakeholders. Extensive experience in dynamic change environments, demonstrating leading change across the team. Effective in decision making and strategic management and positive proactive approach. What makes a difference for you? You will be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance. Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits. A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program. Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference. 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme. Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events. Diversity & Inclusion Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. UnitingCare as part of our commitment to reconciliation and building long term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, would strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. You can learn more about UnitingCare's Reconciliation Action Plan here. Seniority level Director Employment type Full-time Job function Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr