Looking to start a new career in sunny Queensland?
Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle while leading a high-performing team making a difference in healthcare.
This position is based in beautiful Mackay, on Queensland's tropical coast — the gateway to the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef.
The Strategic Finance at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Director to join their team on a permanent basis.
For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
The closing date for this recruitment process has been extended to Sunday, 22 March 2026.
Your opportunity
The role is responsible for the oversight of the strategic financial and activity planning for the organisation (annual and long term), providing performance and financial reporting and analysis in accordance with the integrated Performance Reporting Framework, including Board reporting and monitoring and supporting negotiation of the Funding Service Agreement for the HHS. The role leads teams responsible for developing, monitoring and enhancing the Management Accounting and Financial Budgeting, Activity Reporting and Costing and Finance Reporting functions for MHHS to ensure it contributes positively to the efficient and effective management of MHHS.
* Provide strategic finance leadership and advice to MHHS senior management with respect to all aspects of activity and financial budgeting and forecasting, activity-based management and reporting processes for the organisation.
* Provide strategic business partner support to the operational divisional leadership in the Organisation.
* Provide expert analysis, advice and recommendations to the Board, Finance Committee, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Executive Management Team (EMT) and executive management in relation to financial strategy and planning, health and activity funding, management accounting and advice designed to improve and enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of management information and reporting.
* Provide leadership to achieve organisational objectives through developing a high-performing team, supporting development, providing direction, guidance and day-to-day management of the Management Accounting Unit of the MHHS and ensure the integrity, credibility and completeness of all MHHS financial and activity reporting, health costing, management accounting.
* Provide strategic leadership, direction, guidance and day-to-day management of the Management Accounting Unit of the MHHS and ensure the integrity, credibility and completeness of all MHHS management accounting and business records and reporting.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
* Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
* Flexible working arrangements
* Education opportunities, Study and Research
* Paid parental leave
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Discounted Private Health Insurance
* Fitness Passport
Queensland Health
Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being. Through a network of 16 Hospital and Health Services, as well as the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.
What do we do? Every day in Queensland Health: • $29.980 million is spent on public health services • 603 women are screened for breast cancer • 1,309 people receive residential care in 20 aged care facilities • 120 babies are born in acute public hospitals • 760 callers are given clinical advice by qualified nurses through 13HEALTH • 70 health services provide clinical consultations using state‐wide videoconference technology. • 6400 patient meals are served every day in Brisbane's public hospitals alone. In addition, $7 billion is being spent to build and expand our hospitals and health services for communities across the State, creating 40,000 construction jobs.
For a full list of our services, please visit http://www.health.qld.gov.au/about_qhealth/default.asp
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