Principal finance officer

Principal Finance Officer – Capital Projects & Infrastructure

Use your financial expertise to influence major capital investments, drive performance reporting, and support critical health infrastructure delivery.

Your New Role

As a key member of the Finance team, you will provide expert financial leadership and support across Metro South Health's capital program, helping ensure projects are delivered efficiently, accurately and in line with governance requirements. You will:

• Provide financial management, analysis and reporting support for a capital portfolio valued at approximately $1 billion, delivering insights that support strategic decision‐making.
• Coordinate financial reporting and capital expenditure monitoring for executive stakeholders, the Department of Health and Queensland Treasury.
• Partner with project managers to develop forecasts, cost models, budgets and financial plans that support the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects.
• Lead capital reporting processes, maintain key financial systems and data integrity, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Assets & Infrastructure.

About you

We are looking for a proactive and technically skilled finance professional who can confidently provide strategic advice and build strong relationships across a complex stakeholder environment. You have:

• Demonstrated experience in financial management, accounting and reporting, ideally within large‐scale capital works, infrastructure or asset‐intensive environments.
• Strong technical expertise in capital accounting, financial analysis, forecasting and data interpretation, with advanced skills in SAP financial systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and present complex financial information clearly.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems and drive effective financial and business outcomes.

What we can offer you

• A family‐friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid‐back lifestyle.
• Renowned teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• Opportunities to build a long‐term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role.
• All the benefits of working for Queensland's world‐class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and follow the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the Anti‐Discrimination Act 1991, the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.