An Equal Opportunity Employer and with a multicultural and diverse workforce.
Director of Finance Reference number: PD124
Position title: Director of Finance Employment type: Full Time Hours: 38 hours per week Department: Office of the CEO Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer Location: Ouyen Closing date: 22 May 2026, 5:00 pm Contact person: Dr Frances Peart (Chief Executive Officer) Contact number: 03 5092 1111 Position description: PD124 - Director of Finance Pdf Document(310.7 kb)
The Director of Finance acts as the Chief Finance Officer and is responsible for the strategic and operationalleadership of financial management, ensuring the organisation's long-term financial sustainability includingfinancial controls, reporting, budgeting and management processes and systems, while enabling investment inimproved community health outcomes.
The Chief Finance Officer is an accountable officer under the Financial Management Act and is responsible forensuring public resources are managed efficiently, effectively, and in accordance with legislative and policyrequirements. The role supports the Board in discharging its fiduciary duties, ensuring financial decisions aretransparent, defensible, and aligned to organisational strategy and community expectations. The role ensuresfull compliance with Victorian public sector financial governance, aged care prudential requirements, andbroader regulatory frameworks, while providing high-quality financial advice to the Board and Executive.
Selection criteria
* Demonstrated executive leadership in financial management within a complex health or public sector environment.
* Deep knowledge of Victorian public sector financial governance, including the Financial Management Act and Standing Directions.
* Experience with aged care financial and prudential compliance requirements.
* Proven ability to lead financial strategy, budgeting, and performance improvement.
* Strong governance, risk management, and internal control expertise.
* Demonstrated commitment to professional ethics, integrity, and continuous improvement.
* Current Police Check.
* Experience in a Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) or rural health setting.
* Familiarity with Commonwealth and State health funding models.
* Experience in health service reform, network governance, or service integration.
Key responsibilities Financial Strategy and Performance
* Lead development and execution of a financial strategy aligned to MTHCS strategic priorities, including optimal deployment of cash reserves.
* Provide forward-looking financial modelling, scenario analysis, and sustainability planning across acute, aged care, and community services.
* Drive financial performance through cost centre accountability, revenue optimisation, and service viability analysis.
Financial Management and Reporting
* Oversee preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial reports for Executive and Board.
* Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial statements in accordance with applicable standards.
* Maintain robust internal controls, ensuring effective management of expenditure, revenue, assets, and liabilities.
Governance and Compliance
* Ensure compliance with Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission prudential standards, including:
o Financial Management Act 1994 (Vic) and Standing Directions of the Minister for Finance
o Health Services Act 1988 (Vic) (including MPS provisions)
o Aged Care Act 2024 and associated Rules (including prudential standards)
o Australian Accounting Standards (AASB)
o Victorian Department of Health financial policies and reporting requirements
o Lead preparation of statutory financial reports, including annual financial statements and audit processes.
o Support Board and Finance, Audit and Risk Committee in fulfilling fiduciary and governance obligations.
Aged Care Prudential and Financial Compliance
* Ensure compliance with:
o Liquidity requirements (Minimum Liquidity Amount)
o Annual Prudential Compliance Statement (ACPS)
o Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) management
* Maintain systems for financial transparency and disclosure to residents and regulators.
* Monitor financial risks specific to residential aged care operations.
Risk Management and Internal Control
* Identify, assess, and manage financial risks, including liquidity, revenue volatility, and funding reform impacts.
* Maintain an effective internal control environment aligned with audit requirements and better practice frameworks.
* Contribute to organisational risk register and ensure financial risks are actively monitored and mitigated.
Funding, Reform and Commercial Activities
* Lead funding strategy across:
o Activity Based Funding (ABF)
o Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) funding
o Commonwealth aged care funding
o Community and grant-based programs
* Provide financial leadership in health system reform initiatives, including network arrangements and service redesign.
* Identify and evaluate commercial opportunities and partnerships to diversify revenue streams.
Digital, Systems and Data Governance
* Oversee financial systems, ensuring data integrity, reporting capability, and integration with clinical and operational systems.
* Support development of dashboards and performance reporting to enhance decision-making.
* Ensure compliance with data governance and privacy requirements relating to financial information.
Leadership and Capability Development
* Lead and develop the finance function to build capability in financial literacy across the organisation.
* Support managers to effectively manage cost centres, budgets, and financial performance.
* Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Employment with MTHCS Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
All MTHCS employees will:
* Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
* Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
* Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
* Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
* Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
* Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performingthe duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherentrequirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory Training
As per the schedule.
Conducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to apply
Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
* A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to addresswhat knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
* General resume.
* Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and Culture
PO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date. #J-18808-Ljbffr