C3Talent is partnering with the North West Hospital and Health Service to appoint a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to the Health Service Chief Executive and working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, this critical executive role provides strategic financial leadership across a $323 million health service spanning 11 sites across one of Queensland’s most geographically vast and culturally diverse regions.
Based in Mount Isa, the CFO oversees a broad and operationally diverse portfolio supporting functions across hospitals and remote community clinics throughout the region.
The Opportunity
As Chief Financial Officer, you will play a key leadership role in stabilising, strengthening and modernising critical corporate and operational functions across the health service.
Responsibilities
* Leading financial stewardship and performance across a health service with an annual operating budget of approximately $323 million.
* Providing executive leadership across finance, procurement, contracts, accommodation services, building and maintenance, and health information management functions.
* Rebuilding capability, stability and culture across several teams undergoing significant change and renewal.
* Supporting operational and strategic decision‑making across hospitals, remote services and corporate functions.
* Leading financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting within a complex dual funding environment.
* Driving process improvement, reform initiatives and long‑term structural improvements across the portfolio.
* Leading quarterly performance discussions and contributing to governance, audit and finance committee processes.
* Partnering closely with executive leaders to improve service delivery outcomes across remote communities.
About the North West Hospital and Health Service
The North West Hospital and Health Service delivers public healthcare across a vast and geographically dispersed region of north‑west Queensland. The service supports a diverse and remote population. Improving health equity, strengthening partnerships with First Nations leaders and delivering culturally responsive healthcare are central to the organisation’s future direction and strategic priorities.
What Success Looks Like
* Build a high‑performance culture with clear accountability and strong team development.
* Strengthen financial discipline, reporting and decision‑making.
* Lead transformation initiatives to simplify processes and build stronger systems and structures.
* Build trusted executive, clinical and stakeholder partnerships.
* Deliver measurable uplift in capability, culture and organisational performance.
About You
* Demonstrated senior leadership experience within large, complex or operationally diverse organisations.
* Strong financial management capability, including budgeting, reporting and commercial acumen.
* Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams through change, improvement or transformation.
* The ability to build trusted relationships and credibility across diverse stakeholder groups.
* A practical, solutions‑focused leadership style with a willingness to be hands‑on.
* Strong judgement, communication and decision‑making capability.
* Experience within healthcare, government or similarly complex environments (highly regarded).
* Exposure to activity‑based funding and block funding models (advantageous).
Remuneration and Benefits
The role offers an attractive executive remuneration package within the HES framework, together with superannuation and a range of additional benefits.
* Subsidised accommodation support
* Salary packaging and sacrifice arrangements
* Long‑term contract stability with an initial three‑year appointment and potential extension options
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