Financial Accountant

Job Title: Financial Accountant
Company: Leading Healthcare Group (Confidential)
Location: 100% remote-based role! (CFO based in Melbourne so preference would based in VIC)
Remuneration: $80,000 – $85,000 + Super

About the Role

Supporting 500 clinicians across 6 healthcare brands, our client is a rapidly expanding healthcare group seeking a hands-on Financial Accountant. Acting as a key partner to the CFO, you will manage a service-based cost model focused on revenue, margin, and onshore/offshore salary structures. This position offers direct Board exposure, full ownership of month-end reporting and budgeting, and a dedicated technical oversight role across offshore operations.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Own the month-end close calendar across all group entities, maintaining accuracy while working to optimize and reduce close timelines.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for individual entities and the consolidated group, including manual journals.
• Provide clear variance commentary against budget and forecast, explaining movements in commercial terms rather than purely accounting language.
• Review the monthly balance sheet reconciliation pack, implementing clear ageing and resolution plans for reconciling items.
• Prepare board and leadership reporting packs in conjunction with management, and support external audit processes.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Coordinate and build annual budgets across all entities, establishing key assumptions with operational leaders.
• Maintain rolling financial and cash flow forecasts, highlighting timing risks and working capital pressures early.
• Contribute financial modelling and commercial analysis for pricing decisions, new service lines, and structural changes.

Offshore Output Review & Quality Assurance

• Perform technical reviews on work delivered by 2 offshore finance team members, covering AP/AR, bank recs, clinician pay runs, onshore payroll support, and GL coding.
• Verify transactions are coded consistently against group accounting policies and the chart of accounts across all entities.
• Review bank, clearing, and control account reconciliations to ensure reconciling items are genuine and resolved promptly.
• Provide constructive, documented feedback and build process notes, checklists, and templates to lift output quality over time.
• Note: The offshore team is managed directly by the CFO. This role acts as a technical review function and does not carry line management responsibilities.

Group Policy, Compliance & Controls

• Ensure correct and consistent accounting treatment compliant with Australian Accounting Standards (AASB) and internal policy.
• Maintain and update the group chart of accounts and procedure documentation as the business expands.

Selection Criteria

Essential

• Education & Qualification: CA or CPA qualified (or currently completing studies), with a relevant degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Finance.
• Technical Experience: Strong core experience in financial accounting, month-end close, consolidated group reporting, and budgeting/forecasting.
• Systems & Excel: Advanced Excel skills (handling large data sets and building multi-entity financial models) and proficiency in Xero.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, with an ability to translate complex financial results for non-finance stakeholders and clinicians.
• Mindset: Highly autonomous with a "roll up your sleeves" approach to balance detailed transactional review with high-level reporting.

Desirable

• Prior experience in healthcare, allied health, clinical services, or NDIS environments.
• Experience working alongside or reviewing output from offshore/outsourced finance teams.
• Exposure to multi-entity groups undergoing rapid growth or restructuring.