- Full time, ongoing role
- Carlton location with flexible, hybrid working arrangements offered
- $160k - $170K salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.
About the team
The Finance & Corporate Services Department is responsible for bringing a commercial perspective to business decision making, supporting the Royal Women's business by providing operational and strategic information, expertise and guidance in the areas of finance, risk, procurement, contractual management, payroll, facilities management and strategic asset management.
About the role
Director Finance – Corporate Services is responsible to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for:
- Lead the development and implementation of risk management and compliance frameworks to ensure the facilitation of best practice across the organisation.
- Managing all procurement and contract-related activity, including the management, scheduling and governance of all major tenders.
- Manage the organisations payroll to ensure employees are paid accurately and in a timely manner, in full compliance with all relevant legislation and Awards.
- Manage the Private Public Partnership (PPP) Contract and all facilities owned by the organisation
- Manage & oversee the consolidation of the organisations capital works program to ensure alignment to the organisations strategic asset management plan
- Influence the growth and development of alternative revenue streams (non-government) and commercial activities of the organisation
- Making a significant contribution to the strategic direction of the Finance Department
A regular day will see you:
- Ensuring the payroll, procurement, risk and facilities teams are well supported
- Work collaboratively with the finance, back-office support and operational teams
- Support the Chief Financial Officer
- Actively contribute to solving issues
About you
This role requires a strong leader who can support the functions ongoing work commitments and have a continuous improvement attitude. We are actively looking for a leader who can work collaboratively across the business, has strong communication skills and a proactive approach to solving problems and developing the teams.
You’ll bring with you:
- Strong financial and commercial background with demonstrated experience in payroll, procurement, facilities and risk
- Experience in continuous process improvement
- Ability to develop teams culture and productivity
- Project management experience
- Experience working with Boards and Senior executives
Our benefits
At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:
- Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave
- Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
Inclusion and belonging
The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check. Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases.
Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.
For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Sarah Fotia on (03) 8345 3270 or sarah.fotia@thewomens.org.au.
Application closing date: 28 July 2025