Senior Finance Business Partner

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

About the Role:
 

This is a Permanent Full Time position within the Management Accounting department. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance - Business Planning & Reporting, you will be responsible for enhancing performance reporting, furthering business partnering capability and driving value add through analysis and insights. You will provide trusted support to a range of clinical stakeholders including the divisional Executive Director for the Surgery division. 

What you'll achieve:

• Owning month end and deliverables for the division, driving financial analysis and providing financial stewardship to a range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
• Leading the delivery of the annual financial budgets including capital management
• Enabling strategic and tactical initiatives including business case development, performance reviews and funding proposals

Key deliverables:

• Providing timely, accurate and high quality financial and business management advice, reporting and insights to a range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
• Supporting the establishment, monitoring and review of financial performance through the management and coordination of the budget process, forecasts and facilitation of periodic divisional performance reviews
• Driving data driven decision through contemporary analytical and executive presentation techniques with a focus on labour drivers and revenue enhancement
• Ensuring the financial management processes are maintained and remain fit for purpose across the portfolio

Your skills and experience:

• Bachelor of Commerce, Business or Accounting with CPA/CA qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in lifting analytical and process capability
• Authentic communication skills
• Enjoy working in a small team environment
• Significant experience and demonstrated achievements in business analysis and reporting across both public health and complimentary commercial sectors.

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Parkville location and close to public transport
• Discounted on-site car parking

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 2 October 2025