Accountant

·         Located in Wantirna- close to Eastlink

·         Supportive and collaborative team culture

·         13 Month Maternity leave contract

About us:

Knox Private Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Victoria, caring for over 1.2 million people across Melbourne’s east and outer east.

We have a 24/7 Emergency Department, covering a full range of medical and surgical specialty areas, including highly complex surgeries. Backed by the latest technology and expertise, we offer 15 theatres, including a hybrid theatre, diagnostic cardiology, two cardiac cath labs and capabilities for cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and more.  All supported by a newly expanded coronary care unit and intensive care unit.

Our expert care team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and other professionals will ensure that your experience is the best it can be.

About the role:

Flexible, high attention to detail with great customer service skills – do these characteristics describe you?

 A vacancy exists for an Accountant to join our Finance team. This is a ‘hands-on’ transactional role, reporting to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

 As an Accountant your responsibilities will include:

• Maintain and reconcile business performance statistics and reports
• Perform the accounts payable receipt, coding and approval process
• Administer float balances and reimburse staff expenses
• Prepare and manage sundry accounts receivable records and communications with stakeholders
• Assist in general ledger maintenance and reconciliation to supporting documents
• Support the Director of Finance in the preparation of management reports
• Provide backup support to other business services such as patient accounts as required

Essential Criteria:

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Tertiary Qualifications in Accounting, or equivalent (or working towards)
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Experience in Hospital or Healthcare environment (desired)
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work through large amounts of data
• Advanced computer skills in MS Excel
• Flexible to work a variety of shifts
  
  

Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation – no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people, giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely. 

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient’s lives.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check prior to appointment and persons in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

Applications Close: 02/05/25

For Further Enquiries: Please contact the Healthscope Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@healthscope.com.au

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form.