Senior Accountant

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (38 hours per week or 40 hours with ADO)

Location: Hamilton Base Hospital

Classification: HS5

Total Remuneration Package: $104,000 inclusive of superannuation

Applications Close: Sunday 6 July 2025

Benefits of working at WDHS

In addition to the Total Remuneration Package, the current Enterprise Bargaining Agreement offers the following entitlements:

• Salary packaging of up to $9,010 (living expenses) and $2,650 (meals/entertainment), boosting take-home pay by approx. $2.78/hr (30% tax bracket), with the $9,010 cap potentially doubled for remote area mortgage interest/rent
• Five weeks of annual leave per year
• Long service leave accrues at 2 weeks for every 60 weeks of continuous service, double the standard entitlement
• Annual salary increments in line with the EBA, including an automatic level increase each year on your employment anniversary date

About the Role

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the Finance team, responsible for managing revenue accounting processes and ensuring compliance with financial reporting requirements. This role focuses on preparing and reviewing revenue-related journals and reconciliations, tracking grants, and overseeing statutory lodgements, acquittals, and financial returns. The position also supports the monthly and annual reporting cycles, contributes to budget preparation, and provides financial insights to support operational decision-making.

In addition to technical responsibilities, the Senior Accountant supports junior finance staff and provides guidance on accounting processes. This is a hands-on role suited to someone with strong attention to detail, sound knowledge of accounting principles, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement in a public health setting. 

You will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce, or a related field
• Experience in accounting or financial reporting, preferably within the health or public sector
• Well-developed analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data

• Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial systems
• Proficiency in general ledger maintenance and period-end processes
• Sound understanding of accounting standards and legislative requirements
• Excellent time management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate with staff of all levels

For more details, take a look at our Position Description.

About Us

At Western District Health Service (WDHS) we pride ourselves on our strong teamwork and our shared commitment to providing person-centred high-quality healthcare to the Southern Grampians community. We encourage and celebrate diversity, inclusion and accessibility for our staff and visitors to our services and we are dedicated to living our values of Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.

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The Greater Hamilton region is rich with lifestyle opportunities and facilities. Working for WDHS will enable you to pursue your profession, build your career and enjoy a great work/life balance. With the Grampians National Park and stunning beaches on your doorstep in Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland and wineries dotted in-between, a better lifestyle is waiting for you!  Discover more about our region - Visit Hamilton

You will be working alongside experienced, passionate leadership peers who are true to our values of Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.

The successful applicant will hold, or be able to obtain, a current National Criminal Police/NDIS Check. Dependant on your position you may be required to obtain a Working with Children Check Clearance, Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme check and / or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All successful applicants are to comply with WDHS immunisation and vaccination requirements. 

Western District Health Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer that has a commitment to cultural safety, inclusion and empowerment of Indigenous, Torres Strait Islander, their families and communities and encourages them to apply. This organisation promotes the safety and wellbeing of children from culturally, linguistically diverse and aboriginal backgrounds and those with a disability.