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Financial Assistant Business Analyst - Medicine Division

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Financial Assistant Business Analyst, supporting critical financial operations within the Medicine Division at Flinders Medical Centre. This full-time contract offers the opportunity to combine financial expertise with healthcare impact, providing analysis and reporting that directly supports patient care delivery. Work alongside dedicated healthcare professionals in a role where your financial skills contribute to improving health outcomes across South Australia's largest health network.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Senior Business Analyst, this role is responsible for supporting the management of the financial resources allocated to the Division. The Assistant Business Analyst is responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of finance services to the Division.

Duties for the role will include:

• Assisting in maintaining a robust finance governance framework within the Division and providing business and financial advice to inform strategy, standards and directions,
• Assisting in maintaining a strong compliance and control framework with the Division including compliance with finance policies, procedures, guidelines, work instructions and delegations,
• Contributing to financial reporting and budgetary management across the Division, covering the application of resources,
• Contributing to the budget development process for the Division and support the Senior Business Analyst in determining budget allocations and strategy options in accordance with SALHN budget principles, ensuring deadlines are achieved,
• Maintaining effective relationships with Unit Heads, Senior Managers and other key stakeholders to identify opportunities to support reform and the provision of financial services in fulfilling operational requirements,
• Providing advice to the Division Managers in relation to budget planning, forecasting, compliance strategies and financial operational matters

About you:

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting, economics or related financial / business management field,
• Demonstrated skills and abilities to work in a team to achieve objectives,
• Strong ability to understand customer perspectives and ensure responsiveness to their needs,
• Self-motivated, organised and an ability to operate independently while remaining focussed on agreed objectives that may have competing priorities,
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate a capacity to build, influence and maintain effective relationships with diverse stakeholders on a range of issues to achieve positive outcomes,
• Demonstrated experience in a senior financial management with demonstrated success in increasing the effectiveness and accountability of the organisation,
• Demonstrated experience in the management of financial resources, undertaking financial business analysis and providing actionable insights, forecasting and developing financial strategies to improve financial performance,
• Demonstrated experience in developing budgets including the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives to operate within budget allocations,
• Experience in the effective development, implementation and management of financial models using various financial modelling tools

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Jason Warhurst, A/Senior Business Analyst, 8204 5661, jason.warhurst@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 17 May 2026

Attachments:

• ASO6 Assistant Business Analyst Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 937695