Job opportunity

At HSS, we are committed to building a fair and diverse workforce and encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women, youth and mature age people.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application and interview process, please contact our HSS Work, Health and Safety team.

Your new role

Join Health Support Services (HSS) as a Finance Analyst and contribute your skills, experience, and insight to help deliver world-class healthcare across Western Australia.

As a key member of the team, you will play a vital role in ensuring financial accuracy, integrity, and transparency by contributing to

• Financial Management & Reporting - Supporting financial planning, budgeting, analysis, and reporting for operational activities, while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and accounting standards. You will assist in managing month-end and year-end processes, statutory reporting, and cash flow forecasting.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory - Providing expert financial and accounting advice to senior management, project managers, and external stakeholders (such as the Department of Health). You will help develop solutions to complex financial issues and contribute to informed, strategic decision-making.
• Governance, Compliance & Improvement - Supporting the maintenance of strong financial controls, overseeing aspects of asset management, and ensuring compliance with key regulations (including the FMA and Australian Accounting Standards). You will also contribute to the ongoing improvement of financial systems, processes, and policies.

What we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in development, delivery and maintenance of a broad range of financial services including analysis, financial management and reporting.
• Highly developed conceptual, analytical and research skills with the demonstrated ability to provide strategic and innovative thinking in problem solving.
• Highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills including the ability to relate effectively with others at all levels.
• Strong time management skills with the proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes while actively seeking to demonstrate a "Think Customer First" culture.
• Considerable working knowledge and ability to interpret and apply the Financial Management Act, Treasurer's instructions and Regulations, State Supply Commission guidelines and other associated legislative requirements.

This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term, Full Time appointments with the possibility of extensions and/or permanency.

To view the full responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) linked at the top of this advert.

Please contact Danielle McInerney, Manager Finance and Accounting on 08 6373 3260 if you would like to discuss the role further.

This process may also be used to appoint suitable applicants to similar roles at HSS for up to 12 months.

Your new, progressive and inclusive workplace

Everyone at HSS makes a meaningful and immeasurable impact on our WA health system. Together, we all contribute to supporting Western Australia’s 55,000+ health care workers so they can provide excellent care to their patients. We pay, we recruit, we supply, and we connect health care workers with technology, so we can all keep WA healthy.

Working at HSS presents an incredible opportunity to make a valuable contribution to one of our most critical community services that all our friends, families and colleagues’ access and benefit from.

Collaborate with friendly, helpful and passionate people. Thrive in a supportive culture that celebrates our diversity – we believe our best services come from a workplace where varied perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged.

Whether it’s being a valued member of our capable and dedicated team, or it’s feeling inspired by, cared for, or respected by our leaders, at HSS you can belong. Help us progress by living our values, bringing a 'can-do' attitude and having a genuine customer focus.

Join us, on an exciting journey, as we transform how we support our health care workers.

Find out more about us at www.hss.health.wa.gov.au and the values that we live by every day.

Benefits of working with HSS

Join us and be rewarded with a range of benefits, which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home, compressed hours, flexi time and part-time work.
• Access to professional development opportunities, such as our MyPerformance development program, LinkedIn Learning and the WA Health Mentoring Program.
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements.
• Events where we celebrate diversity days.
• Join an employee, multi-cultural, rainbow (LGBTIQA+), or Aboriginal reference group to help shape the employee experience.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program providers for free and confidential support.
• Discounts with our corporate partners.
• Health and well-being initiatives.
• Study leaves and study assistance.
• A range of leave options.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.

Are you ready to apply?

To be successful with your application, you are required to:

• Provide evidence of your Australian citizenship or permanent residency (to be considered for permanent positions in the WA public sector).
• Undertake a criminal record screening, working with children check (if required for the role), a pre-employment health assessment and integrity check, as part of the appointment process. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

Submit your application.

You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to hear from you.

Submit your application online by clicking the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Emailed and proforma applications will not be accepted. Please submit:

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Please provide a current CV that clearly outlines your relevant qualifications, skills and experience, particularly those aligned to the role responsibilities.

Cover Letter (maximum two pages)

Please provide a concise summary of your experience and how it aligns with the key requirements of the Finance Analyst role. In your cover letter, we encourage you to address the following: 

• Demonstrate your experience in delivering a broad range of financial services, including financial analysis, management, and reporting.
• Provide examples of how your conceptual, analytical, and research skills have enabled you to solve complex financial problems or contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Highlight your communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, particularly in working collaboratively with stakeholders across different levels of an organisation or complex programs.
• Outline how you effectively manage competing priorities and maintain high-quality outcomes, while supporting a customer-first approach in your work.
• Share your understanding and application of relevant financial legislation, including the Financial Management Act, Treasurer’s Instructions, and other related frameworks.
• Reflect on your working style and how your values align with our team’s collaborative and partnership-focused culture.

Referees

Include the names and contact details of two professional referees, preferably including your current or most recent manager.

Ensure you have saved your documents in one of the following formats .doc, .xls, .pdf, .rtf or .ppt. Please be aware that that .docx or .xlsx files are not accepted formats.

For more information about what you will need to apply, read the Applicant Information Package linked at the top of this advert. You must have a current, valid email address to apply online and this email address will be used by HSS to communicate with you.

As the application submission is system generated, any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm (AWST) Friday 07 November 2025 cannot be accepted. Please allow plenty of time to submit your application.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact HSS on 13 44 77 (select option 2 from the menu options) for assistance during business hours.

Thank you for considering a role with Health Support Services and for taking the time to apply. We will respond to all applicants about the outcome of your application once shortlisting has been finalised.

Other information for applicants

Appointments made from the pool will be fixed term or permanent, full-time, with opportunities available up until 30th June 2026.

Applicants deemed suitable through this process will be placed in a recruitment pool, which may be used to fill similar vacancies at Health Support Services (HSS) as they arise during the pool’s validity period.