Financial Accountant

Remarkable people; remarkable career.

Are you ready to rediscover remarkable and make a positive impact on people's lives? At GMHBA, every day brings an opportunity to empower and support communities to live well. Join us to be part of something meaningful and discover the remarkable benefits of working at GMHBA.

GMHBA takes pride in being an Australian not-for-profit health insurance and healthcare company that truly values its members. For a rewarding 90 years, we've been dedicated to serving the community and as a result have become one of Australia's leading regionally based private health insurers. We live and breathe exceptional care and are dedicated to making GMHBA a remarkable place to work. We value building connections, embrace individuality, and maintain a supportive, performing culture. GMHBA offers a flexible workplace, a community-focused culture, and a great regional lifestyle.

We're looking for an experienced Financial Accountant who enjoys strengthening controls, improving processes and raising standards across a complex organisation.

This is more than a traditional financial accounting role. Working closely with the Finance Manager and Head of Finance, you'll take ownership of critical accounting processes, contribute to audit and governance outcomes, and help drive continuous improvement across the finance function.

As GMHBA embarks on significant finance systems transformation, you'll have the opportunity to be involved in designing smarter ways of working, improving controls and helping shape the future finance operating environment.

What You'll Do

• Manage complex reconciliations across multiple business units, ensuring accuracy, integrity and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Strengthen financial controls and contribute to a robust governance framework.
• Support regulatory reporting obligations and ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and policies.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Health Services and Private Health Insurance to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate, simplify and enhance finance processes.
• Support external audit requirements and help maintain strong audit outcomes.
• Administer banking platforms and corporate credit card systems, ensuring appropriate controls and governance are maintained.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with banking partners and internal stakeholders.

What You'll Bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• CAANZ or CPA qualification (or near completion).
• Strong experience in financial accounting, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver process improvement initiatives.
• Sound understanding of accounting standards, compliance and governance requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with financial systems.
• The confidence to challenge existing processes constructively and recommend better ways of working.

Why Join GMHBA?

• Join a purpose-led organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of members and communities.
• Be part of a finance team committed to technical excellence, continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Contribute to a major finance systems transformation and help shape the future of finance at GMHBA.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid working environment and genuine work-life balance.
• Access a range of employee benefits, wellbeing initiatives and development opportunities.

If you believe you would be a great fit but don't quite tick all the boxes, we encourage you to apply.

Let's get started

Submit your application online today. Applications close on Thursday,3rd September 2026.

If you have any questions about this position or the recruitment process, please reach out to the careers team at *******@gmhba.com.au

At GMHBA, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves. We believe that inclusion strengthens our organisation, enriches our culture, and allows us to better support our members, patients, and communities. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

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