WA Department of Health
WA Department of Health 2019 Finance and Business Graduate Program
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job
- $71,000 / Year
- ~$71,000
- Apply by 9 Apr 2018
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time appointments for 12 months.
Position Profile:
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career in accounting or finance with a modern and progressive organisation? Did you complete your degree in 2017 or plan to complete it during 2018? Are you motivated by the opportunity to make a difference?
Finance and Business Units within WA Health are seeking to recruit a pool of talented Finance and Business Analyst Graduates, with an interest in accounting, finance, legislative compliance, and business systems and improvement to the Graduate Development Program - Finance and Business Stream. Opportunities in the Graduate Development Program are for non-clinical areas only.
In this role you will provide support to develop, implement, maintain and evaluate WA Health's finance and business policies, systems and governance requirements. The role is suited to graduates with academic backgrounds including accounting, finance, economics, business and commerce.
The Graduate Development Program - Finance and Business Stream provides access to ongoing professional development activities and a broad range of work experience that seeks to develop and diversify your knowledge and skills. It also offers you hands-on experience in a variety of finance, business and corporate areas across the Department.
In this stream, you will be required to complete a prescribed number of units towards attaining a professional accounting qualification (e.g. CPA or CA). You will be provided with financial support (reimbursement of unit costs upon successful completion), access to study leave and a formal mentor to assist you to pursue this qualification.
Employee Benefits:
In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- 9.5% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information go to: http://www.treasury.wa.gov.au/superannuation.aspx
- Access to generous salary packaging arrangements.
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Flexible leave arrangements.
- Other professional and location based allowances.
About the employer
WA Department of Health
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
WA Health offers a unique opportunity for high achieving university graduates to advance their career within Western Australia's public health system.
Pros and cons of working at WA Department of Health
Pros
Working within a government department there are extremely attractive salaries and flexible working arrangements available.
Good workplace culture with flexibility in work arrangements and support (investment) in professional development for employees. Due to diversity of the workplace, there are a range of opportunities which means that there is always new challenges and skills to learn.
Flexible Work Arrangements, Working for the public sector, Working on 'once in a lifetime project'- building a new children's hospital, supportive work environment with good awards and job security.
There are lots of different projects going on at the same time. There are lots of different moving parts that you can get involved in.
The people and the opportunities.
Cons
For the Graduate Program there will be variances across placements in work expectations, workload and level of challenge.
Organisation often works in 'silos', some people have worked here for a long time- lack motivation, low innovation, unwilling to change etc. Noticed a disconnect between what is learnt at universities and the how the company works- they are a bit behind at implementing change and being current with what is being taught/learnt- for example using new emerging evidence, innovating their ways of working, use of online tools, project management skills etc. Should pull on knowledge of new university graduates and connect them with experienced workers- however there is still a difficult environment to promote meaningful change.
Very large organisation, which makes communication difficult across the different areas. The processes are also very bureaucratic.
There are still elements of the traditional public sector environment. Change can be slow and not always embraced positively.
The bureaucracy which can hamper initiatives designed to help people.