- Meaningful executive leadership role
- Partner with a supportive Executive Team to bring together purpose, innovation and world class care
- Help transform lives through excellence in eye and ear specialist services
About the organisation
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Eye and Ear) is Australia’s only specialist public hospital dedicated to eye, ear, nose and throat care. Located in the heart of Melbourne, the Eye and Ear provides world‑class specialist services to Victorians and patients from across Australia, while also playing a vital role in education, training, research and innovation. With a proud history spanning more than 160 years and recognised nationally and internationally for clinical excellence and leadership in specialist care, the organisation supports over 200,000 patients annually delivered through a comprehensive range of medical and allied health outpatient clinics, emergency and elective surgery, and inpatient care. Following a significant hospital redevelopment and ongoing digital transformation, the Eye and Ear continues to expand its capacity, capability and impact to deliver expert clinical services that makes a difference, today and into the future.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Director Corporate Services/CFO (CFO) is a key member of the Executive team, providing strategic leadership and statutory Chief Finance Officer accountability. Working closely with the Chief Executive, Board and senior leaders, the role ensures strong organisational governance, financial stewardship, efficiency and long‑term sustainability. The CFO leads financial strategy, budgeting, reporting and performance management, while ensuring compliance with legislative, regulatory and government requirements. The role also oversees procurement, asset and facilities management, major contract governance and capital planning, and leads the hospital’s environmental sustainability agenda. Through strong people leadership and stakeholder engagement, the position drives high‑performing, patient‑focused corporate services that enable outstanding clinical care.
About you
CPA or CA qualified, you are an experienced finance executive with a strong background in complex, regulated environments — ideally within a publicly funded or statutory authority context. Your financial leadership is hands-on and enterprise-wide, you are comfortable presenting to Boards as well as working alongside operational leaders to embed financial discipline across a business. You bring exposure to corporate services functions beyond finance and can mobilise teams applying governance rigour to areas such as environmental sustainability and procurement. You are transparent by nature, build relationships with ease, and understand the interplay between government funding, formal processes and commercial opportunity. Innovative and resourceful, you are pragmatic about organisational change and are motivated by delivering sustainable outcomes, strengthening public value, and enabling clinical excellence through strong financial and corporate stewardship.
How to apply
Click ‘Apply’ to submit your CV along with a covering letter. For more information prior to application, please contact Jacinta Maguire at SHK via email on jacinta.maguire@shk.com.au, quoting reference 3579155. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.
