Experience

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  Queensland Health

  • Australia
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager, Performance Reporting, (System Funding) - Div of System, Purchasing and Performance

    • Oct 2012 - Present

    Primary responsibilities : • Oversee the preparation & analysis of monthly Performance dashboards / reports for each HHS across QH• Annual - determine expense alignment to ABF and non-ABF 'base funding' pools for use in HHS funding agreements (> $10 b)• Governance and documentation of Cost Centre ABF profiles to ensure alignment with relevant guidelines• Review & update Guidelines – service alignment ABF / non-ABF• Management of the annual Site Specific Grants process (activity-related expenses outside activity pricing model ) used to moderate ABF pool for activity budgets• Liaise with DSS on reporting and development issues around identifying ABF expenditure from GL

  • Manager, Technical Reporting - ABF Models Team (Div Perf & Accountability)

    • Feb 2012 - Sep 2012

    Primary role/responsibilities – - Coordinate, quality assure and provide oversight of the identification of State-wide expenditure related to the ABF activity- Determine the annual ABF Funding Pool: resultant Price /WAU for Purchasing Agreements with HHSs - Coordinate and assess the Site Specific Grants submissions to inform and refine the State-funding model and HHS purchasing agreements- Prepare estimates and forecasts around key activity categories- Provide advice and support to HHSs with regard to capture of activity expenses - prepare briefings and undertake ad hoc analysis regarding activity performance and reporting issues affecting HHSsAchievements -o Improved consistency / rigour over previous years in refinement of ABF Funding Pool and WAU Price for the 12-13 State Funding Model o ensured better alignment of reporting with the Funding pool and enhanced relevance of subsequent KPI performance monitoring for the fiscal year. o Development / implementaton of guidelines to clarify and aid understanding across Queensland Health around the delineation of ABF / non-ABF services to align with the State and National models. o Enhanced confidence, transparency and equity in relation to the ABF contributions for the 2013/14 ABF Pool. o aided improved understanding across HHSs of ABF elements and increased awareness of their business practices’ / structures’ impact on managing under an ABF model.

  • Project Manager – Reporting & Analysis; Own-Source Revenue Unit (SOSRU) - Finance Branch

    • Mar 2011 - Feb 2012

    Primary role/responsibilities ( Project role ) – - Provide assistance and advice in regard to the review and development of expanded OSR Performance reporting of Hospital & Health services for QH Executive / Finance managers- Co-ordinate the development, testing and release of a standard suite of performance reporting in DSS Panorama for District OSR revenue - Analyse performance issues, business process improvement opporturnities; and prepare briefings with regard to OSR management, performance and reporting across Districts (HHSs)Achievements -o Contribute to enhanced ‘value-add’ reporting and analysis to QH Resource Executive Committee, OSR Optimisation Project Board and senior Finance Directors and Managerso Enhanced the skills and awareness of relevant team members in regards to performance reporting preparation, analysis and presentation

  • Other roles - Corporate / State-wide focus

    • Jun 1992 - Mar 2011

    Roles and responsibilities including:# Finance Models & Costing team (2010-11) ---- Maintain, upgrade & enhance finance templates for state-wide use in budgeting and costing of projects & services- Prepare, review and quality assure cost estimates relating to State-wide impact of proposed / potential staff award variations- Co-ordinate and/or monitor the QA of financial components for the CBRC (State Funding) submissions from QH Districts# Development Coordinator ( Finance ) - Panorama Implementation Project - QH Decision Support System (2007-10) - business liaison functions with DSS clients including module ‘business owners’ and data end-users - develop, implement and maintain the governance framework & reporting for the project- evaluate modules ‘pre-release’ for functionality, validity and presentation - develop and maintain the content and delivery of CBT (Online training tool)- conduct awareness and information sessions regarding the product- review and evaluate system outputs to ensure Panorama continues to meet changes in business structure and user needsVarious other business and finance operational and business improvement roles ( state-wide functions )

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  NSW Health - Hunter Region

  • Finance & Management roles

    • 1972 - 1992

    Financial & Management accounting roles & significant Business improvement projects and process re-design.