Trust Accountant

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1

Remuneration: $87,813 - $116,824

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ669627

Location: Sydney

Applications Close: 05 July 2026 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

Be part of a high-performing public health service and contribute to accurate, compliant financial operations in the role of Trust Account Officer with NSW Health Pathology.

Joining NSW Health Pathology means becoming part of a dedicated network that plays a critical role in the health system. We pride ourselves on a professional, inclusive, and supportive culture where staff are empowered to deliver high-quality outcomes. In return, we offer strong team support, career progression pathways, and the benefits of working within a large, reputable organisation.

What you'll be doing

The Trust Accountant is responsible for providing support to the Corporate Trust Accounting team using technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills to maintain compliance with NSW Ministry of Health policies. This role supports the management of Rights of Private Practice (RoPP) and TESL arrangements for NSWHP, and provide analysis of private revenue for RoPP.

What we can offer you

Financial Benefits - Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits

Work-life balance - Up to 12 additional days off per year in addition to Annual Leave (for full-time employees)

Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

Health & wellbeing - Fitness Passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.

Relevant tertiary qualifications or working towards qualifications in accounting, finance, business or a related discipline and/or demonstrated work experience

Detailed understanding of GST requirements, as well as an understanding of Rights of Private Practice RoPP arrangements for NSW Health staff specialists

Excellent interpersonal skills including proven ability to clearly articulate complex information to staff with limited understanding of underlying issues

Demonstrated ability to build, develop and sustain positive partnerships and productive working relationships with all levels of staff both internal and external.

Demonstrated skills in creating, maintaining and publishing documents, using the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word, and Excel , with the ability to use the tools in Excel to import and transform large volumes of data to a format suitable for analysing financial results.

Proven strong problem solving ability in terms of understanding how to resolve day to day issues, and where required, who to contact or advise in order to gain assistance to ensure the issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Demonstrated ability to meet strict deadlines, organise and prioritise high-volume workloads so that customer expectations are met, as well as experience working within a highly regulated workplace.

Information for applicants

NSW Health Pathology is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations and ensuring our recruitment process is flexible, inclusive, and free from barriers, promoting equal opportunities for all to succeed. Please reach out if you need adjustments.

NSW Health Pathology is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce in public health. For Aboriginal candidates, support is available through the Stepping Up website

You must have valid working rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment to be eligible to apply.

All workers must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2026_004 for more detail. The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.

An eligibility list may be created for similar vacancies in the future.

We encourage applicants to submit responses that reflect their own experiences and perspectives. Please note that applications that appear to be generated by AI tools or copied from external sources may not be considered.

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For role related queries or questions contact Abegail Manalili on Abegail.Manalili@health.nsw.gov.au

To learn more about NSWHP please visit “Life at NSW Health Pathology” or connect with us on LinkedIn!