Sarah Taylor

Sarah is the Senior Finance Business Partner for Portfolios with Flinders University. Sarah has worked in Finance and Finance centric roles for over 16 years, with experience across State and Local Government, Higher Education and the Private sector.

Sarah’s passion for Health Care and Disability services stemmed from her role as the Manager Business Management Services with SALHN, where she held responsibility for business support and finances across Flinders Hospital, GP Plus centres, the Repat, Noarlunga Hospital, Mental Health and Primary Health areas. This is where she first began to work with others to look at improving the interconnectivity between Primary and Acute care settings and the supports offered to people to navigate health settings from intermediary to acute care.

Since leaving SALHN Sarah has worked as the Manager Financial Services for the Faculty Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences (Flinders University), Finance Manager Unley Council and now holds the role of Senior Finance Business Partner for the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors and Vice-Presidents at Flinders University.

Sarah is highly skilled in Budgeting, Business Partnering, Change Integration and Management, Financial Management and Reporting, Strategic Planning, Analytics and Procurement. She has led a diverse range of teams with responsibilities for Payroll, Human Resources, Financial Management and Business Management and managed expenditure budgets ranging from $40m to $800m.

Sarah is extremely passionate about the health sector and CSI’s vision to support people living with a disability to live life the way that they choose. Sarah is Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and holds a double degree in Commerce and Business Management.

Qualifications – CPA, B.Com and Bus Management