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HEAD OF FINANCE · WELLBEING CHIROPRACTIC

Jaynam Shah

Head of Finance · Wellbeing Chiropractic

I’m Jaynam Shah, Jay to most people, and I’m Head of Finance at Wellbeing Chiropractic. I lead a finance team of five that looks after everything from payroll and reimbursements to cashflow, reporting and the strategic financial insight our directors and practice partners rely on. I grew up in Mumbai and came to Melbourne as a student to complete my Master of Professional Accounting, and I have worked in finance across healthcare, construction and education since. I joined Wellbeing in May 2020.

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Master of Professional Accounting

Jaynam Shah, Head of Finance at Wellbeing Chiropractic

Head office, Hawthorn, MelbourneWith Wellbeing since May 2020

5 person finance team

Payroll, accounts, reimbursements, reporting and cashflow for the whole Wellbeing group.

Master of Professional Accounting

Completed in Melbourne after growing up in Mumbai, India.

4 languages

English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.

With Wellbeing since May 2020

Joined weeks into the pandemic and helped steer the group’s finances through it.

What Jay looks after

Finance for the whole group

Cashflow, payroll, supplier payments, reimbursements and the day-to-day financial requirements of a multi-state clinic network, handled by Jay and his team.

Insight for decision makers

Reporting and strategic financial insight for the directors and leadership team, so decisions about clinics, people and growth rest on clear numbers.

Support for practice partners

Financial insight for Wellbeing’s practice partners, and for practitioners exploring partnership with the group.

Jay describes his job as steering the finance boat: keeping the group’s finances healthy day to day while giving management the insight they need to plan ahead. New and existing team members can expect full back-end finance support, from payroll questions to reimbursements, and a calm answer when something is unclear.

Mumbai to Melbourne, by way of a Master’s degree

Jay grew up in Mumbai, India, and came to Melbourne as an international student to complete his Master of Professional Accounting. He stayed, building finance experience across healthcare, construction and education before joining Wellbeing Chiropractic in May 2020, just as the pandemic took hold.

That timing shaped his early years here. Through the hardest stretch of COVID he kept the group’s finances steady and made sure Wellbeing accessed the government support it was eligible for, drawing on years of experience and a habit of reading the fine print. He is quick to point out that the leadership team kept its people on through that period, which is a large part of why he stayed.

He speaks English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi, and outside work you will usually find him at home with his family.

Calm numbers, clear decisions

Wellbeing’s values are what brought Jay here. He saw a company that thought about its employees first and a leadership team he could add value to, and he has built the finance function around the same idea: be useful to the people who depend on it.

For the team that means reliable payroll, prompt reimbursements and straight answers. For the directors and practice partners it means strategic insight delivered calmly, with the detail ready when it is needed. His team describe him as wise and calm, and occasionally as the group’s doctor of finance.

“Wellbeing’s values brought me here. It is a company that thought about its people first, and I knew I could add more value with my skills here than anywhere else.”

Jaynam Shah · Head of Finance

Areas of responsibility

Cashflow & payments

Day-to-day cashflow, supplier payments and the financial requirements of a multi-state group.

Payroll & reimbursements

Back-end support for every team member, from payroll to expense reimbursements.

Reporting & insight

Strategic financial reporting for the directors and leadership team.

Partner finance

Financial insight for practice partners and practitioners exploring partnership.

Grants & compliance

Government programs, obligations and the fine print, including the support accessed through COVID.

Credentials & background

Head of Finance, Wellbeing ChiropracticMaster of Professional AccountingLeads a finance team of fiveEnglish, Hindi, Gujarati & MarathiWith Wellbeing since May 2020Healthcare, construction & education financeHead office, HawthornWise, calm, a doctor of finance

Questions people ask Jay

Jay runs finance for the whole group with a team of five: cashflow, payroll, payments, reimbursements and reporting, plus strategic financial insight for the directors and practice partners.

Full back-end support from day one, covering payroll, reimbursements and any finance question, with a calm and clear answer.

A Master of Professional Accounting completed in Melbourne after growing up in Mumbai, followed by finance roles in healthcare, construction and education before Wellbeing.

English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.

At Wellbeing’s head office in Hawthorn, Melbourne, supporting clinics across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Connect with Jay

Finance, healthcare operations and the numbers behind a growing clinic network are the conversations Jay enjoys most. LinkedIn is the easiest place to find him.

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