Manager Technology Finance

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank in Sydney seeks a Manager, Technology Finance to partner with Technology and Finance leaders, delivering strategic financial insights and commercial advice.

You will own end-to-end financial management of a significant technology portfolio, deliver group reporting, forecasting, consolidation, and support investment decisions.

The role emphasizes automation, analytics, and enhanced governance to drive efficiency and informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in finance business partnering, FP&A, performance management, or commercial finance within a large and complex organisation
• Strong accounting and financial management expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, and balance sheet analysis
• Proven ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights
• Experience managing complex cost bases and supporting investment decision-making
• Advanced analytical skills and experience working with large datasets
• Experience using reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or advanced Excel
• Demonstrated success driving process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• CA or CPA qualification

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end financial management of a significant technology portfolio
• Deliver group-level reporting, forecasting, and consolidation activities
• Partner with senior technology leaders to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions
• Manage complex cost bases across cloud, infrastructure, software, and transformational programmes
• Drive improvements in reporting, analytics, automation, and decision-support capabilities

Skills

Finance partnering

FP&A

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Data analytics

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Excel

Job description

Do work that matters

As Manager, Technology Finance, you will be the key finance partner for a significant Technology portfolio, providing strategic financial insights, commercial advice, and performance management to support decision-making and optimise business outcomes.

• Owning monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis, insights, and recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and outlook processes across technology cost and investment portfolios
• Providing commercial advice on technology costs, including run, change, cloud, infrastructure, and investment spend
• Conducting deep-dive analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and cost optimisation initiatives
• Driving month-end performance outcomes, including P&L analysis, balance sheet review, and financial governance activities
• Identifying opportunities to simplify, automate, and enhance reporting and planning processes

See yourself in our team

You will join the Technology Finance Performance Management team, partnering closely with Technology and Finance stakeholders to deliver financial insights that drive better business outcomes and investment decisions.

• Own the end-to-end financial management of a significant technology portfolio
• Deliver group-level reporting, forecasting, and consolidation activities
• Partner with senior technology leaders to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions
• Manage complex cost bases across cloud, infrastructure, software, and transformational programmes
• Drive improvements in reporting, analytics, automation, and decision-support capabilities

Your impact

You will play a critical role in helping Technology leaders understand financial performance, make informed investment decisions, and deliver value for the Group.

• Driving performance: Delivering insights that improve financial outcomes and support strategic decision-making
• Influencing decisions: Providing trusted commercial advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders
• Optimising value: Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and investment outcomes
• Strengthening governance: Ensuring robust financial control, reporting accuracy, and compliance
• Enhancing capability: Driving continuous improvement in reporting, forecasting, and analytics

We’re Interested In Hearing From People Who Have

• Significant experience in finance business partnering, FP&A, performance management, or commercial finance within a large and complex organisation
• Strong accounting and financial management expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, and balance sheet analysis
• Proven ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights
• Experience managing complex cost bases and supporting investment decision-making
• Advanced analytical skills and experience working with large datasets
• Experience using reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or advanced Excel
• Demonstrated success driving process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• CA or CPA qualification