Finance Manager – Melbourne

At Bupa, purpose meets possible. Join us and help shape a future where healthcare is more connected, more personal and more human. We’re a global healthcare leader trusted by millions and committed to helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Healthcare is changing, and so are we. We’re investing in more clinics, better systems and smarter, more connected ways to help our customers.

The purpose of this job is: The Finance Manager - Technology is responsible for providing strategic finance business partnering support to Technology leadership, helping to drive strong financial performance across the function. Through planning, reporting, forecasting and analytics, the role provides the insights, transparency and financial oversight needed to support effective decision-making, manage investment priorities and strengthen financial governance.

How will I help?

• Partner with Technology and Digital leadership to deliver financial performance outcomes across planning, forecasting, month-end reporting and strategic decision making.
• Manage all financial aspects of the Technology and Digital portfolios, including opex, capex, investment governance and performance reporting.
• Provide financial leadership and commercial guidance to Technology leaders, balancing risk, compliance, value and strategic objectives.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and planning activities, ensuring robust financial management across Technology functions and initiatives.
• Maintain strong governance and financial controls, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, capitalisation requirements and internal policies.
• Provide insightful analysis and recommendations to support prioritisation, investment decisions and financial outcomes.
• Influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively, facilitating discussions on funding, investment, accountability and financial performance.
• Build strong relationships across Technology and Finance functions to drive alignment and effective decision making.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes, governance and reporting outcomes.
• Lead, coach and develop a Finance Analyst, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and high performance.

What you’ll need to make it possible:

You will be CA/CPA qualified, with a strong foundation in financial governance, accounting principles and control frameworks. Bringing extensive finance leadership experience within Technology or Digital environments, you will have managed both opex and capex and developed a strong understanding of the financial drivers, operating models and commercial dynamics that underpin technology functions. Building trusted relationships comes naturally, and you're confident partnering with senior leaders, influencing outcomes and navigating competing priorities, while providing clear guidance on accounting treatments, financial governance and software capitalisation principles. Experience leading and developing high-performing teams as well as strong commercial acumen is essential. You will have the ability to assess investment opportunities, evaluate risk, and balance financial and strategic outcomes to deliver value for the organisation. Comfortable working across both strategic and operational priorities, you're able to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights that support performance and influence decision making.

Why you’ll love it?

We support our people to be the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. From providing initiatives that develop careers to looking after our people’s health, wellbeing and futures. Through the Viva Healthier and Happier program, we’re providing health benefits for everyone who works at Bupa, no matter their role. At Bupa your wellbeing, identity, and personal story are respected and valued. We are continuing to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Bupa is committed to providing equal opportunities and fostering a workplace and environment that is free of discrimination, bullying and harassment. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ applicants. We are dedicated to removing barriers to participation. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or if you’d like to discuss how this role can be flexible for you, please let us know so we can support your participation on an equitable basis.