Senior Manager, Business Unit Finance at Cuscal

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Budgeting, Scenario Analysis, Risk Analysis, Financial Modelling, Management Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Commercial Leadership, Governance, Excel, Workday ERP

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Forward with Cuscal At Cuscal, our Commercial and Business teams are the backbone of our organisation. From supporting clients and driving growth to ensuring compliance, managing finances, and fostering a positive workplace culture, our people play a vital role in achieving our commercial objectives while staying true to our values. If you’re looking for a role where your skills and ideas make a real impact, join us to help shape the future of payments in Australia. Job Description As our Senior Manager, Business Unit Finance, you will lead and develop a high-performing finance team responsible for delivering insightful financial analysis, forecasting, and decision support across the organisation. You will play a critical role in ensuring leaders have the financial intelligence needed to make informed, strategic decisions through rigorous planning and analysis, strong governance, and trusted business partnership. This role owns the delivery of business and market-facing financial insights, forecasting, and performance analysis, partnering closely with stakeholders to support decisions that impact organisational performance, risk management, cost outcomes, and delivery capacity. You will provide commercial leadership and strategic financial guidance while driving accountability, continuous improvement, and best-practice financial management. In addition, you will lead and develop the Business Unit Finance team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional growth, while establishing clear standards, frameworks, and processes that support best-practice finance partnering across the organisation. Responsibilities Provide commercially grounded advice on revenue, costs, and prioritisation Lead near to medium-term planning and analysis for the company, including annual budget, forecasts, risks and opportunity monitoring, and performance commentary Lead a rolling 18-month forecast approach that connects business activity Ensure performance insights are clear, timely, and decision-useful for management, ELT, and Board reporting cycles Support development of overarching performance narrative and provide insight to material movements, options, and implications Work with Strategic Finance to ensure near, medium, and long-range planning remain aligned Drive integration of acquisitions into Group FP&A processes and one financial story Prepare and contribute to periodic financial reports, including profit and loss accounts, variance analysis, and commentary Maintain discipline in results, forecasts, assumptions, risks and opportunities, and data quality Ensure appropriate governance over accruals, provisions, cost centre structures, planning assumptions and material forecast changes Partner with FP&A Centre of Excellence to improve templates, models, cadence, automation, and efficiency Support implementation of Workday ERP Qualifications Essential: 10+ years of experience in FP&A or commercial finance. 5+ years leading a finance partnering team in a complex organisation Excellent knowledge of accounting and financial principles and practices Excellent knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and scenario/risk analysis Strong financial modelling and management reporting experience Proven ability to influence C-suite executives and senior business leaders using commercial insight and clear financial advice Advanced skills with Excel and other MS products. Desirable Payments, banking, financial services, or APRA-regulated environment Experience with reporting & planning systems such as Workday, TM1 Experience supporting integration, transformation, or operating model change Additional Information Why Cuscal? At Cuscal, you’ll find a strong, successful company that’s reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all. Here, you’ll deliver ground-breaking work that has real impact - on Australia’s financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves. You’ll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams. And you’ll build an impressive, fulfilling career that continues to grow. You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits, including: Work in a hybrid model that supports your lifestyle and goals We celebrate success: Our IGNITE program recognises individual and team achievements. Wellbeing focus: We support your physical, mental, and financial health with holistic initiatives and access to discounts via ‘Cuscal Advantage.’ Join us and reimagine the future: If this role excites you, we’d love to explore your potential and vision for the future. For further information about this role please contact Nicola Liney at [email protected] Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal. Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.

Responsibilities

Lead a high-performing finance team to deliver financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic decision support across the organization. Partner with senior stakeholders to manage revenue, costs, and performance narratives while ensuring strong financial governance.