Commercial Finance Manager - PMO & Governance

About the role

A major Australian infrastructure organisation is running a high-profile internal review program with a fixed deadline early next year, followed by ongoing information requests. It needs a Commercial Finance Manager with strong PMO and governance skills to bring financial rigour to the program. The role coordinates financial and commercial information across the business, tests and challenges it and keeps the program on track, while subject matter experts are in place.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and quality-assure financial and commercial information from across the business, ensuring it is accurate, consistent and supported by evidence
• Analyse and challenge capital and operating expenditure, variances and cost drivers, and help explain the outcomes clearly
• Provide PMO oversight across multiple workstreams: plans, trackers, RAID and dependency management
• Prepare steering committee and executive papers combining financial and delivery reporting
• Respond to information requests with clear, well-supported financial analysis
• Work closely with Finance, Commercial, subject matter experts and external advisers
• Manage the program budget and resource forecasting

Required profile

• CA or CPA qualified, with commercial finance, FP&A or finance business partnering experience
• Experience working in or alongside a PMO on large programs, including governance, reporting and RAID management
• Strong understanding of capex and opex, asset and capitalisation processes and program financial management
• Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders and subject matter experts on numbers and assumptions
• Clear writer able to turn financial analysis into concise executive papers
• Experience in infrastructure, utilities, government or other regulated, high-scrutiny environments is highly regarded

What we offer

• High-profile contract with executive and board visibility
• $1,000-$1,200 per day plus superannuation
• Sydney CBD location with flexible working
• Immediate start

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