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Finance Manager - Technology & Digital

Melbourne, Australia

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Posted 22/08/2025 Job Number 53607 Work type Permanent - Full Time Posting End Date 07/09/2025

The opportunity:


Be at the heart of our mission to become the world's most customer centric Healthcare company! 

Reporting to the Head of Finance – Technology & Digital, this is a high-impact role that serves as a trusted advisor to the Technology leadership team. As Finance Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving financial stewardship, delivering commercial insights, and enabling strategic decision-making across both BAU operations and change initiatives within the Technology function.

This role spans the full spectrum of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, cost analysis, and accounting control - with a strong emphasis on enhancing transparency, accountability, and aligning financial outcomes with Technology’s strategic priorities.

You’ll work in close partnership with senior stakeholders, including the CIO, COO, and CFO, to identify opportunities, influence key decisions, and drive modern, value-focused ways of working. In addition, you’ll lead a small team, fostering a high-performance culture and elevating Finance’s strategic contribution across the Technology and Digital portfolios.

How will I help?

  • Act as a trusted advisor to Technology leadership, shaping strategic and financial decisions while proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and value drivers
  • Co-own financial performance with Technology leaders by guiding prioritisation, challenging assumptions, and ensuring investments deliver long-term, sustainable value
  • Lead end-to-end financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, month-end processes, and delivering clear, actionable reporting and analysis
  • Drive financial transparency and accountability across BAU and change initiatives, ensuring accurate capture of Technology costs, including cloud, vendors, and internal resources
  • Partner with senior stakeholders (CIO, COO, CFO) to embed commercial thinking, influence operating models, and support cross-functional transformation initiatives
  • Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities, collaborating with Procurement to improve commercial outcomes
  • Lead and develop a small, high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement
  • Apply strong technology and commercial acumen to support investment decisions, business cases, and the financial impact of change programs

Why work at Bupa?

We keep our people smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside of the office. 

We’re a welcoming lot, no matter who you are or where you’ve come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences, so you can bring your true self to work.

We support our people to be the best version of themselves, physically and mentally. With a healthy work/life balance, leadership support, reduced private health cover, study leave, volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within.

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance discounts) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.

What do I need?

We’re looking for a commercially minded finance leader with a strong enterprise mindset and a continuous improvement approach. You’ll bring proven experience in Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, or Technology Finance within large, complex organisations. You’ll be CA or CPA qualified and degree-qualified in Finance, Business or a related field.

You’ll have a deep understanding of financial planning, management reporting, and core accounting principles including accruals, capitalisation, accounting journals, and FTE reconciliations. Your strong commercial acumen enables you to identify cost efficiencies, shape investments, and drive long-term value creation.

Strong leadership capability is essential, along with a track record of developing and managing high-performing teams. You’ll be a confident communicator, capable of engaging senior executives and influencing strategic outcomes. 

About Bupa Asia Pacific:

Bupa is an international healthcare group which has been committed to a purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world for more than 70 years.

Bupa Asia Pacific operates in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, supporting about 6.5 million customers through a broad range of health and care services including health insurance, aged care, dental, medical, optical and hearing services. Employing more than 20,000 people in the region, we believe that we can make a real difference to the lives of customers through our values, purpose and the way that we deliver personalised care.

At Bupa, we are striving to create and sustain a safe and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities. If you require any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know at the time of your application.

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