Program Finance Manager

Your Opportunity 

The recent acquisition of Indue is an important step in Cuscal’s growth journey. By combining strengths, we will help more Australians access fast, secure, and innovative payment and regulated data services, ensuring they can bank and transact with the institutions they know and trust. As such, we are looking for a Program Finance Manager to join the integration Program team which oversees the successful integration of the two businesses to become better together.

This is a Maximum Term Contract opportunity through until March 2028. 

As the Program Finance Manager, you’ll be embedded within the integration program and be accountable for driving financial oversight, governance, and strategic insight across all phases of program execution. Reporting directly to the Program Director, the role ensures that financial planning, cost tracking, and synergy realisation are tightly integrated with program milestones and decision-making.

The role supports the Integration Management Office and workstream leads by providing actionable financial analysis, maintaining transparency on integration costs, and enabling informed decisions that align with program objectives and stakeholder expectations. 

You’ll also make an impact by: 

Strategic Oversight & Governance: 

• Governance & Reporting: Supports ongoing governance processes and provides regular updates to the Program Leadership, Steering Committee, and Sponsors. 
• Dashboard Reporting: Prepares and presents monthly performance dashboards, highlighting key metrics, trends, and variances. Ensures reports are clear, accurate, and provide actionable insights. 
• Develops strategies and systems to meet Program objectives, targets, and budgets as relevant 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works closely with Workstream Leads and other Program stakeholders to align financial outcomes. 
• Decision Support: As a key member of the Integration Management Office (IMO), contributes to strategic decisions and milestone planning. 

Synergy Realisation & Cost Management: 

• Synergy Goals: Develops and monitors synergy targets across workstreams, ensuring they are realistic and achievable. 
• Performance Monitoring: Reviews and analyses monthly financial activities for the Program, including detailed assessments of month-to-date (MTD) and year-to-date (YTD) performance. 

Financial Planning & Analysis: 

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Leads financial planning cycles, including rolling forecasts and variance analysis. 
• Business Case Modelling: Supports sensitivity analysis and financial viability assessments for integration initiatives. 

Operational Execution: 

• Program Delivery Support: Provides financial insights and reporting to support program milestones and completion activities. 
• Reconciles project related general ledger accounts and assists the Fixed Assets Accountant with capitalisation of project assets 
• Identifies opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings where possible 
• Manages as appropriate and escalates financial risks as per governance frameworks. 
• Provides financial impact analysis for any Change Requests for the program.