Performance Reporting and Planning Manager

**The opportunity**:
Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, the Performance Reporting & Planning Manager will take ownership of performance reporting, planning / forecasting, and the delivery of insights to drive better business performance.

This role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne. Bupa offers hybrid working arrangements and you can work from the office or from home.

**How will I help?
- Lead the reporting, planning and analysis function, including all performance reporting packs for Operations teams, the Executive Leadership Team, and the board of directors.
- Deliver strong commercial advice challenging current business assumptions, including financial modelling of revenue and operating costs for to support strategic initiatives
- Drive continuous improvement in quality of reporting and commercial insights. Act as a catalyst for change by challenging assumptions and status quo.
- Lead the production of the Annual Operating Plan for the full P&L and capital expenditure including formal budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Support the preparation of business cases for property refurbishments, redevelopments and capital asset purchases, including creation of cost and benefits projections.
- Conduct research and analysis on industry trends and competitor benchmarking to identify opportunities to uplift performance
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with key stakeholders, and develop a strong understanding of your function in depth, including key activities and drivers.

**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?**
- Finance/Business Degree qualified
- Post Graduate or relevant professional qualification desired.
- Experience in a similar or fast-paced role, with excellent demonstration of developing presentation packs for senior leadership, commercial analysis, reporting and planning capabilities
- Well developed skills in financial modelling, business partnering, effective collaboration and ability to influence
- Experience in supporting a business unit ‘end-to-end’ in a large organisation.

**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.
- Our people reflect the diversity of our community. At Bupa, your wellbeing, identity and own story is respected and valued.