YOUR ROLE IN THE FUTURE
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Clinical and Sustainability
• Ongoing, full time role
• CBD location, with flexible, hybrid working
• $155K - $165K base + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre seeking to excel across all spheres of clinical care, research and education. We are home to the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to around 40,000 people with cancer each year. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, compassion and excellence, and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
About the team
The Chief Financial Officer division at Peter Mac includes financial accounts, FP&A, procurement, finance systems, project management and infrastructure and capital. We take pride in leading the financial operations that support our hospital's mission of enabling innovative cancer research and transforming lives.
About the role
As the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Clinical and Sustainability, you will lead a team of Finance Business Partners. The Business Partners are the interface between Finance and Operational Directors and Managers and help ensure sound financial management, accurate budgeting/planning and forecasting, deliver high quality financial reports and support key business initiatives.
A further focus of the role will be the business partner for the Project Management Office (PMO) and assist with driving sustainability / efficiencies within the hospital.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic finance professional to join a high profile, purpose-driven organisation!
About you
You will be someone with a proven ability to build rapport and strong, professional relationships with a range of senior stakeholders whilst managing competing priorities.
You’ll bring with you:
• Bachelor degree or higher in Accounting/Commerce
• Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (ICAA) and/or Certified Practising Accountants of Australia (CPA)
• Demonstrated experience in financial leadership within complex organisations
• Demonstrated ability to drive operational performance and deliver commercial outcomes through the interpretation of financial information
• Experience leading the development of accurate budgets/plans, forecasts and high-quality reports.
• Proven capacity to analyse data, prepare recommendations and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams
A tertiary qualification in management along with an understanding of the public health sector budgeting and operations as well as the Department of Health funding guidelines is an advantage.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:
• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Discounted health insurance and eye care
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
• Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, purchased leave options & monthly ADOs
• Flexible, hybrid working practices
Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check and may include vaccination requirements. Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.
For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Ben Nuttall, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Email: Ben.Nuttall@petermac.org
To view the full position description for this role, please click apply to be taken to the Peter Mac careers site.
Application closing date: 11:59PM, Sunday 15 February 2026
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Position Summary
This role leads a team of Finance Business Partners - Clinical, who are the interface between Finance and Operational Directors and Managers to ensure sound financial management, accurate budgeting/planning and forecasting, deliver high quality financial reports and support key business initiatives.
The role also leads the integration of sustainability and efficiency into hospital financial planning, ensuring operational performance aligns with both financial and ESG objectives.
Enterprise Agreement
Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025
Classification or Salary Range
Immunisation Risk Category
Category C: Position within a non-clinical setting
Key Relationships
| Internal |
- Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
- Financial Controller
- Operational Directors
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| External |
- Department of Health (DH)
- Other Health Services and Research Institutes
- Other funding bodies
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Skills
| Essential Requirements |
- Bachelor degree or higher in Accounting/Commerce
- Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (ICAA) and/or Certified Practising Accountants of Australia (CPA)
- Demonstrated experience in financial leadership within complex organisations
- Demonstrated ability to drive operational performance and deliver commercial outcomes through the interpretation of financial information
- Experience leading the development of accurate budgets/plans, forecasts and high-quality reports.
- Proven capacity to analyse data, prepare recommendations and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
- Proven ability to build rapport and strong, professional relationships with a range of senior stakeholders whilst managing competing priorities
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams
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| Desirable Requirements |
- Tertiary qualification in Management
- Understanding of public health sector budgeting and operations.
- Understanding of Department of Health funding guidelines.
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Key Accountabilities
| Key Accountabilities |
Demonstrated By / Key Performance Indicators |
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1. Financial Performance Reporting
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- Drive optimal financial decision-making through the provision of timely, accurate and useful information to management.
- Works closely with the Director of FP&A to manage the end-to-end budget process, providing analytical, coordination, and operational support. This includes consolidating budget inputs, developing financial models, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and preparing reports to inform decision-making.
- Support the month end reporting processes to ensure accurate results and the provision of high-quality financial information to drive operational performance.
- Monitor the impact of operational activities on financial performance and variance from budget with a focus on emerging trends and risks.
- Assist in regular organisational forecasting based on trend analysis providing an independent view.
- Lead the integration of financial sustainability and efficiency into hospital financial planning
- Provision of timely and accurate reportin to Executive Directors and Operational Direscots and Manafer that informs decision making
- Provision of high-quality financial analysis to assist with annual budget development, month end analysis and regular forecasting
- Timely development of the annual budget
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| 2. Financial Sustainability |
- Lead the integration of financial sustainability and efficiency into hospital financial planning and reporting internally and to DH.
- Provide the hospital executive with analysis on the financial impact of sustainability initiatives.
- Ensure sustainability performance is reflected in board and government reporting.
- Act as the primary FP&A business partner for the PMO. Including:
- providing financial modelling and analysis to support development of business cases and investment proposals.
- Contributing to post-implementation reviews and benefits realisation reporting.
- Provision of timely and accurate reporting to Executive Directors and the Department of Health
- Povision of high-quality financial analysis for month end reporting and regular forecasting
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| 3. Finance Subject-Matter Expert |
- Provide financial insight and advice to Directors and Executive to optimise financial performance.
- Build links between finance and operational functions.
- Ensure appropriate internal controls and oversight of financial resources.
- Drive continuous improvement of organisational processes, procedures, systems and reporting.
- An understanding of operational changes and their financial impacts, including transparent assumptions, risk mitigations and project evaluations.
- Evidence of leading continuous improvements in organisational processes, procedures, systems and reporting.
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Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
| 4. Commercial Acumen |
- Lead, direct and deliver financial analysis to drive operational performance and deliver commercial outcomes.
- Independently evaluate the financial impacts and risks of business cases, new initiatives, commercial negotiations and tenders. With particular focus on building business cases that impact several departments or are precinct wide.
- Evidence of financial information driving operational performance and commercial outcomes.
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| 5. Stakeholder Management & Communication |
- Manage key stakeholder relationships.
- Lead and drive proactive approach to financial problem solving and decision making.
- Promote strong commercial culture via coaching, partnership and evaluation.
- Strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including Executive Directors, Operational Managers.
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| 6. Management & Leadership |
- Provide leadership to team members through effective goal-setting, work-plans, delegation and communication
- Drive a culture of financial integrity and awareness to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, business practices, policies and procedures.
- Coordinates with the Director of FP&A to ensure alignment of team objectives with organisational priorities and provides leadership coverage and guidance when the Director is unavailable.
- The team consistently contributes to organisational goals via the annual cycle of budgets/planning, month end and forecasting as well as ad hoc projects and initiatives.
- Successful recruitment, retention and development of skilled staff.
- All your direct reports have a performance and development plan and an annual review.
- Succession planning in place for key roles.
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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.
