Job Description
Job description
Join our team as the Senior Manager - Commercial Performance, shaping financial strategies and strategic initiatives to ensure Australian Retirement Trust's success and member value.
Why join us?
You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.
About The Role
As the Senior Manager - Commercial Performance, you will play a key role in aligning financial drivers with the enterprise strategic plan across the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) domains. This critical role involves being responsible for the 5-year financial plan, enterprise revenue and expense forecasting, driver analysis as well as assessing the impact on the group's reserve forecasts. You will be responsible for ensuring the commercial outcomes of ART, always prioritising members best financial interests. You will build and maintain relationships with your key stakeholders, providing them with accurate, timely and relevant information. Additionally, you will make sure knowledge is shared and enhanced within and across the broader Finance & Strategy team.
You will be integral to the CFO Line of Business, overseeing and delivering benefits and operational efficiencies across the enterprise to achieve the key strategic objectives of the FY30 strategic program of work.
In addition to the below accountabilities, leadership qualities and behaviours aligned to ART’s values of ‘courage’, ‘empathy’, ‘excellence’ are to be demonstrated while performing this role.
Develop and implement a bespoke Commercial Performance Framework (CPF) that will bring together the inputs from accurate revenue forecasts, pragmatic cost discipline and strategic funding requests to deliver the enterprise strategy.
The CPF will help the team develop and maintain a consistent financial strategy, ensuring high-quality management reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, and business case development services.
Enterprise performance and reporting including external reporting and in year reporting (CFO report) to the Executive Commitee, the Board of Trustees and external managers/ stakeholders.
Corporate Finance Modeling and ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial and management insights, information, and proposals.
Provide thought leadership to the Executive Commitee and collaborate with Business Area leaders to identify strategic opportunities and improve business performance whilst supporting risk and financial management objectives.
Support the business in remaining compliant with internal policies and any relevant statutory frameworks and operating license requirements.
This role is a permanent opportunity and ideally based in Brisbane. However, we are open to considering candidates from Sydney.
About You
It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:
Professional accounting qualifications such as Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA ANZ), Certified Practising Accounts Australia (CPA) or equivalent.
In-depth knowledge and extended experience in the financial services industry.
Demonstrated commercial acumen and proven experience contributing to the development of succinct and aligned strategy planning outcomes.
Advanced financial modelling skills including knowledge of internal and external reporting best practices, key performance indicators and benchmarks.
Experience in driving the analysis, monitoring and realisation of operational efficiencies across large and complex organisations with multiple stakeholders including consideration of the financial and non-financial impacts.
Excellent collaboration skills with proven experience in drawing together multiple parts of a business to deliver a cohesive outcome.
Demonstrates outstanding written and oral communication skills and influencing skills at senior/executive management level.
Proven experience in the preparation and presentation of financial and non-financial reports for Executive and senior stakeholders and industry bodies / regulators as required.
Demonstrated experience leading high performing teams in a dynamic environment.
About Us
Our 2.3 million members trust us to take care of almost $300 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.
Apply online now
Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Friday, 14 March 2026.
We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.
Join our team as the Senior Manager - Commercial Performance, shaping financial strategies and strategic initiatives to ensure Australian Retirement Trust's success and member value.
Why join us?
You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.
About The Role
As the Senior Manager - Commercial Performance, you will play a key role in aligning financial drivers with the enterprise strategic plan across the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) domains. This critical role involves being responsible for the 5-year financial plan, enterprise revenue and expense forecasting, driver analysis as well as assessing the impact on the group's reserve forecasts. You will be responsible for ensuring the commercial outcomes of ART, always prioritising members best financial interests. You will build and maintain relationships with your key stakeholders, providing them with accurate, timely and relevant information. Additionally, you will make sure knowledge is shared and enhanced within and across the broader Finance & Strategy team.
You will be integral to the CFO Line of Business, overseeing and delivering benefits and operational efficiencies across the enterprise to achieve the key strategic objectives of the FY30 strategic program of work.
In addition to the below accountabilities, leadership qualities and behaviours aligned to ART’s values of ‘courage’, ‘empathy’, ‘excellence’ are to be demonstrated while performing this role.
Develop and implement a bespoke Commercial Performance Framework (CPF) that will bring together the inputs from accurate revenue forecasts, pragmatic cost discipline and strategic funding requests to deliver the enterprise strategy.
The CPF will help the team develop and maintain a consistent financial strategy, ensuring high-quality management reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, and business case development services.
Enterprise performance and reporting including external reporting and in year reporting (CFO report) to the Executive Commitee, the Board of Trustees and external managers/ stakeholders.
Corporate Finance Modeling and ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial and management insights, information, and proposals.
Provide thought leadership to the Executive Commitee and collaborate with Business Area leaders to identify strategic opportunities and improve business performance whilst supporting risk and financial management objectives.
Support the business in remaining compliant with internal policies and any relevant statutory frameworks and operating license requirements.
This role is a permanent opportunity and ideally based in Brisbane. However, we are open to considering candidates from Sydney.
About You
It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:
Professional accounting qualifications such as Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA ANZ), Certified Practising Accounts Australia (CPA) or equivalent.
In-depth knowledge and extended experience in the financial services industry.
Demonstrated commercial acumen and proven experience contributing to the development of succinct and aligned strategy planning outcomes.
Advanced financial modelling skills including knowledge of internal and external reporting best practices, key performance indicators and benchmarks.
Experience in driving the analysis, monitoring and realisation of operational efficiencies across large and complex organisations with multiple stakeholders including consideration of the financial and non-financial impacts.
Excellent collaboration skills with proven experience in drawing together multiple parts of a business to deliver a cohesive outcome.
Demonstrates outstanding written and oral communication skills and influencing skills at senior/executive management level.
Proven experience in the preparation and presentation of financial and non-financial reports for Executive and senior stakeholders and industry bodies / regulators as required.
Demonstrated experience leading high performing teams in a dynamic environment.
About Us
Our 2.3 million members trust us to take care of almost $300 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.
Apply online now
Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Friday, 14 March 2026.
We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Manager - Commercial Performance Brisbane Or Sydney position is now open for candidates interested in the Legal Jobs sector. This role in Brisbane offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Legal Jobs is a plus.
