Senior Commercial Manager presso Australian Payments Plus

The Game Changers:

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is here to shape the future of payments for Australia. We aim to deliver more innovation to Australia’s payments ecosystem, for the collective benefit of Australian businesses, government and consumers.​

Our solutions include Australia’s domestic debit network, real-time, data rich payments infrastructure, secure bill payments, digital identity verification, QR payments and experiences and open wallet solutions. It’s a new chapter with more possibilities.​

Life @ AP+:

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose – to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You’ll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships, and flexibility in your daily life.

We’re driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We’re ready to help you do it.

The Purpose: 
The purpose of the Senior Commercial Finance Manager role is to support the Commercial Finance team by providing strategic financial management, analysis, and advice to drive business performance and support decision-making. The role is responsible for developing pricing strategies, financial modelling for commercial opportunities, supporting the deal process, developing and appraising business cases, and engaging stakeholders to ensure the organisation’s commercial and financial objectives are met and sustained.  

The core accountabilities of the role will include: 

• Contribute to the development, communication, and execution of pricing strategies, tracking progress against targets and objectives. 

• Model and evaluate pricing scenarios across portfolio, customer, and product levels. 

• Conduct research and benchmarking to inform strategic decision-making. 

• Provide expert advice to inform planning and operational decisions, maintaining specialist knowledge in relevant domains. 

• Develop and assess business cases, applying appropriate techniques to evaluate risks, feasibility, and outcomes, and present findings to stakeholders. 

• Support the benefits management process through effective planning, monitoring, and reporting on benefits realisation for key initiatives. 

• Perform detailed financial analysis, including sensitivity analysis, driver-based modelling, cost-benefit assessments, reporting, and forecasting. 

• Establish and maintain measurement frameworks, defining metrics, designing reports, and guiding data collection. Undertake risk management activities, documenting risks, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions. 

• Present insights, findings, and recommendations to key stakeholders. 

• Support governance processes for pricing and investment decisions. 

• Manage stakeholder relationships by facilitating effective communication, serving as a key point of contact, and supporting decision-making.  

Success in this role requires demonstrated capability in the following areas:  

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related discipline. 

• Extensive experience in strategy, commercial finance or a related senior role within a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation. 

• Pricing experience would be viewed favourably but not essential.

• Demonstrated capabilities in strategic thinking that is well articulated and effectively presented to key stakeholders and senior leaders. 

• Proven expertise in investment appraisal, business case development and feasibility assessment for strategic business initiatives. 

• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with stakeholders, influence decision-making, and provide strategic financial insights. 

• Comprehensive understanding of financial management principles, governance, and regulatory compliance frameworks. 

• Advanced proficiency in financial analysis, modelling, and performance measurement methodologies. 

• Sound knowledge of enterprise risk management, investment evaluation, and benefits management frameworks. 

What happens next:

At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride, and purpose.­ Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal.

If you’re ready to be a game changer, please submit your application. The Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review your application and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to [email protected] We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

Applications close COB 24 November 2025.

AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.