Manager, Supplier Operations and Optimisation

Manager, Supplier Operations and Optimisation

12 month secondment/fixed term contract

• You have a strong head for finance and love process optimisation, AI and automation

• We are a high performing team who contribute to the technology strategy

• Together, we can deliver world-leading technology capabilities through our strong, secure supplier relationships

See yourself in our team:

CBA Technology delivers reliable, consistent technology solutions for our internal and external customers, essential tools for our people, and innovative product platforms.

The Strategy & Performance team drives a clear articulation of the Technology strategy, delivering transparency to Technology and the business. The Technology Supplier Management team is part of this function and is responsible for ensuring we engage the right suppliers that will support delivery of the Technology Strategy. Within this, the Technology Supplier Operations and Optimisation function provides operational support for day to day supplier management as well as oversight of transformation and optimisation initiatives across the portfolio.

Do work that matters

This role sits in the Strategy & Performance Technology Supplier Ops and Optimisation team. We partner with all corners of the Technology business, Workforce, Strategy, Risk, Finance, and Procurement to ensure operational excellence across the full supplier portfolio.

Your Impact

As the Manager Supplier Operations and Optimisation, you will be responsible for supporting financial validation, challenge and invoice payment of some of our more complex contracts in Technology as well as supporting the AI and automation agenda for our Supplier portfolio. The role partners closely with business stakeholders to support decision-making, strengthen financial governance and optimise our business processes.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Providing financial support and validation of complex invoices against contracts

• Creation and verification of journal entries prior to loading

• Identification and management of invoice disputes

• Support our optimisation agenda using AI and process automation tools

• Support and coordination of OKRs, scrums, sprints and planning through our Jira ecosystem

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• Strong excel finance / modelling skill set with a proven ability to partner with technical product and service owners to validate complex invoicing, reconcile financial data, and drive timely approval outcomes across multiple business units.

• Highly detail-oriented with strong financial acumen, including experience analysing billing schedules, reconciling invoice charges against financial models, and ensuring alignment between supplier data, internal systems, and business consumption trends.

• Familiarity with AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, and a passion for using emerging technologies to streamline, fast-track and automate our daily activities.

• Experience with end-to-end Technology Payment approval cycle, engaging senior executive stakeholders to secure endorsement of multi-million dollar supplier payments and synthesising complex financial insights into clear, decision-ready narratives

• Experience in banking, financial services, or other relevant sectors, with a proven ability to navigate complex environments.

If this role sounds like you, apply now!