IT Planning & Performance Manager

CitiPower and Powercor seeks an IT Planning & Performance Manager in Melbourne, VIC. The role involves managing IT expenditure, providing performance reporting, developing budgets, and overseeing a team. Candidates should have a finance degree or equivalent experience, strong financial management skills, and the ability to negotiate with stakeholders. The company values inclusivity and supports community engagement while ensuring their network meets growing electricity demands.
About us:

At CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 2 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people.

We believe in an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. From offering great benefits to creating real opportunities for growth, we’re committed to supporting you, your career and wellbeing. It’s why our people stick around, whether you live in the city or across regional and rural Victoria, we’re doing the work where it matters most - right in your own community.

As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand.

If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the role:

The Planning & Performance Manager role is to provide governance and frameworks to manage IT expenditure. This includes:

• Providing performance reporting to IT management team on key financial and operational metrics to drive better decision making.

• Developing budget inputs for all IT opex.

• Maintaining the central view of software and hardware renewals and working continually to optimise the cost of software and hardware.

• Providing operational insights to finance business partner to enable accurate opex forecasting.

• Overseeing direct reports to mentor and lead the team.

• Leading the development of long-term cost control programs.

What you will deliver:

• Consolidate and manage inputs for the production of Information Technology budgets and long term plans.

• Establish and manage processes for the commercial management of technology, including regular reporting against established short- and long-term goals and KPIs.

• Lead input of technology data into consolidated company budget process.

• Ensure software and hardware renewals are completed in a timely manner to maintain continuity of service to the IT business unit.

• Utilise Flexera or other agreed toolsets maintain and monitor the scope and quality of data attributes for software/hardware licensing, compliance, maintenance renewals and upgrades.

• Inform the annual and long-term planning and budgeting processes based on the forward pipeline of works, working with IT Commercial team.

• Establish, manage, and maintain key stakeholder relationships and ensure they are appropriately involved in the decision-making processes relating to the program/portfolio.

• Provide support for Information Technology process improvement initiatives.

To succeed in this role you’ll have:

• Degree level (or equivalent formal) qualification in Finance or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Extensive experience in financial and budget management.

• Expertise in working within a commercial environment.

• Knowledge of financial management, including planning and budgeting.

• Skilled in negotiating with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational policies and strategies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Understanding of financial and commercial concepts relating to the IT function.

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees. We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here for more information on how we create and support a diverse and equitable workplace.

Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more.

What’s next?

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every box, or would like to discuss a different or flexible way of working, please still get in touch with us at careers@powercor.com.au

Please submit your application via our careers website by 23 March 2025. For the full Position Description, please reach out to Luke Castro from the Talent team at careers@powercor.com.au

We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We work hard to ensure our organisation is inclusive and diverse. This means everyone can feel valued, trusted, authentic and safe at work.