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• Permanent full-time opportunity• Location: Sydney or Melbourne with hybrid working arrangements and interstate travel required• A rare opportunity to influence performance across a national Residential Aged Care portfolio• Join a purpose-led organisation delivering aged care, retirement living, housing and community services About the OpportunityBaptistCare is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager - Residential Aged Care to join our national finance team. This is a distinctive opportunity to operate at enterprise scale, partnering with Residential Aged Care executives and operational leaders across a large and geographically dispersed portfolio.Reporting to the Head of Finance - Residential & Retirement Living, you will be a trusted commercial adviser to the business. You will help leaders understand the drivers behind performance, challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and convert analysis into clear actions that improve financial and operational outcomes.The role extends well beyond reporting. You will work across budgeting, forecasting, portfolio performance, workforce economics, funding optimisation, accommodation revenue, capital investment and business cases. You will connect financial insight with the realities of running residential aged care homes and help build stronger commercial capability across the organisation. What You Will BringWe are looking for a senior commercial finance professional who can operate confidently in a complex, multi-site environment. You will combine strong analytical capability with the judgement, curiosity and influence required to work alongside experienced operational leaders.• Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline, with CA or CPA qualification• Strong experience in commercial finance, financial business partnering or portfolio performance roles• Demonstrated experience supporting a sizeable multi-site, multi-region or national operating portfolio• A track record of influencing senior operational stakeholders and turning analysis into measurable action• Strong financial modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis and business case capability• Experience improving commercial performance through revenue, cost, workforce, productivity or investment initiatives• The confidence to challenge constructively, communicate clearly and build trusted relationships• An understanding of Residential Aged Care funding and performance drivers is highly desirable; candidates from other complex, regulated and service-based sectors with the ability to learn quickly are also encouraged to apply• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills• Current Driver's Licence and willingness to travel interstate as required Key Responsibilities• Partner with Residential Aged Care executives and operational leaders to provide commercial advice, financial insight and strategic guidance• Analyse performance across the national portfolio and identify the underlying drivers of variation between homes• Lead and support budgeting, forecasting, rolling outlooks and capital expenditure planning• Translate complex financial and operational information into clear priorities and practical actions• Monitor and improve key drivers including occupancy, AN-ACC funding performance, accommodation revenue, care minutes, labour utilisation and agency expenditure• Develop business cases, investment evaluations and scenario models to support strategic and operational decisions• Identify financial risks and opportunities and work with leaders to implement and track improvement plans• Provide meaningful performance reporting, benchmarking and commentary that strengthens accountability• Monitor regulatory and funding changes and assess their commercial and operational implications• Build commercial capability across the portfolio through constructive challenge, collaboration and evidence-based decision-making Why Join Us?• A special opportunity to influence a national Residential Aged Care portfolio at significant scale• Direct partnership with senior operational and finance leaders• The ability to shape portfolio performance, investment decisions and sustainable growth• A role where commercial insight can support better outcomes for residents, teams and communities• A collaborative finance team with a strong focus on continuous improvement• Flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities• A purpose-led organisation committed to care, inclusion and service About UsBaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.We know that life's challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.That's what we work towards every day, enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia. How to ApplyIf you would like to be considered for this role, please click "Apply" and attach your resume. In your application, we encourage you to highlight the scale and complexity of the portfolios you have supported, the operational stakeholders you have partnered with, and examples of commercial performance improvements you have delivered.Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing dates may change without notice.Successful applicants will be subject to a variety of background checks including a National Police Check, relevant screening checks and verification of work rights. BaptistCare - Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all. Please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting employees directly, as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition team. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.