Address- Opportunity to build your Treasury career in a ASX10 listed company
- Work with some of Australia’s most iconic retail, industrial and health businesses
- Gain exposure to a wide variety of commercial issues, strategic projects and M&A transactions
- Flexible, supportive work environment and work from home options
- Newly created full-time permanent role based in Perth CBD
About the team
The Group Treasury team acts as the in-house “banker” to our businesses, supporting them with daily banking and liquidity; management of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk; and working capital efficiency.
In addition, the team is responsible for corporate balance sheet management, particularly in relation to long-term funding, dividend policy, capital management; maintaining strong relationships with the Group’s funding providers and rating agencies; and ensuring financial risk management objectives are met. The team also supports the Wesfarmers’ Group acquisition and divestment activities.
What you’ll do
Reporting to our Assistant Treasurer, this role will:
- Establish strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders
- Assist in the preparation of month end reports
- Assist in daily cash management activities as required
- Collaborate with our Treasury team on projects and initiatives
What you’ll need
- Tertiary qualification in a Commerce or related discipline (excellent academic results, with a weighted average mark of 70% or higher)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Great personal awareness and strong collaboration and influencing abilities
- The ability to write clearly and speak articulately
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and reasoning skills
- Outstanding initiative and determination to persist through challenges
- A genuine desire for continuous learning
- An curious mindset!
Nice to have’s
- Exposure to financial analysis and reporting
- Previous work experience, relevant to the role otherwise is desirable but not essential
About Wesfarmers
As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. Wesfarmers’ achievements are deeply rooted in the desire to continually reinvent ourselves for the brands we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. We recently expanded our online offer to bring together the Group’s digitally native businesses, including the OnePass membership program, the Catch marketplace, and the Group data asset. Our work doesn’t stop there, we also operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And we’re currently developing an integrated lithium project, including mine, concentrator and refinery.
Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group
The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group, enabling the achievement of Group objectives. It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.
Our culture
We’re results focused, but we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.
We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment. This means promoting the development of our people and fostering a sense of belonging irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability.
Next steps
If you would like to apply for this opportunity, then combine your cover letter, resume and academic transcript into one document and click on the ‘Apply’ button by Friday, 5 July 2024. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.
Full working rights in Australia will be required.
For brief enquiries please contact Human Resources on (08) 9327 4***.
We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.
For more information, visit our website at https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/
