Senior Finance Analyst - Expression Of Interest

Your Business

Bankwest Finance acts as a partner to the Bankwest business and other business units (our customers) to help them succeed with achieving the Bank's goals and fulfilling their business unit responsibilities.

Bankwest Finance provides financial information and business advice to support our business units to build sustainable shareholder value.

Bankwest Finance forms part of the Financial Services (FS) support unit, whose vision is to make a difference on the things that matter.

Your Team

The Bankwest Finance team provide business partnering, performance information, financial analysis, insights, and support on the Bankwest business to support operational and strategic decisions.

The team's key stakeholders include the Bankwest Leadership team, and CBA Finance teams.

Your Impact & Contribution

The role involves generalist support to the Finance Manager, assisting with:

• all aspects of the annual reporting cycle; including budget setting, plan loads, monthly actuals reporting, monthly reforecasting and financial processes, manual journals and reconciliations.
  
• quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial reporting requirements to CBA Group.
  
• Management reporting, including FTE and productivity reporting.

To support outstanding customer service, the role requires stakeholder management, across a wide range of stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Senior Finance Analyst include:

• Generalist support across the annual cycle, including Target setting, Plan load, actuals reporting, forecast submissions, plan transfers.
  
• Production of analysis and insight to drive Bankwest performance and strategy.
  
• Preparing high quality presentations and supporting analysis / insight for Business Partners.
  
• Answering ad hoc queries from Business Partners, Bankwest GM Finance and CBA Finance teams.
  
• Understand the financial and performance management frameworks of the Bankwest P&L and Balance Sheet.
  
• Manage the integrity of the general ledger.
  
• Support with balance sheet reconciliations as required.
  
• Driving continuous improvements within the Bankwest Finance team.
  
• Building strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders.
  
• Promote a customer-focused high performing team culture; and
  
• Contribute to team culture and nurturing work environment.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Strong attention to detail and ability to understand data and how it relates to business.
  
• Strong customer focus and ability to engage with all areas of the Bank from colleagues to Senior Leaders
  
• Strong presentation and communication skills to engage Finance and the Business.
  
• Proven interpersonal skills for working with various areas of business.
  
• Superior time management skills and ability to manage multiple deliverables with conflicting deadlines.
  
• Graduate qualifications in a numerate discipline - finance / accounting / business; and
  
• A post graduate qualification (e.g., CA/CPA, MBA) - commenced or completed.

At Bankwest we are seeking expressions of Interest for our Senior Finance Analyst positions. If this sounds like you and would be open to a confidential discussion, apply today!

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career here is for you.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. One where we're driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.

Here, you'll thrive. You'll be supported when faced with challenges, and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

We're determined to make a real difference for Australia's first peoples. We encourage all interested applicants to apply. If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.