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Form of work- Permanent
- Sydney NSW
- Hybrid Working Arrangements
How will I help?
This role is part of the Finance Services Expense Management team that will be supporting the Technology Division. Working with a group of professionals this role is accountable for delivering strong financial control through the adherence to policies, processes and standards; provide financial insights and advice to help our business leaders achieve target outcomes; and build strong relationships with our stakeholders.
You will support the Head of Finance for related Technology Change by providing financial support, advice, and solutions to key stakeholders for the portfolio that you are responsible for.
Responsibilities
- Lead the business performance and financial control services for the projects.
- Lead effective business analysis and advice to the Leadership Teams and other stakeholders in line with the Finance Control Framework to support achievement of project expense targets and forecasts.
- Lead in the active challenge of underlying project assumptions in financial and non-financial forecasts.
- Lead the investment evaluation, financial modelling, forecasting and scenario analysis support focused on value protection, identifying, and managing risks/opportunities which leads to actionable insights.
- Maintain effective business analysis and advice to the portfolio and programs and other stakeholders in line with the Finance Control Framework.
- Provide commercial insights through analytical review of data and business drivers and performance.
- Collaborate with the lead Finance Business Partner teams to ensure financial modelling for project business cases are accurate, robust, meet accounting guidelines and comply with the Group's governance and project execution requirements.
- Take a proactive lead in identifying and implementing ongoing process improvements or simplification initiatives to improve overall team quality and productivity.
- People leadership responsibilities - coaching, mentoring, facilitating team meetings, distributing, coordinating and prioritising work for team members of broader Finance Services business unit to meet internal and external deadlines.
What's in it for me?
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
What do I need?
- Previous experience in financial management and the financial services industry
- CA or CPA qualified
- People leadership and mentoring
- Ability to effectively influence, negotiate and manage expectations at a senior management level
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining productive relationships
- Strong commercial acumen
- Thorough understanding of all technical finance & accounting competencies
- Experience supporting large and diverse cost base
- Project execution (including Agile) and Technology experience an advantage.
What is it like to work there?
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.
We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.
How do I apply?
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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email ***************@westpac.com.au.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email ***************@westpac.com.au
