Finance Manager

Create your best future and join Finance as a Finance Manager 

• Permanent opportunity 
• Sydney based
• Hybrid role - 2-3 days in office

What’s the role?   This role reports into the Expense Services & Processes, Customer and Corporate Services (CCS) Finance team and is a Finance job family role with particular focus on the needs of the Technology & Data, Digital & AI (DDAI) Divisions. Working with a group of professionals, this role is accountable for delivering strong expense management, capability uplift and 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 and maintain strong relationships with our stakeholders.   The Expense Services & Processes team performs activities including reporting, forecasting, analytics, investment management, cost allocations, spend management and expense transformation delivery. In addition, the team partners into finance and the business to deliver against non-standard, forward-looking and commercially material business priorities.   You will support the Technology & DDAI Divisional Finance team and your team to uplift capability for expense management through enhancement of services and processes across the financial management cycle and partner with key stakeholders to empower the group to deliver on its ongoing cost accountabilities.   What do I need?

• Sound expense management experience in banking or financial services, including a detailed understanding of expense drivers and how these interplay with the broader financial management of the business
• Critical thinking, strong attention to detail and strong analytical skills, focussing on risks and opportunities to drive commercial value
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work through complexity, identify and implement process improvements in a central finance function.

Preferred

• Business partnering in banking or financial services
• Familiarity with Finance data and tools e.g. GL, TM1
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks (e.g. Financial Control), Sarbanes-Oxley and business controls & monitoring activities

Please provide a cover letter outlining your specific expense management experience.

Why join us?   We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. 
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. 
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

Create your future today   To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button.  
  We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. 
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