Finance Manager

Westpac Group is made up of Australia’s most recognised financial services brands, including Westpac, St George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, BT Financial Group and RAMS. When you join Westpac Group you’ll become part of one team striving to reach our vision to be one of the world’s greatest companies. We support and encourage career growth whilst offering access to award-winning development programs, and work flexibility.

How will I help?

This role is part of the Chief Transformation Office (CTO) Finance team which supports the effective execution of the Consumer Bank strategy, with a focus on driving the Consumer Division’s simplification and transformation agendas.

This role is responsible for supporting the Consumer Division’s retail property portfolio focusing on business and project stakeholder engagement, forward looking analysis, monthly reporting activities and quarterly forecasting. This role is pivotal in articulating the drivers of the retail property performance in addition to identifying opportunities to improve the overall performance of the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and build strong relationships with business, project and finance stakeholders to successfully quantify, deliver and track project initiatives critical to revenue growth, expense outcomes and customer experience.  Ensure that these projects remain productive and on track to achieve high quality outcomes for the Consumer Division
• Partner with CTO Finance Manager and support Finance Director to challenge solutions with our stakeholders through the analysis of data, metrics, and emerging trends in customer behavior and the external environment to ensure optimal project outcomes for the Consumer Bank and our customers.
• Support project delivery teams to drive further self-service and accountability for project forecasting and reporting
• Support month end process through analysis of performance and reporting of financial outcomes
• Tracking of actual spend and benefits against plan and forecast, identifying any risks / issues and opportunities to the financial forecast / plan.
• Automate manual reporting and control processes to ensure the integrity and accuracy of management accounting processes. Ensure all financial treatments are in adherence of Westpac Group accounting policy and guidelines and Project Governance methodologies
• Implement process improvement within the team
• Oversight of month-end general ledger close process and interaction with key stakeholders, with particular emphasis on cost / funding and FTE forecasting

Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience

• Working knowledge of financial accounting for financial services industry
• 2-5 years’ experience in an appropriate accounting environment
• Professional qualification – CA, ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent 
• Demonstrated ability to partner with a wide variety of business and finance stakeholders.
• Experience in analysis, reporting and financial modelling
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Technology:
• Microsoft Tools (including Word, PowerPoint) and advanced Excel and modelling knowledge
• TM1
• Cognos Cubes
• Oracle General Ledger
• Oracle Airconex
• Oracle Policy Administration
• Westpac Accounting Systems for Projects (WASP)

What’s in it for you?
You will build your profile internally with senior stakeholders and be part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. You’ll be working for an organisation that supports development, internal career moves and flexible working. Along with competitive salary, you’ll receive Westpac’s generous benefits and a whole array of customer discounts.

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As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, people with a disability and Indigenous Australians to apply.