Job Description
This role is part of the Finance Services team in the Corporate Services Division. Working with a group of professionals this role is accountable for being a trusted adviser to the Corporate Services division, providing financial advice, planning, forecasting and solutions to assist the business achieve its strategy and business priorities.This is a Manager Finance role, working within a large integrated internal and outsourced team to deliver exceptional financial control over the Group's financial data and reporting.This role manages the Westpac/St George product suspense daily reconciliations, including management of month end through to ledger close in line with Westpac policies and proceduresSome of your key responsibilities will include:Collaborating with Product and System ownersPerforming Daily/monthly reconciliationsConducting quality review of reconciliations and approval of manual journals as required.Assessing change impacts on areas of responsibility, as well as initiating and driving standardisation and financial control improvements across portfolio.Building high quality relationships with peers across Finance, Risk teams and Auditors.Working closely with both the onshore and outsourced team, including coaching, facilitating meetings and training.
Responsibilities + Skills
Education
Working knowledge of financial control concepts essential; experience with SOx advantageous.Demonstrated team leadership and people development capabilities preferred.Data analysis, knowledge of excel and ability to manipulate large data sets essential, experience with Power Apps viewed favourably.
Experience
6+ years experience in financial management and the financial services industry preferred.Professional accounting qualification completed - ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent.