Head of Finance - Remote

Recruiter
National Australia Bank
Location
Victoria, Australia
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
25 Sep 2020
Closes
26 Sep 2020
Ref
757343
Job role
Head of finance
Experience level
Director
  • Lead, inspire and make a difference
  • Collaborative & challenging fast paced culture
  • We embrace diversity & inclusion at our core

About You

You are the Head of Finance - Enterprise Technology and Enterprise Security, responsible for the strategic financial management of Enterprise Technology and Security businesses. You are managing a significant and complex BAU and investment budget, and will be responsible for a team of 5.

Day to day you will:
  • Provide insight and guidance to the business executives and their leadership teams, to shape and guide their strategic agenda, optimising sustainable financial outcomes including returns on investment spend
  • Apply a financial commercial lens to advise and influence business decision making
  • Identify financial and non-financial performance trends through critical reviews and use of data analytics, and develop and recommend strategies to improve business performance
  • Provide leadership and guidance to the finance team to develop commercial acumen and become proficient in data and analytic tools to support value add trends and insights
  • Shape and lead finance optimisation initiatives, including automation/optimisation of manual activities resulting in significant effort reduction in immediate team and across the CFO team
  • Lead and support the NAB Group's financial accounting, controlling, forecasting, planning and reporting process for the relevant business
  • As a leader on the CFO leadership team, contribute to the translation of the broader Finance strategy, shifting the dial on capability uplift in Finance, and role modelling behaviours aligned to NABs values

Your Skills and Experience:

Please note that this role is temporarily listed as "remote" due to the current requirements for all Australians to practise social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We will discuss with you your ongoing requirements throughout the recruitment process.
  • Deep experience in senior partnering roles
  • Proven leadership background, with the ability to influence at senior levels, drive performance efficiency and support the business to deliver portfolio and performance outcomes
  • Ability to interpret and provide insightful analysis to influence decisions and optimise cost
  • Basic elements of financial control, budgeting, forecasting and reporting
  • A commercial, strategic and agile mindset
  • Ability to grasp financial impacts of decisions, bring value-adding insight, and to enable the business to quickly pivot and flex to ensure optimal commercial decision-making

Everyone at NAB deserves an outstanding leader, who inspires and engages your team in our purpose, vision and values, and helps them focus on the things that matter the most in these tough times. As a NAB people manager, you will be an Outstanding Leader.

Join us!

As part of the Enterprise Finance Team, you will be part of the Technology and Enterprise Operations and Strategy and Innovation Finance Team, a partnering function supporting Technology, Operations and Strategic Investment in the bank.

About NAB

At NAB, we believe success comes from our people. We're committed to supporting your talent and skills through your career, as you help us build a culture that affects change for our customers - and for the community too. We have an African Australian Inclusion Program, a range of Grad, Traineeship and Internship Programs, we are proud to have dedicated $55 billion to help address climate change, be recognised as a Gold employer of LGBTI Inclusion by AWEI, and be an endorsed employer for Women by Work180.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome diversity in the workplace.

The benefits

From education and volunteer leave to learning benefits and banking discounts, we offer access to a wide range of employee benefits. For more information please visit here .

If you think this role is the right fit for you, we invite you to apply. Let's have a serious but informal chat about who you are and what drives you. We'd love to share our vision for the future of banking.

To be eligible to apply, you must have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency status. Please note candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the job advert.

*Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Advertised: 24 Sep 2020 12:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time