Associate Director | Business Management | COO Office

Associate Director | Business Management | COO Office

Sydney

Job ID: 19144

30-Oct-2025

Permanent - Full time, Mid-senior, Senior

Management Consultancy / Bus Improvement, Other, Projects & Change (non Technology)

You will join the Financial Management Chief Operating Office, a specialist team tasked with further developing and executing on the division's strategy and its key business priorities. Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, you will be highly influential, interacting with the Global Financial Management team, Co-Heads and Leadership teams.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

In this senior leadership role, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Chief Operating Officer to deliver robust financial and operational outcomes across Financial Management. Your role will be both strategic and hands‑on, offering analytical insight, operational leadership, and governance support to the COO and divisional leadership teams. Core responsibilities include:

- Take ownership of the budget planning process, ensuring it is strategically aligned with divisional goals. Deliver insightful financial analyses to empower senior leadership in making informed decisions and implementing effective cost management strategies. Monitor and report progress against financial targets to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability. Oversee the expense recovery model, clearly communicating cost drivers to business units and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency.

- Support People & Culture and the COO to shape workforce design, including operating model and organisational structure. Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, ensuring disciplined execution and achieving measurable results. Drive the adoption and integration of new technologies and innovative work practices across the organisation.

- Leadership and Collaboration – Foster strong cross‑functional relationships with Finance, People & Culture, and business leaders, ensuring alignment and seamless integration across the organisation. Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to a global team responsible for strategy, financial management, and operations within the COO Office. Collaborate effectively and inspire others to drive collective success and achieve organisational objectives.

- Operational Management – Support divisional business operations, overseeing management reporting, planning cycles, and operating rhythms to ensure smooth and efficient workflows. Coordinate governance deliverables to maintain compliance and organisational standards. Design and lead the coordination and facilitation of leadership onsite events, ensuring these drive strategic outcomes. Implement initiatives to simplify processes and enhance overall operational effectiveness.

What you bring

Over 10 years’ experience in financial management, business operations, or strategy execution within complex organisations, ideally in financial services or a corporate environment. Strong commercial and analytical acumen, with a proven ability to interpret financial data and deliver actionable insights. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, exercising sound judgment and integrity while managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, ambiguous environment. Proven experience leading and managing global or cross‑location teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance. Track record in operational governance, performance management, and process improvement, driving accountability and embedding strategic priorities across teams. Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, able to build trust and drive outcomes at all levels. Adaptability and resilience, thriving in dynamic environments and effectively navigating change with critical problem‑solving skills.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits, depending on employment type, including:

- 1 wellbeing leave day per year

- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year

- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers, with 12 days of transition leave upon return, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non‑primary caregivers

- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching

- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave

- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations

- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options

- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription

- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role

- Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio‑economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.

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