Assistant Treasurer – Risk, Analytics

Overview

- Senior Treasury role in an ASX10 listed company
- Work with some of Australia’s most iconic retail, industrial and health businesses
- Unique opportunity to gain exposure to a wide variety of commercial issues, strategic projects and M&A transactions
- Commercial, results-oriented, flexible and collegial work environment
- Newly created, full-time permanent role based in Perth CBD

About the team

The Group Treasury team acts as the in-house “banker” to our businesses, supporting them with daily banking and liquidity; management of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk; and working capital efficiency.

In addition, the team is responsible for corporate balance sheet management, particularly in relation to long-term funding, dividend policy, capital management; maintaining strong relationships with the Group’s funding providers and rating agencies; and ensuring financial risk management objectives are met. The team also supports the Wesfarmers’ Group acquisition and divestment activities and strategic growth initiatives

What you’ll do

As part of a tight-knit, collaborative, strategic and commercial team, this role will manage treasury reporting and analytics, implement key Group Treasury systems and lead strategic projects as required.

Key responsibilities include:

- Assist the Group Treasurer to manage corporate level financial risks
- Lead the preparation of treasury governance and risk reporting including reporting to the Wesfarmers Board
- Work closely with the Group Treasurer to regularly review and update the Group Treasury Policy and related Wesfarmers Group policies
- Lead work to support the implementation of a new treasury management system, liquidity management system and a supply chain finance platform
- Provide treasury advice in respect of a diverse range of businesses and commercial transactions, including potential M&A and other growth opportunities

What you’ll need

- At least 10 years’ experience in a key contributor and/or leadership role within a treasury team of an ASX listed company
- Experience across all key areas of treasury markets, operations and systems; funding; derivatives; trade finance; and risk assessment and management
- Be highly numerical, and have a strong proficiency in financial analysis and modelling skills
- Demonstrated ability to apply commercial thinking and judgement
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a drive for delivering results
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high attention to detail
- Strong stakeholder, transaction and project management skills to lead projects within the team and for our businesses
- Ability to lead the team through change and periods of work intensity
- High integrity – hold yourself and the team to the highest standards when dealing with counterparties, and in confidential situations
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline

About Wesfarmers

As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. We continually reinvent ourselves and invest in the businesses we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. We also have an online offering, including OnePass and the Group shared data asset. Our work doesn’t stop there, we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And we participate in an integrated lithium joint venture, including the operation of a mine and concentrator and the development of a refinery.

Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group

The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group, enabling the achievement of Group objectives. It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.

Our culture

We’re results focused, but we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.

We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move, then combine your cover letter and resume into one document and click on the ‘Apply’ button. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.

For brief enquiries please contact Human Resources on (08) 9327 4223.

We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.

For more information, visit our website at www.wesfarmers.com.au

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