Australia Country Controller

**_Bring your ideas. Make history. _**
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what **#LifeAtBNYMellon **is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Australia Country Controller to join our Finance team. This role is located in Australia, Sydney - HYBRID.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
**Governance**
- Represent Controllers at management committee and other governance meetings.
- Present legal entity financial information
- principal focus will be statutory and regulatory reporting.

**Advisory**
- Legal entity restructurings/business developments/acquisitions/disposals (statutory/regulatory perspective)
- Impact of regulatory reporting changes
- Accounting impact of new business/products including the impact on regulatory capital
- Controllers representative on projects impacting the country or region
- Provision of guidance and implementation process for CAP/GAAP changes
- Working with the International Tax Group

**Reporting**
- Review reporting (statutory accounts, board packs, regulatory returns, etc)
- Control and oversight of accounting flows, changes to processes, and reconciliations

**Policy & Controls**
- Maintain compliance with GAAP and CAP for US and local books.
- Oversight of control environment
- SOX and audit compliance

**Change**
- Critically assess processes and drive incremental process improvements.
- Support change initiatives for the country and region where necessary

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

- Experienced Finance specialist with a background in accounting and regulatory reporting
- Financial services experience and / or experience of large global organization preferred
- Risk management, controls and governance experience
- Project management and outsourcing experiences would be desirable
- Excellent staff management skills
- Exposure to Oracle general ledgers desirable
- Strong communicator who is able to articulate key messages
- Good decision maker, responsible and accountable
- Client orientated and results focused
- Able to manage risk in a highly regulated and controlled environment
- Strong control mindset
- Ability to collaborate across Finance and the wider organisation
- Able to work in a complex global organisation
- Motivated and proactive with a proven ability for problem solving

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:

- Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
- Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
- Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score
- 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
- CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’

Our Benefits:
BNY Mellon offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

**BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.**

**Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.