Executive Assistant, Business Lending

We are incredibly proud to serve over 18 million customers by providing premier retail and commercial banking services predominantly within Australia. Our unwavering dedication to excellence and innovation propels us forward, allowing us to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers while contributing to the overall prosperity of our nation. Despite the shifting economic landscape, we have steadfastly supported both our customers and communities, continually working to keep the Bank safe and strong.

Inspired by our purpose, we are laser-focused on building tomorrow's bank today for our customers. This means playing a key role in helping to build Australia's future economy, reimagining customer experiences, and delivering simpler, safer, and better banking services. Our commitment to helping the nation prosper and improving living standards for all Australians remains at the heart of everything we do.

In Business Lending, we support the Group's strategy of building tomorrow's bank today for our customers, through a focus on three key priorities of trust, resilience and capital generation.

Business Lending (BL) is a product and specialised sales team that offers working capital, business loans, asset finance, corporate finance, and property finance to our customers. It also has responsibility for Line 1 risk and controls for these products. BL is directly responsible for product management, process management, portfolio and pricing management and arrears and financial difficulty management. It also works closely with bankers, data and analytics, digital and customer experience teams.

Our mission is made possible by our people, their diverse skills, unique perspectives and shared passion.

Our Trade & Working Capital team supports domestic and international trade related and working capital needs of our customers. Trade & Working Capital is a core Business Bank offering for our customers, providing solutions to access working capital, manage trade related risk and improve overall corporate efficiency for shareholders.

In Balance Sheet Management we strive for sustainable and profitable growth through a diversified portfolio. We support Business Lending pricing, portfolio efficiency, and data governance across the domain, while also overseeing application fraud prevention and credit assurance to achieve our ambition.
 

The role will be primarily responsible for providing efficient, professional delivery of business and administrative support to two General Managers (GM).

Be part of something bigger and redefine what's to come across Australia. Do the impactful work that matters

This role is wide reaching and not prescriptive in every sense. Discretion and sound judgment

are critically important.

Some of the key areas you will add value include:

• Strategic Support
• Operational Excellence and Team Enablement
• Relationship Management and Stakeholder Engagement

We're interested in hearing from people who will aspire to

• Act as a key liaison focused on building strong relationships across internal and external stakeholders, managing communications, and collaborating with the EA network to maintain alignment and trust.
• Streamline team operations through onboarding support, budget management, travel coordination, and event planning, creating a professional, well-organised environment that fosters productivity.
• Enable the leader to operate effectively by managing schedules, preparing briefing materials, coordinating meetings, and driving follow-ups thereby ensuring priorities are clear and outcomes are delivered.
• Actively participate in Leadership Team meetings by coordinating agendas, taking minutes, tracking actions, and driving delivery.
• Support 2 x GM's in driving team outcomes by following up on actions and ensuring timely completion.

Other qualities you may possess include

• Previous experience as an Executive Assistant at a senior level.
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work under pressure, and adapt to change.
• High level of professionalism and discretion.
• A proactive mindset, exceptional attention to detail, and a commitment to excellent service.

Working with us means

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career here is for you. At CommBank, we advocate and facilitate a culture of inclusion and respect, celebrating all cultures, abilities, genders, expressions of gender and sexual orientation. Read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity on our website. 

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. We are working hard to recruit people who represent the diversity of our customers and our society. If you're excited about this opportunity but you don't meet every single requirement, or your experience doesn't align perfectly, we still want to encourage you to send in your application. You may just be the perfect candidate for this opportunity or another within CommBank. 

At CommBank we will inspire you with work that makes a difference, surround you with talented people that respect and value each other, and empower you to grow professionally and personally. Most of all, making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day. 

We're determined to make a real difference for Australia's first peoples. We encourage all interested applicants to apply. If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including BankWest), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career. 

** Grow. Belong. Shape what's next. Turn potential into impact with a CommBank career **

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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