Associate Finance Business Partner

As an Associate Finance Business Partner, you will play a key supporting role in the Finance team at Great Southern Bank. You will help ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial information that supports decision-making across the organisation. Working closely with experienced Finance Business Partners and Senior Finance Managers, you will gain exposure to financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes for different business units.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to build your foundational knowledge of how a bank operates financially, including lending and deposit revenue streams and core operating costs. You will assist in preparing reports, tracking performance, and supporting teams with financial information to enable effective cost management and planning.

You'll make an impact by:

• Building an understanding of banking revenue and cost structures, supporting analysis across customer products and operational divisions
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting processes by gathering data, updating models, and preparing supporting documentation
• Supporting the preparation of management reporting packs and variance analysis for divisional and group reporting cycles
• Performing month-end tasks such as reconciliations and journals, ensuring data accuracy and completeness
• Contributing to cost monitoring activities and help identify efficiency opportunities
• Working collaboratively with finance colleagues and business teams to help explain financial results and build financial understanding across the organisation, whist helping to prepare clear and accurate financial commentary for internal reporting

Do things differently with us
To succeed in this role, you will have:

• 1 year plus Banking and Financial Services, and Management Reporting / Finance Partner Experience
• Knowledge of process improvement, financial control processes, SQL and treasury highly desirable
• Desirable: Qualified finance professional or working towards (CIMA, CPA, CA, CFA, MBA, or another applicable postgraduate
• Desirable: Qualifications in data science or data science adjacent qualifications

Why Great Southern Bank?
Whatever your role with us, you'll be part of a force for good. We're owned by our customers right here in Australia, so our success benefits everyday people and families. Working at Great Southern Bank, you'll also enjoy a range of fantastic benefits, some examples include:

• Helping you unlock a brighter future by investing in your development and wellbeing, offering you study leave, a day for you and professional wellbeing coaching.
• Benefits that support you and your wellbeing so that you can thrive at work and at home, today and tomorrow. Enjoy access to our wellbeing centre and the flexibility to work from home two days a week.
• Helping you to achieve your financial goals and positively impact your family and community. We offer discounts on a wide range of Great Southern Bank products and services such as savings and transaction accounts, insurance, home loans and more

Imagine working for a bank that truly helps people. You can.
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At Great Southern Bank, we're committed to building a strong, inclusive and diverse workplace, where people feel a sense of belonging and are valued, connected and respected. We value diverse backgrounds, cultures, abilities, ideas and experiences; recognising the benefits they bring to our work, our communities and the way we help our customers. We support and promote an inclusive culture through flexible ways of working, collaboration, and fair and equitable decision making that empowers our people to be at their best every day.