Head Of Financial Planning

ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions is a joint venture between ANZ Banking Group and Europe's leading payment technology company, Worldline.

We launched in Australia in early 2022, providing in-store and ecommerce payment solutions to around 52,000 Australian businesses. Since then we've built a new modern technology platform to enable an exciting roadmap of products and solutions that we began launching in Australia in 2023 and continues to develop.

**What's it like to work with us?** We bring together the spirit of a fintech with the heritage of a big four bank. And while our expertise, products and services make us a leader in payments, our people, purpose, values and culture are the core of our organisation. As an equal opportunity employer, we know our success comes from new insights, diverse points of view and the energy of every member of our 300 strong team.

It's an exciting time to be part of our growing team. Find out more about ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions here.

**The Opportunity**

The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis reports directly to the local CFO. This role is responsible for providing accurate, timely, and comprehensive reporting, analysis, insights, budgeting, and forecasting to enhance growth, profitability, and cash flow.

**Key Responsibilities**

For entities in scope, ANZ-WL JV, WL Services Australia, Bambora Pacific:

- **Month-end closing**:

- Lead the team to perform month-end closing processes, including all intercompany activities, accrual/provision journals, timesheet management, analytical allocation bookings etc.
- Comply with group month-end calendar, ensure timely submission of closing data into group consolidation tool
- Be responsible of controlling accounting entries correctness and support audit process.
- In case of change, improve / design and deploy new month-end processes
- **Management reporting**: Lead the team to provide regular reporting of key financial indicators (revenue, operating margin, cost base, headcount, capex, projects' financials, etc.). Continuously improve / create new reporting to meet business needs.
- **Budget / Forecast**: Own the annual budget, monthly forecast and any long-term business plan processes. Coordinate with all departments to collect input, model forecast data, present to stakeholders.
- **Financial systems**: Be responsible of financial system master data design and maintenance, comply with group standards, collaborate with headquarter teams and local business to ensure data quality.
- **Support other departments**: provide support to other departments when needed (pricing, data analysis, cost control, etc.)
- **Projects**: In case of changes of process / new projects, be the key person representing the FP&A/controlling function to design and deploy changes. Ensure effective change management.
- **Coach and guide the team**: Ensure high-standard deliverables as a team. Help with members' professional development.
- Stay informed about industry best practices, including tools and processes, as they relate to data engineering, data science, and data analysis.

**Experience & Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
- CA/CPA qualified
- 7+ years relevant professional experience, in big 4 / financial controlling / FP&A roles in a large and complex organizations
- Past experience with financial information systems (SAP/BI/consolidation tools, etc.), advanced Excel user
- Strong analytical mind, highly logical, quick to grasp critical paths among numerous relevant/irrelevant factors, able to prioritize swiftly and correctly
- Good communicator to make numbers talk. Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders (local finance / non-finance teams, local leadership team, HQ/region teams )
- Problem-solving, result-oriented, adaptable to working in a changing environment

**Benefits**:
At Worldline we work in a flexible environment that empowers you to learn, grow and accelerate your career. You'll have access a great mix of benefits, including:

- A range of health and wellbeing discounts for gym, nutrition, sporting gear
- Learning and development opportunities to build your skills
- Additional Leave options to support families, work in the community or take a career break. You'll also earn loyalty leave for your tenure.
- Monthly in person and virtual social events
- Volunteering leave to support CSR activities
- Plus other perks and benefits (e.g. novated leasing options).

We have modern offices and services to support our people including a parent's room, prayer room, and end of trip facilities. We also provide EAP services including financial counselling to support managers, employees and their families.

**Shape the evolution**:
We are on an exciting journey towards the next frontiers of payments technology, and we look for problem solvers, people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you'll work with colleagues from around the worl