Senior Manager, Decision Support

Job title: Senior Manager, Decision Support

Company: Commonwealth Bank of Australia


Job description: “At CommBank we are proud to support flexibility, let’s discuss what this means for you”The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Bank) is Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services. They are committed to continuously improving governance practices and ensuring that they are aligned with business, stakeholders and customers’ needs.In Financial Services, 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. Financial Services partner with all areas of CommBank to specialist advice, support and services in finance, audit, treasury, property, procurement, climate strategy and investor relations.See yourself in our teamThe Group Financial Reporting & Analysis (FR&A) team provides financial support to the CEO, CFO, Executive Leadership Team and Board. The team’s areas of focus include:

• Performance reporting – performance analysis and monthly management reporting

• Planning and forecasting – ownership of the Group’s Planning & Forecasting process, strategic and ad-hoc analysis

• Decision support – strategic projects, insight development and ad-hoc analysis

• Investment Reporting and Analysis – reporting and analysis on the Groups internal change portfolio

This role reports directly to the Executive Manager, Decision Support. The purpose of the role is to help drive the strategic agenda for FR&A.Some of the key areas you will be providing support include:

• Delivering value-adding, insightful reporting and analysis to the Board, Group CEO, Group CFO, Head of Group Finance and the Executive Committee relating to the strategic direction and performance of the Group

• Critical insights and value-adding ad-hoc analysis on CBA’s current and future performance

• Peer benchmarking analysis of CBA against their peers every 6 months

• Advice on strategic investments and M&A transactions (including valuation support)

• Other decision support activities

• Assist with delivery of six-monthly results for the Profit announcement

• Help drive productivity improvements across our key Group processes

We’re interested in hearing from people who value

• Excellent commercial acumen

• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with demonstrated ability to draw insights from analysis

• Attention to detail and quality

• Advanced Excel skills for financial modelling and analysis

• Understanding drivers of equity valuation

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deliverables simultaneously

• Innovative and able to drive results

• Excellent verbal, written communication skills and critical thinking skills

• Tableau and Alteryx skills preferable

• Investment transactions experience preferable

If you would like to hear more about this role, please Apply!If you’re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you’ll need to apply through to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.We’re aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696.Advertising End Date: 21/01/2025

Expected salary:

Location: Sydney, NSW

Job date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:39:39 GMT

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