At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.
Your New Role
Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, the Principal, Financial Control, Accounting & Projects will drive consistency, quality and accountability across Financial Control, Operational Accounting, Technical Accounting and Accounts Payable functions. They will also establish and oversee a portfolio of Finance projects to deliver strategic initiatives.
- Provide leadership and oversight of the Fund's financial control framework, ensuring robust governance, internal controls and financial risk management practices.
- Drive consistency, quality and accountability across Financial Control, Operational Accounting, Technical Accounting and Accounts Payable functions.
- Accountable for the integrity and timely delivery of financial accounting activities across all AustralianSuper entities.
- Oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with accounting standards.
- Lead the Finance change and transformation agenda across Financial Control.
- Establish and oversee a portfolio of Finance projects, ensuring priorities, dependencies, risks and benefits are actively managed.
What You’ll Need
Tertiary qualifications in a business or related field such as Bachelor of Business, Management, Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics.
Completion of CPA/ACA or postgraduate studies in finance.
Strong leadership and people management skills
APRA experience at a senior level
Prior experience in the financial services industry.
Prior experience in translating legislative and compliance obligations into business processes
Prior experience in regulatory reporting
Developed ability to identify when data and analysis is materially incorrect and obtain solutions.
Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to management.
Developed stakeholder relationship skills, including proven ability to initiate, maintain and develop relationships with peers with the objective of gaining cooperation and meeting timelines.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of people at all levels across the Fund, regulators and industry associations.
Advanced analytical skills and a high attention to detail.
Life at AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.
What’s Next
Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.
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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.
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Skills Required
- Tertiary qualification in business or a related field, such as business, management, commerce, finance, accounting, or economics
- Completion of CPA or ACA, or postgraduate studies in finance
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Senior-level APRA experience
- Prior experience in the financial services industry
- Experience translating legislative and compliance obligations into business processes
- Experience in regulatory reporting
- Ability to identify materially incorrect data and analysis and develop solutions
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including presenting ideas and issues to management
- Developed stakeholder relationship skills and ability to gain cooperation and meet timelines
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues, regulators, and industry associations
- Advanced analytical skills and high attention to detail
What We Do
AustralianSuper is for everyday Australians and businesses; we help invest members’ money to create the best possible retirement outcomes for members. More than 3 million members and 440,000 businesses trust us to invest more than AU$270 billion on their behalf. One in 8 working Australians are a member of AustralianSuper, the nation’s largest superannuation fund. Our size has given us the ability to leverage significant investment opportunities for long term performance and low fees that are passed on to our members. With services and advice that simplify super for business including a free clearing house, secure online transactions, dedicated relationship managers, education and help. It’s easy to see why we’ve been a top performing fund. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AustralianSuper is not responsible for other user's comments. We reserve the right to delete any comments that are not in line with our community standards. By participating in the AustralianSuper’s LinkedIn community, you agree to adhere to our House Rules: ausup.me/HouseRules ______________________________________________________________________________________ Investment returns are not guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Reference to any awards and ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when choosing a super fund. The information posted by AustralianSuper may be general financial advice which doesn’t take into account your personal objectives, situation or needs. Before making a decision about AustralianSuper, you should think about your financial requirements and refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement, available at australiansuper.com/pds or by calling 1300 300 273. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd ABN 94 006 457 987, AFSL 233788, Trustee of AustralianSuper ABN 65 714 394 898.
