Supporting our purpose of helping every Australian own their own home.
You’ll make an impact by:
- Leading second-line oversight and assurance across treasury and capital risk activities, including liquidity, funding, capital adequacy, interest rate risk and counterparty credit risk
- Providing independent challenge and risk insights that strengthen Executive, Board and Asset and Liability Committee decision-making
- Identifying emerging risks and driving the ongoing enhancement of market and financial risk frameworks, policies and controls
- Delivering meaningful risk analytics, reporting and insights that support informed business decisions and regulatory obligations
- Influencing stakeholders across the Bank to embed effective risk management practices and strengthen risk culture
- Overseeing financial and market risk self-assessments against APRA prudential standards and supporting regulatory compliance
- Monitoring risk events, trends and concentrations to proactively identify areas of concern and recommend practical solutions
- Championing continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen risk capability, governance and business resilience
Do things differently with us
This is an opportunity to play a highly visible role influencing some of the Bank's most important strategic and financial decisions.
Working closely with senior leaders across Treasury, Finance and Risk, you'll provide trusted advice and independent challenge on matters that directly impact the Bank's balance sheet strength, resilience and long-term sustainability.
As a customer-owned bank, your influence extends beyond your immediate team. You'll have the opportunity to shape risk frameworks, contribute to Board-level discussions and see the direct impact of your work on business outcomes.
If you're someone who enjoys combining deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, stakeholder influence and leadership, you'll thrive here.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- More than 10 years' experience in market risk, treasury risk or balance sheet risk management within a regulated financial institution
- Deep technical expertise across liquidity risk, capital management, IRRBB and counterparty credit risk
- Strong experience providing second-line oversight, challenge and assurance within a risk management environment
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and support Board and Executive decision-making
- Strong analytical capability with experience interpreting complex financial risk information and translating it into practical insights
- Experience developing, reviewing and enhancing risk frameworks, policies and governance practices
- Strong knowledge of financial services regulatory requirements and prudential standards
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- A tertiary qualification in Commerce, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Applied Finance or a related discipline, with postgraduate qualifications highly regarded
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.
Questions? Please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
At Great Southern Bank, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. We value diverse backgrounds, cultures, abilities and experiences - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disability, and the LGBTQ+ community - because it makes us stronger for our people, customers and communities. Through flexible working, collaboration and fair, inclusive decision-making, we empower our people to do their best every day.
We move with purpose, are curious about what’s next, remain focused on what matters most, and are always ready to find smarter ways to help our customers and communities thrive. Our people bring energy and initiative to a fast-changing environment, making thoughtful decisions that balance doing good for our customers with driving sustainable success for our business. If you enjoy working in a place where priorities evolve, ideas are valued, and every action contributes to something bigger, you’ll feel right at home here at Great Southern Bank.
