About us
P&N Group is amongst the largest customer-owned banking organisations in Australia, represented by P&N Bank in Western Australia and BCU Bank in New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of our customers and their communities.
With over $10 billion in assets and a head office in Perth and corporate offices in Coffs Harbour and Brisbane, we service over 200,000 customers across Australia from all walks of life supported by over 600 employees in group services, retail banking, broker, and business banking roles.
We believe our culture is a real point of difference, and our values – Focus on Members, Improve & Learn and Trust & Collaborate – are fundamental to our ways of working. We offer a collaborative and inclusive workplace where our people feel a strong sense of belonging, are recognised, invested in, cared for, and are part of something bigger.
About the role
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Sustainability, this purpose of this position is to:
- Provide enterprise-wide financial control oversight and independent assurance over the integrity, completeness and accuracy of the Group’s balance sheet, profit and loss, and external disclosures.
- Lead the financial control agenda with a strong focus on risk management, regulatory compliance, control effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
- Drive innovation, automation and process streamlining across financial control activities to improve efficiency, reduce manual risk and strengthen reporting quality.
- Act as the primary finance contact for external regulators and statutory stakeholders on financial control, prudential reporting and audit matters.
- Partner with senior leaders across Finance and the business to strengthen governance, support strategic decision-making and uplift the control environment.
The position will manage a team of direct reports across the financial control business unit.
The position can be based at our head office in Perth or one of our corporate offices in Brisbane or Coffs Harbour and will be eligible for hybrid working arrangements.
What will you bring?
The successful candidate will possess the following:
- Experience in a similar position in the banking sector in Australia.
- Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- CA or CPA qualification required.
- Confidence engaging with executives, auditors, regulators and cross-functional stakeholders.
- A sound understanding of treasury activities and the interaction between treasury, prudential obligations and financial control.
- Advanced Excel capability with strong modelling, reconciliation and analysis skills.
- A working knowledge of finance systems, data structures and technical tools such as SQL or VBA is desirable.
- Comfort using technology to improve process efficiency and control outcomes.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, collaborate and tailor messaging to different audiences.
- High levels of accountability, judgement and ownership.
- Strong organisation and time management with the ability to lead independently and manage competing priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a focus on identifying root causes and delivering practical, risk-aware solutions.
What we can offer you
There’s life at work, and life outside of work – and we understand that.
P&N Group is committed to creating a satisfying and fulfilling working environment, offering employee benefits and development opportunities that reward and help you perform to your potential and expand your experience and learning.
At P&N Group, we want to leverage the numerous benefits and innovative gains that a diverse workforce brings, and especially the high engagement that comes from a culture built on belonging and inclusion. We encourage people of all abilities, backgrounds, identities, ages and cultures to apply.
To find out more about what it’s like to work with us, visit https://www.pnbank.com.au/about/careers/ or https://www.bcu.com.au/careers
The closing date for applications is Friday 5 June.
