Group Deputy Treasurer

C200 Heartland Bank Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 144,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Bank in Auckland is seeking an experienced Deputy Treasurer to join the Banking Group Treasury leadership team. You will help manage funding, liquidity, and interest rate risk strategies, collaborating closely with the Treasurer and executive team to drive strategic initiatives and regulatory compliance.

The role involves leading balance sheet optimization, ALCO reporting, and developing treasury capabilities within a high-performing team, with a focus on sustainable growth and capital

Qualifications

• Extensive banking/financial services treasury experience.
• Strong liquidity funding and balance sheet management knowledge.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking with analytical rigour.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders on balance sheet strategy.
• Manage liquidity, funding and wholesale activities.
• Support capital management and rate risk oversight.
• Lead ALCO reporting and decision making.
• Develop Treasury capability within the team.

Skills

Treasury leadership

Liquidity management

Funding markets

Capital management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Kia ora! We’re looking for a Deputy Treasurer to join our team based in Auckland.

As a New Zealand-owned bank with strong growth ambitions, we're looking for an experienced Deputy Treasurer to play a pivotal role in managing our funding, liquidity and interest rate risk strategies.

Working closely with the Treasurer and executive leadership team, you'll help drive strategic treasury initiatives that support sustainable growth, regulatory compliance and capital optimisation across the business.

What you’ll do

• Partner with senior leaders on balance sheet strategy and performance.
• Manage liquidity, funding and wholesale market activities.
• Support capital management and interest rate risk oversight.
• Contribute to Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO) reporting and decision-making.
• Build and maintain relationships with investors, banking counterparties and rating agencies.
• Provide treasury insights that influence business and strategic outcomes.
• Lead and develop Treasury capability within a high-performing team.

Does this sound like you?

Leveraging significant banking and financial services experience, you're well positioned to act as the Treasurer's 2IC, drawing on your leadership experience, sound judgement and strategic expertise. As part of the Banking Group Treasury leadership team, you'll champion a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.

You’ll have

• Deep understanding of liquidity management, funding markets, capital frameworks and balance sheet management.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and risk management practices.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders at executive level.
• Commercial acumen combined with analytical rigour.
• A collaborative leadership style and passion for continuous improvement.
• Not essential but CFA qualified would be ideal

Why Heartland?

A bit about us and what we do
Can you see yourself here?
Heartland is an NZX/ASX-listed financial services group with big growth plans. Heartland Group owns both Heartland Bank in New Zealand and Heartland Bank in Australia. We provide award-winning savings and finance products to a diverse range of customers including business owners, farmers and retirees. Heartland's strategy is to digitalise everything we do, enabling us to provide customers with what they need in a scalable way. We can then pass those benefits onto our customers through faster service and better rates.

We're innovative and always evolving. We work together as one team and have big ambition. We're committed to creating a culture of inclusivity that celebrates our diverse backgrounds and supports the wellbeing of our people. We offer real opportunities for learning and career development. You can also drive change through our internal groups (including Manawa Whenua - our Māori group, the Rainbow Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and our Green Team).

Some of our perks include employee banking benefits, an excellent insurance package, sports teams and regular pizzas and drinks!

Diversity & Inclusion

At Heartland, we're proud to celebrate the many characteristics that make each of us different. We embrace diversity in all its forms and believe in creating an environment that helps us better understand and serve our customers. As a Living Wage Employer, a Hearing Accredited Workplace, and a Rainbow Tick certified organisation, we’re committed to doing right by our people.

Check out life at Heartland:

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