Principal, Financial Control, Accounting & Projects

AustralianSuper; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AustralianSuper is seeking a Principal, Financial Control, Accounting & Projects to drive the integrity of financial reporting across the organisation. You will lead governance for Financial Control, Operational Accounting, Technical Accounting and Accounts Payable, while steering a portfolio of strategic Finance projects.

You will bring senior APRA experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business, Management, Commerce, Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• CPA/ACA or postgraduate studies in finance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• APRA experience at a senior level.
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Experience translating legislative and compliance obligations into business processes.
• Experience in regulatory reporting.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for management.
• Developed stakeholder relationship skills to gain cooperation and meet timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across the Fund, regulators and industry associations.
• Advanced analytical skills and high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of the Fund's financial control framework and governance.
• Drive consistency and accountability across Financial Control, Operational Accounting, Technical Accounting and Accounts Payable.
• Ensure integrity and timely delivery of financial accounting across entities.
• Oversee month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities in line with standards.
• Lead the Finance change and transformation agenda across Financial Control.
• Establish and oversee a portfolio of Finance projects with managed priorities and risks.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical skills

Stakeholder relationships

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor in Business/Commerce/Finance

CPA/ACA or postgraduate in finance

Job description

Job Description

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

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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper's Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.