Description:
- Opportunity to build your Treasury career in a ASX10 listed company
- Work with some of Australia’s most iconic retail, industrial and health businesses
- Gain exposure to a wide variety of commercial issues, strategic projects and M&A transactions
- Flexible, supportive work environment and work from home options
- Full-time 16-month contract position based in Perth CBD
About the team
The Group Treasury team acts as the in-house “banker” to our businesses, supporting them with daily banking and liquidity; management of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk; and working capital efficiency.
In addition, the team is responsible for corporate balance sheet management, particularly in relation to long-term funding, dividend policy, capital management; maintaining strong relationships with the Group’s funding providers and rating agencies; and ensuring financial risk management objectives are met. The team also supports the Wesfarmers’ Group acquisition and divestment activities.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to our Assistant Treasurer, this role will:
- Support our Group Treasury team across its various functions, in particular, providing ongoing modelling and analytics support
- Establish strong and effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Assist with the preparation of financial reports
- Work closely with our Assistant Treasurer – Group Banking and Liquidity to prepare the annual budget
- Manage the Group Treasury intranet site
What you’ll need
- Tertiary qualification in a Commerce or related discipline
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Great personal awareness and strong collaboration and influencing abilities
- The ability to write clearly and speak articulately
- Strong numeracy, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Outstanding initiative and determination to persist through challenges
- A genuine desire for continuous learning including how to manage a balance sheet and financial markets
- A curious mindset!
Nice to have’s
- Previous work experience in a similar role or within the banking industry (e.g. telling, foreign exchange or trade credit)
- Hands-on experience in financial analysis and reporting
About Wesfarmers
As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. We continually reinvent ourselves and invest in the businesses we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. We also have an online offering, including OnePass and the Group shared data asset. Our work doesn’t stop there, we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And we participate in an integrated lithium joint venture, including the operation of a mine and concentrator and the development of a refinery.
Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group
The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group, enabling the achievement of Group objectives. It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.
Our culture
We’re results focused, but we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.
We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment.
Next steps
If this sounds like your next career move, then combine your cover letter and resume into one document and click on the ‘Apply’ button by Monday, 31 March 2025. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.
For brief enquiries please contact Human Resources on (08) 9327 4223.
We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.
For more information, visit our website at www.wesfarmers.com.au