Finance Manager, Financial Control & Reporting

About us:

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Europe) N.V. (CBA N.V.) is a public limited company (Naamloze Vennootschap) in the Netherlands and a wholly owned subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia “CBA”, Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services with branches across Asia, New Zealand, North America and Europe.

We are a fully licensed “credit institution”, with authorization by De Nederlandsche Bank (“DNB”), the Dutch Central Bank, to undertake banking business and investment services and activities. CBA N.V. is part of CBA’s wholesale banking division, Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M).

About Institutional Banking & Markets:

The IB&M division serves the financial needs of large institutions, corporations and governments across Australia and New Zealand and in select international markets, such as Europe. IB&M’s purpose reflects the unique and pivotal role it plays for the CBA Group and Australian economy: “IB&M combines global connectivity and capability to build a better Australia”. The division is the CBA Group’s centre of excellence for high-value, low frequency, client-tailored solutions. It provides clients with access to capital, risk management solutions and facilitates cross-border trade and capital flows.

About CBA Europe N.V (the Bank):

CBA Europe N.V. functions as the European headquarters of CBA and services all wholesale clients in the European Economic Area (EEA). Maintaining a presence in the European market is critical for the CBA Group as it provides the global capability and connectivity. It supports this by acting as the European gateway to Australia and New Zealand for investment and bilateral trade. The primary aim is to help facilitate and expand trade and capital flows between Europe and Australia, helping to initiate new ventures and business opportunities (e.g. green energy) to the mutual growth and benefit of both Australia and Europe.

The CBA Europe N.V. entity has a start-up/ scale up mentality being pro-active and entrepreneurial. We are committed to investing in our people, systems, processes and policies to ensure our workplace is Diverse and Inclusive, and expect our people to work together to achieve a culture demonstrating the CBA core values (“Care, Courage and Commitment”) that supports this commitment

The CFO is part of the CBA NV Management Board and heads the CFO and COO team. The team is focused on building scalable financial processes and supporting growth. Refer to our latest Annual Report for more information.  On a daily basis the Financial Controller leads the finance team and works closely with the CFO and local as well as international stakeholders. In this role you will report to the Financial Controller and act as a key support, contributing in a broad range of finance activities across statutory reporting, technical accounting and reporting as well as strategic finance inititiatives.

Do work that matters:

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Own end-to-end high quality delivery of month- and year-end close as well as financial reporting outputs, being timely and accurate;
• Support preparation of statutory financial statements, including disclosures and working papers, ensuring audit-ready documentation and compliance with IFRS;
• Provide input into technical accounting assessments and implementation, supporting appropriate accounting treatment and consistency across the business;
• Lead audit execution, acting as the primary point of coordination for auditors and managing deliverables across the team and stakeholders;
• Oversee accounts payable processes and controls, ensuring efficiency, accuracy and a strong control environment;
• Support capital adequacy and regulatory deliverables, preparing analysis and documentation for review and contributing to broader financial and balance sheet considerations;
• Support finance workstreams for product implementation and business initiatives, ensuring appropriate accounting, controls and reporting are in place;
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce risk and improve scalability;
• Act as a key support to the Financial Controller, contributing across statutory reporting, technical accounting and strategic finance initiatives.

Within CBA we drive process improvement and automation initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce risk and improve scalability.

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• A Certified Accountant (CA) qualification and 4–7 years of relevant working experience within a bank or financial services institute and/ or experience within a big 4 accounting firm is desirable;
• Demonstrated strong technical accounting skills, ownership mindset, with the ability to drive outcomes and deliver high-quality work independently;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to interpret financial information and provide practical insights;
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders, coordinate deliverables and escalate issues effectively;
• A proactive, curious mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and challenging the status quo;
• Resilience, strong work ethic and a hands-on approach, aligned to CBA’s values of Care, Courage and Commitment.
• All employees are expected to proactively identify, understand and act on current and future risks.

Why join us?

• High ownership role with real accountability, providing the opportunity to drive outcomes and make a tangible impact;
• Broad exposure across financial control, statutory reporting, audit and strategic initiatives, offering strong development toward senior finance leadership;
• Opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, including the Financial Controller and global IB&M teams;
• Dynamic, collaborative and high-performing team environment, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and growth.

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