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Manager - Group Financial Risk Business Performance

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Sydney, Australia
Posted 4 days ago Permanent Competitive

Manager - Group Financial Risk Business Performance

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Sydney, Australia
Manager - Group Financial Risk Business Performance
Manager (Risk) GFR Business Performance

Do work that matters

At CommBank, we're building a better bank for our customers and communities.

As a Manager, Group Financial Risk (GFR) Business Performance, you'll play a key role in supporting the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to drive risk governance, business performance and strategic outcomes across Group Financial Risk.

This role is ideal for someone with a background in risk management, internal audit, assurance or risk governance who enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders, providing insights, and helping a large risk function operate effectively.

See yourself in the team

Group Financial Risk (GFR) owns the Group's financial risk frameworks and is responsible for key financial risk outcomes across credit risk, capital and provisioning.

The GFR COO team supports the Chief Credit Officer (CCO) across business performance, risk governance, planning, operational management and strategic execution. Working closely with senior leaders, you'll help ensure GFR remains well governed, aligned to strategic priorities and focused on delivering strong risk outcomes.

In this role, you will
  • Partner with senior stakeholders across Group Financial Risk to support strategic and operational priorities.
  • Provide oversight and coordination of key risk management, governance and business performance activities.
  • Support domain planning cycles, including PACE, OKRs, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Big Room Planning and Quarterly Business Reviews.
  • Develop executive-level reporting, insights and briefing materials to support decision-making and risk governance.
  • Monitor delivery of strategic initiatives and help manage dependencies across GFR.
  • Support governance forums, executive committees and leadership reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate activities across Risk, Finance, HR and other enterprise stakeholders to ensure alignment against priorities.
  • Contribute to initiatives that strengthen operational effectiveness, risk management practices and business performance across GFR.

We're interested in hearing from people who have
  • Experience working within Risk Management, Internal Audit, Risk Governance, Credit Risk or Compliance within financial services.
  • Strong understanding of risk frameworks, governance practices and operating rhythms within large organisations.
  • Experience preparing executive reporting, governance papers and strategic insights for senior stakeholders.
  • An ability to connect information from multiple sources, identify themes and provide meaningful business and risk insights.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing and partnering across diverse groups.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex information for executive audiences.
  • A proactive approach, sound judgement and a strong focus on delivery.

What's in it for you

You'll gain broad exposure across Group Financial Risk and work closely with senior leaders responsible for some of the Group's most critical risk outcomes. This is an opportunity to influence strategic priorities, strengthen governance practices and contribute to meaningful outcomes that support the Group's risk strategy.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Advertising End Date: 30/07/2026
Job ID  REQ257970
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