Commonwealth Bank
Associate Sustainable Finance
To empower our people and the communities in which we work and making sustainable, transparent and balanced business decisions.
Finance and Accounting
Full-time
Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.
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Why Commonwealth Bank
We really love working here, and we think you will too. Diversity, flexibility and innovation are just some of the reasons why our people come to work every day.
Our team includes around 45,000 people from all walks of life, with different goals, experiences, and perspectives. At CommBank we’ll encourage and support you to be yourself. This is a place where you can feel confident expressing who you really are; where you belong because of your uniqueness.
About the role
See yourself in our team: CommBank's Business Banking unit offers tailored support with comprehensive banking and lending solutions for diverse businesses. Our dedicated Sustainable Finance team is driven by a passion for sustainability and ESG, and committed to helping customers achieve their sustainability objectives. Our Business Bank Sustainable Finance team works with a range of large corporate clients across our Major Client Group, Commercial Banking and Regional and Agribusiness Banking teams to deliver bespoke and tailored sustainable finance solutions. We also collaborate closely with internal support teams such as product, risk and operations. Do work that matters: Reporting to the Director of Sustainable Finance, the Associate, Sustainable Finance will support the origination and execution of sustainable finance transactions including Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loans. Specifically, under the guidance of the Director, you will:
- Work closely with sustainable finance team members, banker teams and product partners over the lifecycle of a transaction to support and drive the development of pitching materials, transaction documentation, execution, marketing and communication materials and ongoing reporting/assurance requirements for sustainable finance transactions.
- Develop a strong understanding of sustainable finance opportunities, risks and products as it relates to clients in various industries.
- Collect client information to facilitate and support sustainability due diligence and research to provide a basis for structuring sustainable finance solutions.
- Engagement with external stakeholders such as law firms and Second Party Opinion providers for market insights and external review services.
- Input and maintain client and transaction data and ensure data accuracy and quality across systems.
- Proactively manage the deal pipeline and support business development activities with a sales discipline.
- Identify and take accountability for delivering continuous improvement opportunities across the team and with stakeholders.
- Actively contribute to projects and initiatives across the Business Bank ESG and Sustainable Finance team working with the business units, Line 1 and Line 2 Risk, Group Climate Strategy, Finance and other key stakeholders.
- Contribute to internal and external reporting requirements.
- Actively contribute to the team to ensure a positive team culture and support a safe and diverse workplace for all team members, customers and visitors.
We Want to hear from you if you have:
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills and ability to present confidently to build rapport with clients and work colleagues.
- Experience in a consulting or banking background with large corporate clients.
- Knowledge of sustainable finance as well as global and local frameworks, principles and taxonomies.
- Experience working with legal documentation and preparing pitch decks and presentations.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, commerce, law and/or sustainability.
- Critical thinking, structured problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Strong values, customer-centricity, and purpose-driven mindset.
What you'll be responsible for
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Development of Finance Strategy
Recommend improvements to optimize and improve financial performance and development of strategic long-term plans
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Operational and Financial Reporting
Analyze financial data to prepare timely reports to support business decisions
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Financial Modeling
Analyze data to create financial models that support planning and projections
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
Meet the team
Responsible for the provision of financial control and financial management services.