Cost Specialist

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

As the Cost Specialist in the Retail and B&PB Cost COE team, you will draw on many competencies and form a well-rounded finance professional. Working as part of the Retail team, you will be responsible for end-to-end cost activity with a primary focus on divisional and business unit performance. This includes month-end performance reporting, providing accurate and timely financial information (actual analysis, performance reporting, divisional consolidation), planning and forecasting, day to day problem solving, and providing insightful analysis and advice.

As a Divisionally aligned member of the Cost COE you will be co-located with the CFO and Business Partners, and the Australia Retail & B&PB Performance Management team, forming close relationships with your peers to deliver a seamless service proposition for your stakeholders. 

While ensuring the financials are well managed, your responsibilities include driving continuous improvement of cost processes, supporting Enterprise Finance initiatives and contributing to making the COE and Finance a great place to work.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: 833 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008
Work Hours: Full time

What will your day look like?

As a Retail Cost Specialist, you will:

• Analyse business performance and key business drivers to identify and communicate issues requiring action and emerging trends, form the business unit performance narrative with a focus on productivity


• Develop and execute operating processes and rhythms for your portfolio, working closely with Business Partners, providing performance management reporting & analysis to ensure that stakeholders are held to account for cost management decisions 


• Ensure your portfolio financials are well managed, providing policy advice on items such as capitalisation


• Become the team subject matter expert for financial and reporting systems, supporting the ongoing use and improvement of OneStream, ensuring Executive Reporting is accurate and purposeful

Ensure connectivity and clear communication between Business Partners, Portfolio Performance, Divisional Financial Performance Management, and Group Cost COE teams on matters pertaining to your business units

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• A people-first approach - You are a team player who is motivated by the opportunity to bring people together to solve problems and take a personal interest in the growth and development of team members.


• Curiosity and self-awareness -  You are naturally inclined to ask ‘why?’ and ‘so what?’ and know how to challenge the status quo in a respectful manner


• Strong financial experience, having worked in accounting / finance for several years, ideally CA/CPA or equivalent qualification.  Financial control, FP&A, and / or business partnering experience will be highly beneficial


• Strong verbal, visual and written communication skills to communicate with clarity on results, initiatives, and ideas to senior stakeholders


• Strong people and stakeholder management to support the effective delivery of a variety projects/initiatives and stakeholders with multiple requirements


• Proficient in core tools including Excel/PowerPoint, Financial Systems (HFM, PSGL), Think Cell and willingness to learn and use new tools and techniques

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 110140 .
 

Job Posting End Date

19/02/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)