Executive Manager, Financial Accountability

Commonwealth Bank

Executive Manager overseeing Financial Accountability Regime to ensure compliance and promote accountability at CommBank. Managing risks and providing guidance to senior stakeholders while fostering an inclusive culture.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain CBA’s FAR framework, which includes a policy, procedures, templates, training and guidance materials, and other resources
Assist with CBA’s FAR notifications relating to the registration/de-registration of Accountable Persons, and updates to Accountability Statements and the Accountability Map
Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders
Coordinate and/or deliver FAR training to CBA’s Accountable Persons and other senior stakeholders
Conduct reviews of Accountable Persons’ frameworks for complying with the FAR
Provide considered and pragmatic advice and guidance to CBA’s Accountable Persons and their teams on the FAR and CBA’s FAR framework
Promote accountability in line with CBA’s values, including through supporting a deep understanding of accountability across the CBA Group
Manage the identification, triage and escalation of potential breaches of the FAR accountability obligations and engagement with senior stakeholders and Legal as needed
Contribute to ART’s management of its risks, including its controls and compliance arrangements
Help shape and implement the ART and SpeakUP team strategy
Contribute to an engaged and inclusive culture within ART and the SpeakUP team, and Legal and Group Secretariat more broadly

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years’ experience in law, governance, regulatory change, compliance or risk management
Tertiary qualifications in law, business or another relevant field
Knowledge of, and practical experience working with the FAR, or a similar regulatory regime
Ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders
Contributed to developing and implementing compliance frameworks, policies and practices within complex regulatory environments
Demonstrated ability to manage risks and compliance obligations
Complex problem-solving and analytical skills, and high attention to detail

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office
many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory changecompliance frameworksrisk managementpolicy developmentanalytical skillsproblem-solvingattention to detail

Soft Skills

influencetrust buildingrelationship managementcommunicationteam collaborationengagementinclusivity

Certifications

tertiary qualifications in lawtertiary qualifications in business