Finance Business Partner - CIO Transformation

ING Australia’s Finance Business Advice team is looking to hire a Finance Business Partner – CIO Transformation, based in our Sydney office.

As the Finance Business Partner – CIO Transformation, you will play a critical role in supporting ING’s CIO and Transformation functions through high‑quality financial advice, forecasting, analysis, and performance insights. You’ll partner closely with Project Owners, Portfolio Managers, the Transformation Office, and senior leaders across Finance to ensure the efficient management of change investments, budgets, and FTE resources.

We’re looking for a finance professional with strong analytical capability, excellent business partnering skills, and the confidence to challenge, influence, and guide stakeholders on financial outcomes and investment decisions.

It’s an exciting opportunity to deepen your business partnering skills, influence strategic decision-making, and help drive the transformation agenda across the bank.

Ready to make an impact?

What you’ll do

• Partner with CIO and Transformation leaders to provide meaningful financial insights, analysis, modelling, and advice to enable effective investment and resource decisions.
• Support the forecast and budget cycles, including consolidation activities, ensuring timely, accurate, and actionable information is provided to senior stakeholders.
• Deliver the month‑end close process for Transformation activities, including journal preparation, analysis, and commentary.
• Manage and maintain project and cost centre views in the General Ledger, escalating issues where required.
• Support the design and implementation of ING’s value and benefits management framework; regularly monitor, track, and report financial benefits and integrate them into rolling forecasts and the Dynamic Plan.
• Work closely with Project Owners and Finance to conduct business case reviews—providing independent, critical assessment of investment proposals.
• Contribute to finance process improvement and automation initiatives, including streamlining data flows across systems and reducing manual work.
• Collaborate with the wider Finance and Transformation PMO teams to uplift financial and portfolio reporting, controls, and governance.
• Build financial models and reporting tools that increase transparency, improve forecasting accuracy, and support effective decision-making.

What we’re looking for

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in finance business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, or project/portfolio financial management within banking or financial services.
• Advanced financial modelling capability, with strong analytical skills and high attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of financial performance drivers, cost allocations, investment assessments, and benefits realisation.
• Ability to work with the General Ledger, project financials, cost centres, journals, and month‑end processes.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial outcomes clearly and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with multiple systems and data sources.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, challenge assumptions, and offer solution‑oriented advice.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, process optimisation, and embedding stronger financial controls.
• A proactive, team‑oriented mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

What’s in it for you?

• Discounted ING Health Insurance
• An additional Rest Day to support your wellbeing
• An IMPACT Day to volunteer on approved sustainability activity

About Us

At ING, we want to make life simpler and more worthwhile – for everyone who banks with us, for the people who work with us, and the community at large, too. 

When you come to work at ING, you’re joining a team where individuality isn’t just accepted, it’s encouraged. We’ve built a culture that’s fun, friendly and supportive – it’s the kind of place where you can be yourself and make the most of whatever you have to offer. 

We give people the freedom to think differently, take ownership of their work, and make great things happen. We’re here to help you get ahead. And with our global network, there’s plenty of scope to take your career in new directions, perhaps even ones you’ve never considered. 

We are all about celebrating success and as a result we are proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and a certified Family Inclusive workplace.  

Sound like the kind of place you’d feel at home? We’d love to hear from you. 

(One last thing, ING operates a direct talent sourcing model. So no agency introductions, please.) 

Need more?
Contact Mark Montgomery on mark.montgomery@ing.com

Applications close Friday 13th Feb 2026

Before you apply
Here at ING we consider employee development to be important and encourage existing employees to apply for suitable internal positions. It is expected that any employee applying for a vacant position would have been in their current role for a minimum of twelve (12) months before applying. This may be waived in special circumstances and after consultation with your manager

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