Graduate careers in Finance and Strategy

Our Finance and Strategy teams are trusted partners of the business and enable NAB to deliver on our strategic ambition. We provide financial insights and specialist advice to support decision making through our expertise and data-led analysis.

Our Finance teams are responsible for driving business performance, financial forecasting and analysis, balance sheet management, tax compliance, financial and regulatory reporting, financial control and accounting, and investor relations. Through our Group Strategy and Development teams, we’re responsible for developing and delivering the NAB Group’s strategy. Additionally, through our Treasury teams, we’re also responsible for the management of NAB’s liquidity, capital, funding, and balance sheet.

Our graduate roles in Finance and Strategy are predominately based in Melbourne, with a smaller number of Finance roles in Sydney.

We’re looking for graduates who are intellectually curious, strategically minded, and analytical. Graduates should understand financials, have clear communication skills and a keen interest in understanding the business of banking. We love a fresh perspective and people with strong problem-solving skills who can work collaboratively to drive outcomes.

We prefer that you have a degree/major in one of the following fields:

• Business, Commerce, Finance, Economics or Accounting
• Data Science
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Law
• Science
• Technology

If you’re interested in Corporate Finance, please apply to the Corporate and Institutional Banking business area.

Finance comprises a variety of core and specialist teams to start and build your career in Group Finance, Divisional Finance, Group Strategy and Development, Group Treasury, Group Tax, Investor Relations, Audit, and Economics.

Through rotations, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse and dynamic team of analysts, business partners, risk managers, financial modellers, accountants, and strategists. You’ll gain hands-on experiences with:

• Financial analysis and modelling.
• Financial, regulatory and performance reporting.
• Assisting in the formulation and implementation of our long term-strategic plans.
• Preparing and delivering presentations to communicate recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Collaborating with colleagues and executives across the enterprise to develop and execute our strategic ambition.
• Providing technical, analytical, and administrative accounting support.
• Transforming complex financial and non-financial data into simple and actionable insights.
• Conducting research and analysis to identify emerging trends and opportunities.
• Evaluating potential business partnerships, acquisitions, and investments.
• Identifying simplification and process re-engineering initiatives.
•  Assisting in funds transfer pricing, liquidity and rates modelling processes.
• Developing and enhancing your technical capabilities with the use of tools such Microsoft suite, PowerBI, Think-Cell, Python, and R.

Our Finance and Strategy graduates are also active participants in the progression of our Finance Strategy initiatives and supporting the digitisation of finance activities. You’ll also receive training for technical and professional skills to build the foundations for your career.

Graduates successfully transition into Analyst and Associate roles across our various Finance and Strategy teams, providing diverse opportunities to specialise and build a rewarding and long-term career.