Senior Analyst - Business Support, Structured Finance Department

At SMBC, you’re not just joining a company—you’re becoming part of a community that values respect, growth, and making an impact every day. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to help you balance work, family, and your personal goals:

• Great Place to Work Certified: Proudly certified as a Great Place to Work, we provide a welcoming and supportive culture where your contributions are valued.
• Parental Leave: Enjoy competitive parental leave to support you through life’s important milestones.
• Women in Banking and Finance (WIBF): As a Gold member, employees have access to events, professional development courses, and valuable networking opportunities.
• Me Time: Take 2 paid hours off each month to focus on your wellbeing—because your health matters.
• Comprehensive Insurance: Permanent employees benefit from SMBC-funded Life, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD), and Group Salary Continuance Insurance for peace of mind.
• Social Contribution Leave: Take one day each year to volunteer and give back to your community with paid Social Contribution leave.

At SMBC, we believe our strength lies in our diverse workforce - people who bring their unique perspectives and talents to deliver innovative solutions for our clients. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels supported to grow both professionally and personally.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Australia, Structured Finance Department, this position will provide professional administrative, secretarial and business support to the Structured Finance Department, Asia Pacific (“SFDA”) teams in Sydney.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Provide timely and accurate administrative support to senior management.
• Provide day-to-day assistance to SFDA Sydney teams, including meeting coordination, filing, documentation, and general office tasks.
• Provide support to the planning function of SFDA Sydney, including expense budgeting/tracking.
• Handle travel bookings, accommodation, approvals, and expense claim processing.
• Support internal and external audits, ensure adherence to regulatory and company policies, and maintain compliance documentation.
• Prepare presentations and reports on behalf of senior managers for presentation to external and internal parties.
• Develop and maintain close contacts within the banking and non-bank financial services industry community.
• Help SMBC Sydney branch achieve successful audit outcomes.
• Prepare departmental reports, maintain registers, and manage internal data sources.
• Assist with ad hoc internal/external events organised by SFDA, projects, business process improvements, and prepare presentations for senior management.
• Liaise with internal departments, manage entertainment/gift approvals, and source relevant company information.
• Other duties as required by SMBC

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Minimum 5 years of corporate administration experience, with proven support to senior management and strong business communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and deal with people in a cooperative manner at different levels.
• Good organisational & time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with a good attention to detail; work autonomously or, with minimal instruction.
• Excellent Microsoft skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and desk top publishing skills.
• Proactive self-starter, flexible and adaptable outlook.
• Demonstrated ability in undertaking research assignments and presenting information logically.
• Methodical, analytical and mature approach to working with others. 

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