Analyst, Vendor Relationships - Melbourne, Australia - AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

6 days ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined.

That's why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible.

We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members.

Your new role

This role reports to the Manager, Vendor Relationship and is a key member of AustralianSuper's Data Services team, responsible for performing administration activities related to vendors such as purchase order creation, invoice validation & receipting and ensuring vendor costs are managed within budget, supporting market data workflow activities, supporting vendor meeting & enablement activities and supporting and/or performing continuous improvement opportunities through leveraging existing Fund wide tools and with our third parties.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to move into Investment Data Vendor Management and grow their career in this space.

Key duties include but are not limited to:

Perform payment administration lifecycle activities, in line with the procure to pay (P2P) standard.
Perform validation and receipt of invoices against purchase orders for third parties.
Support new and renewing market data processes with stakeholders and transactional & tactical third parties.
Support the annual budget process to prepare the investment related vendor annual budget cycle.
Input and maintain vendor market data information in FITS (financial inventory tracking system)
Work closely with finance partners to support financial analysis on third party vendor budgets /costs.
Perform vendor enablement activities, including market data access enablement for users, licensing queries, scheduling vendor meetings.
Perform contract execution activities.
Support and/or perform continuous improvement activities for MDVM, including streamlining or implementing workflow tools to reduce manual processes or leverage existing Fund wide tools to support vendor management activities.

**What you'll need

A tertiary qualification in Business, Finance, or related discipline
4+ years' experience working at a Superannuation Fund, Fund Manager, or Custodian
Ability to work autonomously and be comfortable with ambiguity, as and when necessary.
Developing analytical and problemsolving skills
Attention to detail.
Understanding of/experience with the Superannuation Industry and the regulatory environment in which it operates
Good oral and written communication
Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving business needs.
Collaboration (both internal & external) within and across teams in business outcomes is the critical aspect of this role.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation.

We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we're happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

What's next
Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

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