Principal - Markets (Group Treasury)

• Provide market insight, transaction support, and expert advice to Wesfarmers senior leadership and the Board
• Support the development and execution of the Group’s funding, capital management, and financial risk management strategies
• Work closely with the Assistant Treasurer - Financial Risk Management, and Assistant Treasurer - Funding & Markets

About the team

The Group Treasury team acts as the in-house “banker” to our businesses, supporting them with daily banking and liquidity; management of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk; and working capital efficiency.

In addition, the team is responsible for corporate balance sheet management, particularly in relation to long-term funding, dividend policy, capital management; maintaining strong relationships with the Group’s funding providers and rating agencies; and ensuring financial risk management objectives are met.

The team also supports the Wesfarmers’ Group acquisition and divestment activities.

What you’ll do

As Principal - Markets you will support the development and execution of the Group’s funding, capital management, and financial risk management strategies to ensure strong liquidity, balance sheet resilience, and credit outcomes.

This role also safeguards the Group’s credit profile and risk exposures through robust analysis, governance, and stakeholder engagement with banks, investors and ratings agencies. 

Working closely with the Assistant Treasurer - Financial Risk Management, and Assistant Treasurer - Funding & Markets, you will:

• Support the development and execution of the Group’s funding plan, debt and equity transactions, and capital markets activities
• Monitor funding markets, assess bank proposals, and provide insight to inform long‑term funding strategy
• Manage Board and external stakeholder materials, including funding updates, and investor and rating agency engagement
• Act as a subject matter expert on credit ratings, funding structures and capital impacts of corporate activity
• Support Group‑wide financial risk management across interest rate, FX, commodity and trade risks
• Oversee documentation including ISDA, debt documentation and assist with financial risk management policy decisions
• Contribute to capital management decisions, ESG alignment, and share program execution

What you’ll need

This role asks for a commercially astute individual who combines strong analytical rigour with sound judgement. You’re a clear communicator, role model best-practice and high standards of performance, and you operate with integrity.

You will have experience handling operational responsibilities and project‑driven work, and you are comfortable to pivot from detailed analysis to strategic discussions.

Ideally you will arrive with:

• Your bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in finance, economics, engineering or a related discipline
• Strong working knowledge of financial markets
• Experience in supporting corporate strategy including acquisitions, divestments and international expansion, particularly from a Treasury perspective
• Understanding of Treasury processes and risk assessments is highly desirable
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including to nurturing relationships and influencing outcomes
• Demonstrated capability in project management 
• Advanced financial analysis and modelling skills capabilities
• Advanced analytical, problem solving and critical reasoning skills

About Wesfarmers

As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. We continually reinvent ourselves and invest in the businesses we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. We also have an online offering, including OnePass and the Group shared data asset.

Our work doesn’t stop there, we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And we participate in an integrated lithium joint venture, including the operation of a mine and concentrator and the development of a refinery.

Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group

The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group, enabling the achievement of Group objectives. It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.

Our culture

We’re results-focused, and we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.

We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move, then combine your cover letter and resume into one document and click on the 'Apply' button by Friday, 8 May 2026. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.

For brief enquiries please contact Jessica Pouchol – Talent Acquisition Manager on 0417 728 166.

We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.

For more information, visit our website at https://www.wesfarmers.com.au