Banking Operations & Funding Team Leader A growing non-bank lender is seeking an experienced Banking & Funding Operations Team Lead to join their finance team, created in response to rising transaction volumes and payments complexity across the Group.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll manage cash flow, payment arrangements, and banking relationships, while mentoring two Accounts Associates supporting loan fundings, banking, and reconciliation.

Key Responsibilities

This role sits in finance and works closely with Treasury and Settlements. Ultimately you will be responsible for daily cash movements between 60+ bank accounts, AND overseeing bank reconciliations.

- Manage daily cash flow and liquidity to fund new loan settlements; lead short-term forecasting
- Monitor fund availability and manage cash movements
- Act as primary contact for loan funding and banking matters; manage relationships with settlement and treasury teams
- Review and approve funding drawdowns, repayments, and related transactions
- Oversee daily payment processes, cashbook allocations, wallet allocations,



and investor distributions
- Ensure compliance with funding agreements, lender requirements, and internal controls
- Oversee bank reconciliations
- Maintain the loan book (new loans, drawdowns, repayments) and support audit/reporting needs
- Provide oversight and review of reconciliation outputs prepared by the team
- Build scalable processes to improve finance operations efficiency

About You

- 5+ years' experience in banking or non-bank lending
- Robust grasp of cash flow management, loan settlements, and banking operations
- Prior direct experience processing high-volume transactions and complex funding arrangements
- Familiarity with loan lifecycle processes (drawdowns, repayments, settlements) preferred
- Experience mentoring/ training junior team members

Benefits

- $115-125,000 + super + bonus on offer
- Hybrid - work from home 1 day per week
- Step into a leadership role
- Fast growing business with lots of career opportunities

📌 Banking Operations and Funding Team Leader (Sydney)
🏢 Propel Recruitment
📍 Sydney