Brighter Together
Our mission is to make consumer energy resources (CER) affordable and accessible for everyone.
Brighte is building the platform to enable and accelerate the energy transition by making it affordable, easy and less risky to buy and sell energy equipment.
Our founder and CEO, Katherine McConnell, has been awarded Telstra Business Woman of the year in 2020 as well as winning the Sustainability Crusader award at B&T's 2023 Women Leading Tech Awards. She is a passionate and humble leader who has a human first approach to business. As a business we have been awarded AFR Sustainability Leader in the Banking and Finance category and won the inaugural Sustainability Award at the Affies!
About the Role
We're looking for a hands-on Treasury professional to execute treasury functions at Brighte, focusing on managing funding, liquidity and capital strategies, that support Brighte’s strategy.
What You'll Do
- Own and manage key existing stakeholder relationships (internal and external) to support meeting the asset backed funding requirements of Brighte’s warehouse and public ABS transaction vehicles
- Support the Head of Commercial Finance & Treasury manage and build on an already robust investor base
- An understanding of interest rate risk management, including operating and executing hedging policy and compliance
- Responsible for the daily funding operations of Brighte including liquidity management
- Opportunity to support Brighte’s credit product development and design
- Other elements of this broad role include maintaining appropriate controls, monitoring of the portfolio, compliance and reporting.
What You'll Bring
- Prior asset backed securitisation experience is mandatory
- Experience managing funding warehouse vehicles, including senior and mezzanine debt funders with direct experience in managing relationships with banks and credit funds in senior and mezzanine roles
- Prior experience managing ABS term-out transactions processes with arrangers, investor and relevant legal/regulatory parties (e.g RBA/ESMA compliance)
- Track-record of managing ratings agency processes, with green asset class certification experience viewed upon favourably
- Strong financial and credit modelling skills to ensure long term funding strategies are developed to support Brighte’s strategy
- Experience engaging with and building relationships with a the full range of investors (size, location, etc)
- Experience in risk management of liquidity and interest rate risk (e.g. input to hedging policy and maintaining risk within policy/lender requirements)
What's in it for you?
- Flexible working arrangements to suit individual needs and a hybrid work model. Our office is designed for collaboration, creativity and balance between office engagement and remote flexibility. Our in-office days are Monday through Thursday (4 days), with Friday as a remote day.
- Free lunch! Yes, there is such a thing! Kickstart your week with our Monday Mingle meaning lunch on us and great company. From tacos, to sushi, to charcoal chicken, it's a delicious way to catch up, unwind and connect.
- Get social. We host a range of social activities at Brighte. A fan-favorite being our weekly Thursday social event, where you can catch up with colleagues over a drink, snack and a game of table tennis.
- We want our employees to share in Brighte’s success. You may be given an opportunity to join our Employee Share Option Plans (ESOP).
- Snacks galore – who doesn’t love that? Our thoughtfully stocked pantry includes snacks to suit your every mood. Fresh bread, protein bars, popcorn, fresh fruit, chocolate, soy crisps, cookies – you name it! We also offer a carefully curated collection of wines and beer on tap for those looking to unwind or enjoy a social moment.
- End-of-trip facilities. Cycle in to work, lock up your wheels and have a shower in our end-of-trip facilities, which come complete with towel service and hair dryers.
- Anniversary leave - your dedication at Brighte won’t go unnoticed. Enjoy an extra day to celebrate your work anniversary with us.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Brighte, we celebrate diversity and encourage you to bring your whole self to work. Our inclusive culture is the foundation of our innovative and dynamic environment.
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Named LinkedIn’s #10 Top Australian Start Up (2021), we know we wouldn’t be anywhere without our investors, who believe in oaur mission and the opportunities that lie ahead for a brighter future.
Airtree Ventures, Grok Investments, Kim Jackson and Scott Farquhar’s Skip Capital, and Qualgro Partners all continue to support Brighte in making this dream a reality!
If you want to join this mission-driven, inclusive, and highly collaborative team, click apply and upload your resume! All applicants will receive a response.
As part of our process, we require all candidates to undertake references and background checks, which include a police check, anti-money laundering and bankruptcy checks.
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Glassdoor
Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what people are saying on Glassdoor.
“Simply the best place. you wont regret here. Lot of stuff to do and learn and you're free to do so.”
“Heaps of opportunity to grow exponentially. Working with Katherine is an experience in itself. Fast paced not startup anymore.”
“Friendly people, efficient team, good career opportunity”
“Good working environment and work-life balance.”
Acknowledgement of Country
Brighte acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of our land - Australia. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the elders past, present and emerging. The Gadigal of the Eora Nation are the traditional custodians of the land on which Brighte’s office stands.