Female Futures: A Program to help Females return to Finance
Findex is a leading provider of integrated financial advisory and accounting services with a large presence across Australia.
Findex participated in the Workforce Australia - Career Revive program to improve their strategies in attracting and retaining women and talent to join their national audit and accounting teams.
Workforce Australia - Career Revive has helped Findex to implement a range of strategic HR initiatives. This includes designing and implementing a Supported Returner Program, that will be piloted in September 2022.
The Program aims to support women in regional locations to re-enter into the workforce through the organisation’s Virtual Centre of Excellence (VCOE). Roles targeted include bookkeeping, accounting and auditing.
The Returner Program will include:
- assigned time for training and development
- the ability to work flexibly
- a designated buddy program to help orient and support returners.
Findex also plans to enhance the whole experience of women working within their business by:
- establishing a Findexcellent learning module that builds manager capability in supporting and enhancing flexible work across the business
- creating a Family Network for working parents to informally connect and share experiences, resources and supports
- designing and introducing a formal Sponsorship Program, pairing senior male leaders with women to provide strategic advice and help accessing work opportunities.
Findex plans to incorporate many of the Workforce Australia - Career Revive actions across the organisation’s initiatives and Sustainability Strategy. The People Function have begun to implement actions including revising the parental leave policies.
Participation in Workforce Australia – Career Revive has helped to enhance the organisation's employee value proposition and provide support for women in the workplace.
