Our focus on customer service and our determination to be different is certainly starting to pay off - we have just received Money magazine's Bank of the Year award!

But that's not all...we were also recognised at Money magazine's Consumer Finance Awards 2008 with two other major wins. Not only did we receive the Best Bank Website award, our Colonial Geared Investments team won the Margin Lender of the Year award.

The Group was a finalist in four other categories: Money Minder of the Year, Credit Card Issuer of the Year, Business Bank of the Year and Seniors' Bank of the Year. This meant we were the most recognised financial institution in this year's awards.

The Commonwealth Bank is also an extremely diverse organisation:

• Over 70 different languages are spoken by our people
• We have nearly 7,500 people in part time and job share roles across the Commonwealth Bank
• More than 17% of our workforce is over 45
• Women make up 65% of our workforce, and nearly one third of our management and senior management roles are held by women.

Commonwealth Financial Planning

At Commonwealth Financial Planning you'll have the scale, resources and experience of one of Australia's largest dealer groups behind you.

Supporting you every step of the way

Thanks to our size and structure, you have a broad choice of career options teamed with a competitive remuneration package. At Commonwealth Financial Planning, we provide you with the experience and training to ensure you don't simply meet your goals in this changing industry, but you stay ahead of the game.

Making your journey rewarding

Your rewards at Commonwealth Financial Planning will be personal and professional. We offer highly competitive remuneration packages with incentives linked to a broad range of criteria. We also believe in the reward of a great working environment, motivating colleagues and a supportive management structure.

More broadly speaking as an employee of the Commonwealth Bank, you are also entitled to one of the most comprehensive and generous employee benefits package in the industry:

• Flexible employment options - we offer genuine flexibility in your employment to ensure a satisfying balance of work and personal life. This includes working part time or from home and job sharing. In addition to annual leave, you may also have access to a range of options that enables you to manage changes in your personal circumstances, including carer's leave, personal illness leave, purchased leave, parental leave at full pay, half pay or a combination of both, career break and leave without pay
• Care, health and well being - including support and information services, child care, nursing mothers' retreats, health checks and health seminars.
• Private health insurance - through CBHS offering better coverage at comparable rates to most commercial providers Discounted banking and financial services - lower interest rates on most banking products, bonus interest on investments such as term deposits, and reduced or nil account transaction fees on many products
• Employee Benefits Program - includes lifestyle benefits such as holiday discounts on hotels, car hire and airfares, and staff deals on wine, computers, entertainment and fitness
• Employee Assistance Program - a professional, confidential counselling service for you and your immediate family

Recognising Success

Our focus on customer service and our determination to be different is gradually being recognised:

• Employer of Choice by the Federal Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) - a status we've maintained since the award's inception in 2001
  
• Bank of the Year by Money Magazine