Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (Finance)

Location: Melbourne, Australia; hybrid working. Candidates must have the right to work in Australia.

Company

Rest is a large Australian profit-to-member superannuation fund established in 1988, managing approximately $100 billion for more than two million members.

What you will do

• Identify and recommend high-conviction investment opportunities across Australian equities and adjacent opportunities.
• Develop investment recommendations covering valuation, catalysts, risks, time horizon, and portfolio implications.
• Conduct fundamental research across financial statements, company strategy, industry structure, and competitive positioning.
• Build and maintain financial models, valuation frameworks, and scenario analyses.
• Perform primary research through engagement with management teams, customers, suppliers, competitors, industry specialists, and site visits.
• Monitor portfolio positions, identify thesis drift and emerging risks, and recommend buying, holding, selling, and position-sizing decisions.

Requirements

• Typically five or more years of relevant experience in public equities, investment research, corporate or industry roles, or an adjacent field.
• Strong experience in Australian equities investing, research, or portfolio management.
• Advanced skills in accounting, financial modelling, valuation, scenario analysis, company analysis, and investment risk assessment.
• Demonstrated track record of generating value-adding investment ideas with clear attribution.
• Evidence of intensive primary research, resourcefulness, relationship building, and ethical development of non-consensus insights.
• Right to work in Australia is required.

Nice to have

• CFA, CA/CPA, or a relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Background in finance, economics, accounting, engineering, science, humanities, law, or another field demonstrating excellence.

Culture & Benefits

• Personal and professional development opportunities.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Purchase leave scheme and 16 weeks of paid gender-neutral parental leave.
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 months of parental leave.
• LinkedIn Learning and income protection insurance.
• Peer recognition awards and meeting-free Rest Stops.