Finance Business Partner, Own Brand

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

Our Finance team are a vital partner in every aspect of our business, providing commercial insights to drive our success and influence everything we do. With presence in every department, we analyse performance, and deliver actionable insights that shape our strategic decisions.

About the Role 

Own Brand is over a third of Coles’ sales and a key strategic differentiator that helps make Coles a Destination for Food and Drink. Finance and OB work side-by-side to achieve commercial, product, sustainability and quality goals and take great pride in doing so.  

Reporting to the Own Brand Finance manager, this role is a key partnering role to the GM Own Brand as well as Head-ofs: Quality, Responsible Sourcing, Innovation and Transformation. This role also assists with commercials across Own Brand within the BUs and helps provide updated to Investor Relations and Commercial LT. 

You will also:

• Review Own Brand sales and margin to help leadership understand the story while also highlighting risks and opportunities
• Develop and maintain robust processes to measure and track the financial and operational benefits of Projects (including capital requests) , CODB and sales reporting
• Conduct evaluations to compare actual outcomes against planned targets, providing actionable insights across projects, CODB and sales
• Lean into board requests and investor reporting to assist in highlight OB as a strategic initiative
• Facilitate alignment with senior leadership to secure buy-in for budgets, QBR, priorities and initiatives
• Act as a bridge between operational teams and leadership, ensuring all stakeholders are informed of financial risks and opportunities
• Act as a key contributor in shaping strategies by leveraging market trends, data and financial expertise

About you and your skills 

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner with a continuous improvement mindset and track record of execution. This role is best suited to someone with a curiosity for finding the root cause of commercial results and telling the story to management while also being aware of risks and opportunities to further the Own Brand business.

You will also have:

• CA/CPA or equivalent and relevant tertiary qualification desirable
• Experience with commercial results (sales, margin etc)
• Experience in a finance role, ideally in retail/FMCG and/or a fast-paced environment.
• Experience producing and presenting insightful commercial and financial reports and making recommendations.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and a willingness to help lend your financial expertise to non-financial partners.
   

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 142707

Employment Type: Full time

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