Finance Business Partner- Commercial Finance

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

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

As a Finance Business Partner - Commercial Finance, you will provide trusted commercial insights and strategic analysis that enable informed decision making and support sustainable business growth. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partner with Commercial leaders to deliver meaningful financial insights that influence strategic and operational decision making.
• Prepare robust business cases, investment appraisals and commercial analysis to support new initiatives, growth opportunities and key projects.
• Develop budgets, forecasts and performance reporting that provide clear visibility of financial outcomes and business performance.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable insights, identifying opportunities, risks and recommendations.
• Challenge assumptions through scenario modelling and financial analysis to improve commercial outcomes and support strategic planning.
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting, financial processes, systems and dashboards to enhance efficiency and decision making.
• Maintain strong financial governance, controls and compliance while supporting a commercially agile operating environment.
• Build trusted partnerships across Finance and cross functional teams to deliver collective business objectives and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you and your skills

You are a commercially curious finance professional who enjoys solving complex problems and building practical solutions in an evolving business environment. You thrive where there is opportunity to improve processes and partnering closely with stakeholders. You will also bring:

• CA, CPA or equivalent qualifications and experience in commercial finance within retail, FMCG or another fast paced, customer focused industry.
• Proven capability developing business cases, financial models and commercial analysis that support strategic investment and growth decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in environments where systems, processes and data are still evolving.
• Experience working with less mature financial infrastructure, identifying process improvements and developing practical solutions that enhance reporting and commercial outcomes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-finance audiences.

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: 190042

Employment Type: Full time

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