Finance Business Partner - Commercial

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.

<h3>About the role</h3>

In this role, you’ll be a trusted business partner, providing insights and strategic guidance to influence decision-making and deliver results. You will:

• Partner with Merchandise teams to achieve sales, margin, and cost targets
• Identify opportunities to exceed sales plans and unlock growth
• Influence decisions through fact-based, innovative analysis and insights
• Ensure alignment with strategic objectives and initiatives across the Business Unit
• Deliver ROI analysis for transformational projects and business cases
• Track key initiatives and promotions to ensure expected outcomes
• Lead financial governance and performance reporting, including annual planning and budgeting
• Drive the monthly forecast process, clearly communicating risks and opportunities
• Identify and implement process and system improvements to enhance performance

<h3>About you and your skills</h3>

We are looking for a dynamic Finance Business Partner with a continuous improvement mindset and track record of execution. This role is best suited to someone with experience working with complex organisations, and confident simplifying financial information for financial and non-financial stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have:

• CPA/CA qualified with experience in retail or FMCG
• Skilled at partnering with and influencing non-financial stakeholders
• Proven ability to analyse financial information and recommend actionable solutions
• Confident in challenging and influencing stakeholders to achieve win-win outcomes
• Experienced in managing priorities and adapting to changing requirements
• Collaborative team player who shares knowledge and drives collective success
• Highly motivated and results-focused, passionate about solving performance challenges
• Excellent time management skills with a continuous improvement mindset

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: 174925

Employment Type: Full time

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