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Finance Business Partner - Digital

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 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

Finance makes it easier for us to win together as a business. Our team works side-by-side with every other team to help bring commercial thinking into what they do and make moves that support our strategic business decisions.  
We offer good work-life balance, flexible working arrangements and excellent compensation benefits.  We have an empowering and inclusive culture with open and effective management providing career stability.

About the Role

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be a trusted advisor to our Digital Business Leaders, leveraging your financial expertise and strong communication skills to enable informed decision making and drive digital business strategy. You will also be responsible for;

Partnering with Digital Business Leaders to proactively manage cost per online order, including store rem and van costs to ensure delivery is in line with budget and strategic objectives
Partnering with the product crews within Network to drive return on capital and ensure roadmap initiatives deliver positive customer experience and financial outcomes
Work alongside the Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) Finance Team to provide clear reporting and insights into performance across stores and CFC’s
Work closely with the Operations Finance Team to ensure alignment on digital operating expense P&L lines within overall supermarket costs
Ownership and presentation of the Corporate Plan, budget, and forecast for operating costs
Perform analysis and provide insights to help the business understand performance and drive action to address issues/leverage opportunities

About you and your skills

We are looking for a driven Finance Business Partner who is comfortable challenging and influencing key stakeholders, competent in data-driven storytelling, and capable in navigating complex problems and ambiguity. Ideally you will have had exposure within the digital space, however this is not essential. You will also ideally have;

CA/CPA or similar business qualification, or near with commercial awareness and business focus
Experience in the Retail or FMCG sectors will be highly regarded, alternatively a big 4 or mid-tier environment
Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
Experience developing dashboards in PowerBI or similar
Proven experience in preparing, understanding and analysing financial information to identify business opportunities/challenges and recommend course of action
Proven ability to challenge & influence key business stakeholders (finance and non-finance) to achieve best for business outcomes

Take your next step into something bigger, apply now

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. 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. Find out more in the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site.

Job ID: 116702