Finance Business Partner -Finance Transformation
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
An exciting new role to support Coles’ Finance Transformation Program to develop our future ready Finance function has arisen. As a Finance Business Partner in the team, you will be at the forefront of transformation by bringing bold and unconstrained thinking and working closely with stakeholders on the journey. Your work will cover the establishment and delivery of the Finance Transformation program of work, including the delivery of initiatives in partnership with teams across the organisation.
There is no such thing as a typical day for the Finance Transformation team due to the breadth of the projects and initiatives that they deliver. We are looking for a Team Member that gets hands-on with aspects such as processes, systems and change across a broad range of projects.
In this role you will be work shoulder to shoulder with the cross-functional teams to deliver transformational digital and strategic projects for the CFO Function. You will identify a wide range of improvement opportunities and deliver these as projects within an Agile way. You will support the business to bed down new processes and systems through change management activities.
About you and your skills
We’re after a highly skilled professional with experience delivering finance improvement and transformation projects. Ideally, this will include implementing Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting processes and tools within complex organisations.
You’ll also need:
- a CA / CPA / MBA (or similar) qualification with proven management experience in a complex corporate environment
- Advanced knowledge of finance processes and experience in the collaborative development of new, or review of existing, processes and/or ways of working
- Excellent interpersonal skills with significant experience managing internal stakeholders at senior levels
- Strong analytical and complex problem-solving abilities
- Experience in delivering impact without direct authority over stakeholder groups
- Experience with Process Optimisation methodology preferred (Lean 6 Sigma)
- Demonstrated experience in working in matrix style cross functional teams to develop and deliver change agendas
- Experience in FMCG Finance Transformation (Preferred)
- Experience with finance ERP and EPM systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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: 113144
Employment Type: Full time
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