Finance Business Partner - Operations 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.

<h3>About the role</h3>

As a Finance Business Partner - Operations Finance, you will play a key role in influencing operational performance and supporting the delivery of strategic outcomes. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide insight, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability through data‑led analysis. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with Operations leaders to deliver financial and operational targets.
• Identifying opportunities to improve performance, efficiency, and return on investment.
• Influencing business decision‑making through fact‑based, insightful, and commercially focused analysis.
• Ensuring robust plans are in place to deliver the strategic cost-out plan.
• Identifying and driving process and system improvements to enhance forecasting, reporting, and decision support.
• Leading insight and ROI analysis for transformational initiatives and business cases
• Producing clear, timely, and insightful performance reporting, including variance analysis, trend commentary, and forward‑looking risk and opportunity assessments.
• Providing executive‑ready reporting and narrative to support senior leadership forums and performance discussions.
• Ensuring consistency, accuracy, and transparency of performance metrics across financial and operational reporting..
• Owning financial governance and performance reporting, including:
• Leading the monthly forecast process with clear articulation of risks and opportunities.
• Setting effective budgets and forecasts.
• Conducting disciplined monthly reviews of results against plan.

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

You bring strong commercial acumen and are comfortable operating in a complex, fast‑moving environment. Ideally, you will have:

• CA or CPA qualification, with experience in retail, FMCG, or a listed corporate environment.
• Proven experience partnering with and influencing senior non‑financial stakeholders.
• Strong capability in analysing financial information to identify insights, risks, and opportunities, and convert them into clear recommendations.
• Well‑developed influencing skills, enabling constructive challenge and win‑win outcomes.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations effectively.
• A flexible and adaptable working style.
• A collaborative mindset, contributing to team outcomes through knowledge sharing and coordination.
• High levels of motivation and self‑drive, with a passion for improving business performance.
• Strong time management skills and a continuous improvement focus.

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: 176660

Employment Type: Full time

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