Finance Business Partner - Transformation Projects

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 Finance Business Partner - Transformation Projects, you will combine commercial finance, strategic business partnering and transformation delivery in a highly visible role. Working closely with senior leaders, you will help shape performance outcomes, track value delivery and provide the insights that influence key business decisions. Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Partner with business leaders to establish transformation targets, track delivery milestones and measure value creation outcomes across strategic initiatives 
• Drive enterprise wide performance reporting, forecasting and analysis that supports executive decision making and strategic priorities
• Prepare high quality insights, presentations and reporting for senior leadership, executive forums and external stakeholders
• Collaborate across multiple functions to align financial assumptions, benefits tracking and transformation priorities
• Support enterprise planning and budgeting processes, providing commercial analysis that informs investment and strategic decisions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting capability, governance standards, data integrity and operational efficiency
• Support the governance and performance management of transformation initiatives, ensuring robust evaluation, prioritisation and benefit tracking
• Coordinate assurance and compliance activities to maintain strong governance frameworks and stakeholder confidence
• Monitor strategic program investment, costs and value delivery to maximise business outcomes and return on investment 

About you and your skills

You are a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with leaders, navigating complexity and helping organisations realise the value of strategic change. You bring a blend of analytical strength, stakeholder influence and transformation experience that enables you to drive meaningful outcomes. You will also bring: 

• Ideally, Big 4/Mid-Tier with a strong foundation in FP&A, business partnering and strategic decision support
• Strong background in financial planning, forecasting, business performance and decision support
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders to influence strategy, performance and commercial outcomes 
• Proven ability to challenge constructively, disrupt conventional thinking and influence stakeholders to drive better outcomes
• Demonstrated experience supporting large scale transformation, strategic change programs or enterprise wide initiatives 
• Exceptional storytelling capability with the ability to convert complex financial and operational data into compelling insights and recommendations
• Continuous improvement mindset with a track record of driving process enhancements and operational efficiencies 
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on value creation, cost optimisation and measurable business outcomes 
• Ability to translate complex financial information into actionable insights and recommendations 

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: 188336

Employment Type: Full time

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