Finance Operations Stock Loss Ba

**Finance Business Analyst - Stock Loss (AU Supermarkets)
- Key role within the Supermarkets Operations Finance team supporting the National Loss Team with end-to-end visibility of store financials and processes.
- Business partnering exposure to the Supermarkets Operations and Commercial Team along with members of the Finance Community.Opportunity to work across our business to drive and shape Australian Supermarkets stock loss outcomes.

**We are Woolworths Group:
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

**About the role:
**The primary responsibility of this role is to partner with the National Operations Loss Team to provide best practice actionable insights and business performance reporting for Australian Supermarkets as it relates to stock loss. Working within the operations finance team this exciting and unique role will provide you with broad exposure to Supermarkets as your role includes results, insights, benefits analysis, budgeting and forecasting processes along with executive reporting working across a broad range of stakeholders.

**Key responsibilities:
- Performance Reporting, Partnering and Insights
- Provide insightful analysis, clear weekly commentary and actionable insights on a department/category and state basis.
- Support and partner with finance teams and our stakeholders with weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and analysis assessing trends, variances and key drivers.
- Provide analysis and decision support on topical areas to drive improvement in performance and process.
- Support and lead across key processes including the monthly forecast and annual operating plan.
- Track and report on key initiatives that form part of underlying loss.
- Partner with key operational and finance stakeholders within the Operations Loss Team, Commercial and Replenishment to optimise end to end performance outcomes and decision making.Identify and implement opportunities that improve processes across the broader Finance Team.

**Always Improving:
- Work collaboratively within a stock loss finance team of six actively engaging in the ongoing development and support of each other's goals, demonstrating care and an open mind.
- Share and drive improvements for team, function and business.
- Drive robust financial processes and strong internal controls across all areas of work.
- Ensure continuous process improvement and lead change to implement these improvements.Work across Finance to ensure we have integrity in our underlying systems and data.

**Team and Culture:
- Work closely and have fun with all members of the Supermarkets Operations Finance team.
- Build strong relationships across multiple groups including National Loss Team, Commercial, Replenishment, Group Finance and Stock loss Communities.Embraces change and finds better ways to execute on individual and team goals.

**About you:
- CPA / CA qualified experience or equivalent experience preferable with multinational FMCG or retail experience preferred.
- Able to communicate complex financial information in a simple manner including presentation and storyboarding skills.
- Sound organisational and effective time management skills including ability to navigate uncertainty, conflicting demands and shifting priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to exercise sound judgement and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
- Ability to work flexibly and with agility.Experienced using and navigating large data sets to support key messages including simplifying the complex within reporting. Advanced financial modelling skills and experience with SQL, GCP and Tableau are preferred.
- **Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
**Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves,