Finance Business Partner, Operations

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 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.

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.

Are you a highly analytical finance professional with a passion for influencing commercial decisions? Do you thrive in a fast-paced retail or FMCG environment? We are seeking a talented Finance Business Partner to join our Supermarkets team and make a significant impact on our Total Loss operations.

As a Finance Business Partner for Operations, you will play a crucial role in supporting our Operations and Merchandise teams. Your primary objective will be to provide insightful, fact-based financial analysis and commercial decision-making support to help manage and minimise total loss across our business.

You will also;

• Monitor store performance against targets and identify & manage risks and opportunities
• Manage the annual store budget and monthly forecasting process
• Prepare period-end reporting, explaining variances to budget/forecasts and identifying key trends, risks, and opportunities
• Provide insightful, fact-based financial performance reviews to business stakeholders on a timely basis
• Support business planning/forecasting models and reporting tools
• Support stakeholders with fact-based financial analysis, articulating the impact of commercial decisions
• Proactively automate, simplify, and improve business operational reporting tools.
• Identify and quantify activities that may impact forecasts, with risks and opportunities understood and measured
• Appraise investments and perform post-investment reviews
• Communicate clearly and succinctly, focusing on analysis, insights, implications, and simplicity of message

We're looking for a strong financial business partnering background, ideally within the retail/FMCG remit. You'll have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to educate financial and non-financial stakeholders, as well as be comfortable challenging and influencing key stakeholders and working cross-functionally to deliver what's required.

You will also ideally have; 

• CA/CPA or similar, with commercial awareness and business focus
• Financial experience in a retail/FMCG/complex environment desirable
• Experience in developing business cases to support large-scale financial investment
• Excellent data manipulation and analytical skills

• 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.

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

Job ID: 158554

Employment Type: Full time

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