Finance Business Partner

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.

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.

As part of a highly visible team, you'll play a critical role in driving business decision-making and ensuring alignment across the organisation. This position is central to delivering the planning cycle and supporting strategic initiatives that shape the future of the business. Your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitate and deliver the business planning cycle, ensuring alignment across all parts of the business.
• Support business-wide planning processes including budget and multi-year strategic planning.
• Ensure delivery of Board and Executive Leadership team requirements and decision-making information, providing accurate insights.
• Drive Coles Group planning processes liaising with wider finance team and strategy on deliverables & timelines.
• Work as a team player, influencing, coaching and engaging across the business and within the team to drive continuous improvements across planning systems and processes and enhance system usage.
  
  

You'll bring strong financial expertise and a collaborative approach to problem-solving. Your ability to manage complex data, build relationships, and influence stakeholders will be key to success in this role. As the successful candidate, you will have:

• CA/CPA qualified in addition to finance background preferably covering financial control, FP&A or commercial decision support.
• Finance experience in a retail or FMCG environment desirable.
• Understanding of standard financial KPIs across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Ability to establish relationships and cross-functional partnerships across the business.
• Strong stakeholder management skills including influencing & negotiating.
• Strong communication & presentation skills (verbal and written), ability to present simplified complex data & concepts to enable decision making.
• Strong time management and planning skills, ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-pressure environment.

• 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: 175059

Employment Type: Full time

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