Finance Business Partner - Commercial

Coles Group Pty Ltd; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Gym facility

Free parking

BBQ area

Product sampling hub

Employee discounts

MyThanks recognition

Career development programs

Paid parental leave

Employee share plan

Job summary

Coles Group Pty Ltd in Australia is seeking a Finance Business Partner - Commercial on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will partner with Merchandise teams to achieve sales, margin, and cost targets, deliver ROI analyses, and lead the monthly forecast and budgeting cycles.

You’ll influence strategic decisions with robust financial insights and drive performance improvements across the business unit. The role requires CA/CPA and experience in retail/FMCG finance, with strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• CA/CPA designation with experience in retail or FMCG finance.
• Proven ability to influence non-financial stakeholders including Merchandise teams.
• Experience preparing, analysing and interpreting financial information to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Merchandise teams to hit sales, margin and cost targets.
• Deliver ROI analysis for transformational projects and business cases.
• Drive monthly forecasting and budgeting processes, communicating risks and opportunities.
• Lead financial governance and performance reporting across the business unit.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and systems to boost performance.
• Track promotions and initiatives to ensure outcomes.

Skills

CA/CPA

Retail/FMCG finance experience

Stakeholder influence

Commercial acumen

Financial analysis

Education

CA/CPA certification

Job description

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

Please note: This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

As Finance Business Partner - Commercial, you’ll be providing insights and strategic guidance to influence decision-making and deliver results. You will:

• Partner with Merchandise teams to achieve sales, margin, and cost targets
• Identify opportunities to exceed sales plans and unlock growth
• Influence decisions through fact-based, innovative analysis and insights
• Ensure alignment with strategic objectives and initiatives across the Business Unit
• Deliver ROI analysis for transformational projects and business cases
• Track key initiatives and promotions to ensure expected outcomes
• Lead financial governance and performance reporting, including annual planning and budgeting
• Drive the monthly forecast process, clearly communicating risks and opportunities
• Identify and implement process and system improvements to enhance performance

About you and your skills

You bring strong commercial acumen, stakeholder influence and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to translate financial insight into meaningful business action. You will also have:

• CA/CPA coupled with finance experience within a retail/FMCG or similar environment ideally
• Demonstrated experience working with and influencing non financial stakeholders including Commercial/Merchandise teams
• Proven experience in preparing, analysing and interpreting financial information to identify opportunities and challenges
• Strong ability to challenge and influence key stakeholders to achieve win win outcomes
• Experience managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations
• Proven ability to work effectively within a team environment

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 [e-mail]