Finance Business Partner - eCommerce

 Coles Supermarkets  Hawthorn East 


Requisition ID: 54242 

Employment Type: Full time 


Good things start here

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.
 

About the role

Work in one of the largest and smartest finance functions among ASX-listed companies, with a positive culture, high quality leaders and the opportunity to make an impact on highly commercial, highly visible programs of work that inform and enable business strategy.  We care for our people with a focus on wellbeing, fairness and equity, and you’re trusted to work in a way that works best for you.

At Coles, one of Australia’s largest employers, there are many directions your career can take - the Finance team is a great springboard to growing your capabilities and networks to pave your future path.

What you'll be doing

• Perform analysis and provide insight to help the business understand performance and drive action to address issues/leverage opportunities
• Partner with business to ensure delivery of Smarter Selling savings
• Own Corporate Plan & budget process for eCommerce, focusing on continuous improvement to ensure alignment across stakeholders (e-comm & cross-functional) and strategy
• Own period performance reporting & forecasting to Group and eComm Leadership Team
• Own relationship with Operations finance to ensure alignment on eComm operating expense P&L lines within overall supermarkets’ costs
• Take finance lead on investment appraisal for Operations initiatives including business case and approval process, monitoring results and PIRs
• Partner with the eCommerce finance team to ensure integration of processes, establishment of reporting and alignment on future impacts of program to eComm expense lines
• Define reporting suite for eCommerce Operations, supported by Data & Reporting team, to ensure insightful and action-focused reporting
• Financial process governance, risk management and control

Good things you'll need

• A relevant tertiary qualification in either Finance or Commerce
• Understanding of technology, business information management or other data related functions
• Experience working within an ASX listed or complex organisation – with overseas retail/FMCG experience highly regarded
• Able to work within a fast-paced environment and simplify processes
• Strong commercial acumen to ensure profitable growth objectives are delivered 
• Proven experience in preparing, understanding and analysing financial information to identify business opportunities/challenges and recommend course of action
• Proven ability to challenge & influence key business stakeholders (finance and non-finance) to achieve best for business outcomes
• Experience of navigating complex problems and problem solving
• Experience of presenting financial information concisely which focuses on drawing out insight
• Experience of owning end-to-end planning process
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation  
• Commercial awareness
• Highly effective communication skills, both verbal and written (email, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
• System literacy; experience of developing dashboards in Power BI or similar desirable #LI-FIN

Why Coles?
You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website. 

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.