Senior Finance Manager Merch, Online & Marketing

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 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.About the teamFinance makes it easier for us to win together as a business. Our team works side-by-side with every other team to help bring commercial thinking into what they do and make moves that support our strategic business decisions.We offer good work-life balance, flexible working arrangements and excellent compensation benefits. We have an empowering and inclusive culture with open and effective management providing career stability.About the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to lead the finance team supporting the Merchandise, Marketing and Online teams for Liquor.You will Coach and mentor a team of 9, comprising of 4 Finance Business Partners, 1 Finance Manager and 4 indirect Finance Business partners in the Store Support Centre responsible for providing ongoing strategic analysis, decision support, financial reporting, planning & forecasting, and financial transactional processing.You will also;

• Work in partnership with the Merch, Marketing & Transformation GMs and their leadership team, provide strategic, commercial decision support, and governance, ensuring business unit strategies and initiatives deliver annual budget targets, EBIT efficiencies and working capital improvements.
• Support the business unit to deliver strategic priorities and outcomes
• Work across business & finance to ensure that key stakeholders are consulted to ensure project impacts are clearly understood, measurable and change is communicated
• Influence and drive improvements in the end-to-end finance functions across key platforms
• Drive improvements in relevant commercial KPIs such as return on space, margin rate, waste & markdowns, availability and working capital optimisation, and drive effective commercial decision making on category roles, range reviews and initiatives

About you and your skillsAs Senior Finance Manager you'll have extensive experience in commercial finance leadership roles ideally within a retail or FMCG environment.You'll also have:

• A diverse finance background covering Financial Control, Financial reporting, Planning & Analysis, and Commercial partnering
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Effective communicator with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• CA/ CPA (or equivalent) with extensive post qualification experience

Take your next step into something bigger, apply nowWith us it's not about the discounts (although you do get those), it's about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.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 ' ' section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.auJob ID: 120075Employment Type: Full time#LI-BU