About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead the finance team supporting the Merchandise, Marketing and eCommerce teams for Coles Liquor.
This role will see you work in partnership with the business unit General Managers and their leadership team to provide strategic commercial decision support and governance, ensuring business unit strategies and initiatives deliver annual budget targets, EBIT efficiencies and working capital improvements.
* Lead and mentor a team of seven finance specialists responsible for providing ongoing strategic analysis, decision support, financial reporting, planning & forecasting, and financial transactional processing
* Drive improvements in trade planning, promotion effectiveness, and optimise layouts and range with a view to aligning to strategic objectives, driving sales, profit performance and achieving budget targets
* Support the business unit to deliver strategic commercial priorities and outcomes
* Establish and maintain a seamless weekly forecasting process to drive accountability and ownership of sales and profit performance to Merchandise, Marketing and eCommerce teams
* Influence and drive improvements in the end-to-end finance functions across key platforms
About You and Your Skills
As a Senior Finance Manager, you'll have extensive experience in commercial finance leadership roles, ideally within the liquor space or retail/FMCG. You will have experience in business transformation, keen to roll up your sleeves and dive deep into the strategy as we embark on bold transformations within Liquor.
* A diverse finance background covering Financial Control, Financial reporting, Planning & Analysis, and Commercial partnering
* Advanced leadership skills, with experience developing and managing high performing finance teams
* Experience driving organisational change and influencing key business partners
* Experience in strategic business planning and direction setting
* CA/CPA (or equivalent) with extensive post qualification experience
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.
* 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.
* 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.