We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also see your impact.
About the Team
Our Finance team are vital partners in every aspect of our business, providing commercial insights to drive our success and influence everything we do. We're present in every department, analysing performance and delivering actionable insights that shape our strategic decisions.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to lead the finance team supporting the Merchandise, Marketing and eCommerce teams for Coles Liquor.
You'll work in partnership with the business unit General Managers and their leadership team to provide strategic commercial decision support and governance. This will ensure business unit strategies and initiatives deliver annual budget targets, EBIT efficiencies, and working capital improvements.
Your responsibilities will include driving the Liquor Transformation agenda as it impacts Commercial, Customer and Digital. You'll be responsible for improving relevant commercial KPIs such as return on space, margin rate, waste, and markdowns. You'll also support effective commercial decision-making on category roles, range reviews, and initiatives.
* 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 to align with strategic objectives, drive sales, profit performance, and achieve 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
To be successful in this role, you'll have extensive experience in commercial finance leadership roles, ideally within the liquor space or retail/FMCG. You'll also have experience in business transformation and fact-driven, data-led storytelling with senior stakeholders.
You'll have:
* 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.
* MBA or equivalent desirable.
What's In It For You?
* Flexible working options: We offer hybrid working arrangements to help you achieve a positive work-life balance.
* Office perks: Enjoy access to a gym facility, fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub, school holiday program, and more.
* Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discounts all year round on Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. Additional double discounts periods apply throughout the year.
* Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition linked to our Coles values through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. Accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards.
* Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore career development programs and job-specific training.
* Paid parental leave: We 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 committed to creating a workplace that's safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, 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.