Finance Business Analyst, Brand & Marketing (910877)
Woolworths
Location: Baulkham Hills
Job Type: Full time
Posted
About Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.
About Group Finance
We operate in a fast paced, agile environment with professionals who work collaboratively to achieve market leading outcomes. Our point of difference is that we are part of Australia’s largest retailer allowing us to provide unparalleled career opportunities. The Woolworths Finance team is positioned to support change and continuous improvement across the business whilst continually focusing on providing excellent customer experiences to key stakeholders.
About the role
We currently have an opportunity for a passionate and motivated Business Analyst to join the Brand and Marketing Finance Team. The purpose of this role is to partner with members of the B&M team to support delivery of the strategy and in-year business plans. The role is an integral part of monthly performance reporting, quarterly forecasting and the annual operating plan process, with the incumbent working across the Woolworths Group. This role has great exposure to leadership and presents an exciting opportunity for someone who strives to drive tangible business outcomes in an agile, collaborative and creative manner.
We are seeking a highly driven and motivated individual with a “can do” attitude and willingness to grow as part of a high performing team. In this role, you will:
- Have a curious mindset, be a forward thinker and provide actionable insights to stakeholders
- Provide robust analysis to identify opportunities & risks across Brand & Marketing
- Challenge the status quo and leverage creative thinking to solve problems
- Identify and implement opportunities that improve processes & reporting across all of Brand & Marketing
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Business Partnering: work closely with B&M to support delivery of the strategy and in-year plans and to improve process and business performance based on the direction set by the Head of Finance and B&M Leadership team.
- Performance Reporting and Interpretation: Owner of monthly and quarterly close requirements, including financial results and variance analysis, generating actionable insights and performance reporting.
- Planning and Forecasting: Lead the forecasting process across B&M. Plus, support delivery of the annual operating plan process.
- Digitalisation of Finance and Continuous Improvement: Pro-actively drive an environment of continuous improvement with stakeholders to identify and drive process change.
To be successful in this role, you will be:
- Passionate about business partnering and enabling business decisions by understanding the drivers of margin, cost & profit, as well as identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Comfortable with ambiguity, adaptable, able to navigate a fast paced environment and work in an agile manner.
- A trusted advisor, who operates with integrity, living our values and doing the right thing is important to you.
- An influencer, you will have a proven ability to partner with stakeholders to drive business change
- Excellent communication, analytical and problem solving skills
In Finance we have an overarching capability framework that brings to life 5 key capabilities that shape who we are, what we do and how we work together, these are; value co-creator, inspiring leader, trusted advisor, agile learner and insights generator. We are looking forward to hearing how you may have demonstrated these capabilities.
Experience & Skills Required:
- Finance related degree and CA/CPA qualified/or working towards
- Strong communication skills, stakeholder management and relationship building skills
- Desired - systems experience (SAP, Google Cloud) and advanced excel/modelling skills
- Experience using financial systems in a commercial environment (SAP, GCP, IPA) and advanced Google Sheets/Excel modelling skills & Google Slides/Powepoint.
Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.
We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.
We’d love to hear from You
If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI-hybrid #work180.
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
