Woolworths Supermarkets Hiring for Commercial Finance Analyst – Greenstock at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

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.

• Well respected and collaborative team
• End to end SM exposure through tight knit relationships with stakeholders that will bring you on their journey
• Flexible hybrid working mode

About The Opportunity

Due to internal promotion, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Business Analyst to join our well respected Supermarkets Finance team. This is a role with high visibility across Greenstock and Group stakeholders across Buying and Finance. Our diverse team is well embedded, with exposure to the E2E Greenstock ecosystem.

About The Role

ing to the Senior Business Analyst and alongside another Business Analyst, you will be responsible for providing ing and analysis of actual Sales and GP for our Meat business, as well as providing insightful analysis and decision support to the Merchandise Managers and Category Managers as a key finance partner. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to engage end to end across the multiple business functions to drive end to end value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the weekly, monthly and quarterly analysis of Meat financial performance with diligent analysis on market drivers of supply and demand
• Provide insightful analysis and clear commentary by working with the Category Managers and Merchandise Manager on key drivers and performance trends
• Support the Commercial team to accurately forecast future Sales and GP for weekly outlooks, budgeting and strategic planning purposes
• Involvement in higher risk forecast planning (e.g Xmas) and ensuring end to end alignment
• Identify promotional investment risks and ensuring they’re managed and captured in the forecast result
• Partner with stakeholders to develop workable action plans in relation to adverse trends
• Partner with the commercial team to develop & implement robust strategic capital initiatives
• Partner with the commercial, pricing and strategy team to build and implement strategic initiatives to look at price and market share
• Partner with Greenstock finance team to understand end to end opportunities, focusing on promotional effectiveness and supplementary purchase impacts.
• Ad hoc analysis and project related work on investment buys, promotional tool and automation
• Champion our Always Improving and Finance Transformation Goals as we focus on maximising the opportunity that data and technology in finance presents

About You

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 whilst also thinking about your experience in:

• GCP – essential
• Advanced excel / modelling – essential
• Experience modelling trading terms – essential
• Good understanding of price strategy and promo effectiveness – essential
• Good appreciation of category management principles – essential
• Multinational FMCG or 4 experience – highly regarded
• SAP and Business Objects – advantageous
• Supported sales teams across national retail (ie,. Coles, Woolworths, or international equivalent) across grocery or liquor – advantageous
• CA / CPA Qualification – advantageous

To succeed, you must posess strong analytical skills and attention to detail as well as ability to see the real life situations and products behind the numbers and being inquisitive to learn more about them. You will enjoy our team if you are a curious and down to earth individual who is not afraid to ask questions and challenge where warranted.

What Is In It For You

• You will be joining corporate Australia’s largest onsite finance team of over 800 team members. This scale brings complexity, challenges and opportunities for an extremely rewarding career
• Having a career with us means you are joining the group which ranked 2nd in LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies Australia 2022 and we are recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, Work180 Endorsed Employer for all women along with Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ workplace inclusion
• You will be joining Australia’s largest retailer which is also at the forefront of innovation and modern ways of working
• Flexibility is valued and supported across Woolworths Group and covers flexible work hours and locations (including working from overseas for up to 8 weeks per year), flexible career opportunities, and flexible leave options
• Career development sessions, internal networking events and mentorship/leadership programs to grow your career
• Team member discounts across all Woolworths Group and partner businesses, access to discounts in novated leases, share purchase plans, lifestyle and other attraction discounts
• Access to a digital platform that offers personalised programs for working parents, carers and people leaders through our partner in Gender Equality and Parental Leave support
• 4 weeks paid parental leave for all secondary carer’s. Both Primary and Secondary Carers who are employed in full or part time roles, are eligible to access Parental Leave entitlements from their first day of employment

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 #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.