Commercial Finance Manager
Kmart Australia Limited
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chadstone • Australia
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About the role
- Lead the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting cycles for Store Operations, ensuring accuracy, insight, and alignment to business strategy.
- Provide trusted commercial advice to senior leaders, influencing decisions that drive profitability and operational efficiency.
- Deliver deep financial and operational analysis to uncover performance drivers, identify risks and opportunities, and support continuous improvement.
- Build business cases, evaluate initiatives, and conduct post-implementation reviews to ensure strong ROI and commercial value.
- Support long-term strategic planning, including KPI governance, tracking, and performance reporting.
- Develop and lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Proven experience in commercial finance or business partnering, ideally within Retail or FMCG.
- Strong analytical capability, advanced financial modelling skills, and proficiency in tools such as Excel and regression analysis.
- A CA/CPA qualification (or equivalent) and at least 10 years’ experience in a large, complex organisation.
- The ability to influence senior stakeholders, challenge the status quo, and translate data into actionable insights.
- Experience building and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong commercial acumen, curiosity, and the ability to anticipate future business needs.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
- A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings
- Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
- We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team members get the opportunity to participate in a bonus program
- We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered though our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
- A dynamic learning and support program
- Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor
- A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
- Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial modellingregression analysisbudgetingforecastingfinancial analysisperformance reportingKPI governancecommercial financebusiness partneringROI evaluation
Soft Skills
analytical capabilityinfluencingcollaborationcontinuous improvementcommunicationnegotiationpresentation skillscuriosityanticipating business needschallenging the status quo
Certifications
CACPA