Commercial Analyst

Why this role exists:

The Commercial Analyst conducts and owns key financial analysis and provides actionable insights to support enterprise-focused decision-making. As Officeworks navigates a dynamic retail landscape, this role converts complex data into measurable commercial opportunities. This role is a strategic partner, identifying risks and opportunities to remediate or maximize business outcomes, and driving efficiencies across the Finance function.

Where you will make a difference:

In this role you will:

Commercial Analysis & Insight Delivery:

• Support financial analysis and conduct reporting to support enterprise-aligned decision-making and provide actionable insights.
• Leverage exceptional data modelling skills to convert large, complex data sets into measurable commercial insights to quickly enable the now what.
• Understand commercial risks and opportunities, providing insightful data that supports build of action plans for internal finance team to remediate risks or maximise opportunities.
• Work with data to identify what needs to be measured, how to measure it, and how to report findings effectively with a best practise and automation mindset.

Planning & Investment Support:

• Partner with internal finance team stakeholders in the preparation and delivery of the financial planning cycle, including in-year forecasting and the annual budget.
• Ensure approved investment outcomes are appropriately monitored and accurately reflected in financial forecasts and plans.
• Develop analysis of drivers of revenue and cost in conjunction with month end and statutory reporting.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence:

• Adopt a continuous improvement approach to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of processes and reporting across the team.
• Collaborate with internal finance team to deeply understand their needs for insights.
• Manage the requirements component of project timelines and deliverables to meet strict deadlines.

Who you will be working with:

• Internal Delivery Teams: Finance Business Partners and other Commercial Analysts.
• Internal Partners: Members of the Finance team.

What success looks like:

• Analytical Quality: Requirements captured for business and finance business partners are rated as high quality and fully understood.
• Strategic Impact: Clear business insights lead to tangible opportunities and a positive impact on whole-of-business processes.
• Efficiency: Successful identification and execution of improvements related to processes, systems, or ways of working.
• Project Reliability: Ability to manage deliverables and timelines to strict deadlines while working closely with other teams.

How you will lead:

Individual Contributor:

• Lives our Officeworks values and behaviours
• Proactively contributes to a safe working environment, escalates appropriately if there are unsafe conditions or inappropriate behaviour
• Operates in line with applicable Officeworks company policies and Code of Conduct
• Demonstrates a strong sense of personal accountability and curiosity to learn and develop

Qualifications and work experience:

Essential:

• Education: Bachelors degree in Commerce, Economics, Finance, or a related field. CPA / CA qualification is highly valued.
• Experience: Proven 4+ years of experience in a similar Commercial finance role.
• Analytical Capability: Excellent analytical skills with the ability to apply analytics to solving business problems.
• Technical Knowledge: Good understanding of accounting standards and their impacts on commercial outcomes.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to drive insights from analysis.
• Systems: Expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint) and experience with SAP R/3 (including Business Warehouse), Power BI.

Preferred:

• Industry: Experience in the retail industry is highly desirable.