Woolworths

• Experiment with AI, new ideas, taking a ‘test and learn’ approach to your work.
• Create innovative solutions and collaborate with innovative AA teams.
• Sydney and Melbourne office locations with hybrid working.

We strive to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow for our customers and team, bringing the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium together to make data driven decisions. By partnering with Quantium, a world-class data science and advanced analytics business we’re excited about the future as we unlock the power of data to reimagine retail.

Advanced Analytics (AA) is changing the way we put our Customers 1st and that’s why we’re recognising the importance of data and Woolworths becoming a data led organisation. How we gather data, interpret it, and protect it (including our customers’ data), will become increasingly important. We’re uniquely positioned through our partnership with Quantium to bring together a world class retail analytics capability to unlock value across our entire Ecosystem.

wiq is the Advanced Analytics Hub that will work across both Woolworths and Quantium, bringing together the best of both worlds in Retail and Advanced Analytics capabilities to unlock the power of AI and insights to reimagine retail. Growing our Advanced Analytics capability within Finance is a core ingredient in the F26 Finance Strategy so that we can harvest more value from the immense data and amazing toolset that we have available to us at Woolworths. As Woolworths evolves our ecosystem and partnerships strategy, working in an agile and matrixed environment, partnering with teams to work end to end, delivering to multiple stakeholders, will become our standard ways of working as the key enabler to our success.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Analyst in the wiq Finance team, you won't just report numbers - you'll be a true strategic partner. You'll leverage your business & financial acumen, data analytics skills, and technical and AI knowledge to collaborate with the wider wiq team and key business stakeholders, developing and delivering solutions that directly support them in achieving their ambitious business objectives.

You will work horizontally across the business, partnering end-to-end with other finance teams within Woolworths and Quantium. This includes coordinating alignment on project costs and benefits, integrating them into business unit forecasts and plans, and driving optimisation initiatives to enhance efficiency within wiq Finance and for our partners. 

• Partnering with use case teams to define, test, and implement benefit methodology for complex advanced analytics problems, coordinating end-to-end alignment with wiq and wider group stakeholders to track and realise value.
• Building foundational data capabilities and architecture for wiq Finance, establishing the technical framework and supporting the growth of Data Analytics across the wider Finance Function.
• Driving efficiency and simplification by automating core processes and implementing data fixes, freeing capacity to focus on strategic priorities.
• Creating and managing automated tools for financial forecasting, FTE tracking, and reporting, including Quantium revenue analysis, to facilitate data-driven prioritisation and planning for core business goals.
• Providing critical analytical and automation support, actively managing the crucial weekly, monthly, and annual operating rhythm (reporting, budgeting, and forecasting).
• Developing financial modelling and preparation of strategic business cases to secure investment for new opportunities, shaping the future direction and accelerating growth of wiq and deployment of AI across the Group.

What you’ll bring

You are an analytical generalist with strong business and financial acumen that is tech-savvy and capable of building out robust models. You can autonomously drive automation and simplification projects, ensuring the integrity of data and quality of outputs. You understand key business drivers, allowing you to clearly communicate the impact on financial plans and provide insightful, 'ahead-of-the-curve' information that enables effective decision-making

• 5+ years’ total work experience, in a wide-ranging finance role, ideally with partnering experience, exposure to financial workflow, P&Ls and understanding of management accounts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong business acumen and partnering skills.
• Good understanding of Financial Modelling, Finance & Accounting concepts, using financial return concepts such as ROI, IRR, NPV.
• Advanced technical fluency, including expertise in Google Workspace (especially Sheets) and its connections with Big Data platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform/BigQuery/SQL). Coding / Scripting experience would be viewed favourably.
• Ideally, experience with advanced financial and business intelligence systems in a commercial, Big Data environment (e.g., Power BI, Looker, or Tableau).

What you’ll experience

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• Supporting and encouraging environment to help you unlock your potential.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.