Senior Commercial Financial Analyst - Capital & Commercial Insights
A pivotal capital and commercial analyst role at the heart of Australia’s largest retailer, combining technical skills with business acumen to help shape the future of the Woolworths network.
Partner closely with finance and business peers to deliver insights to Woolworths 360 Leadership team to steer business performance.
Drive innovation at the cutting edge of finance and AI, leveraging advanced data science and technology to redefine the future of commercial analysis.
About the Role
This role sits at the intersection of data, operations and strategy - turning complex financial and commercial inputs into clear, actionable insights that drive decisions across Woolworths 360, our specialised business unit dedicated to designing, developing and innovating the "retail stores of the future”.
In this hands-on role, you will evaluate new and renewed stores, proof-of-concept initiatives, and store inclusion pilots to determine specific program's capital efficiency and overall effectiveness. Your analysis will range from tracking top-line sales and EBIT drivers to evaluating customer behaviour, department performance, and overall return on investment. You will combine strong technical skills with commercial acumen, turning complex analysis into sharp visualisations and compelling narratives that inform key decisions across Woolworths Group.
As a true business partner, you will work closely with key executives, including the Director of Format Development, Network & Strategy, and the Director of Smarter Operations and their teams to provide insights, challenge performance, and enable informed decision-making.
This is a permanent, full time role based in Norwest, Sydney with hybrid work arrangements.
What You'll Do
You are a commercial advisor who translates complex datasets into store-level strategy. In this role, your key responsibilities include:
Extracting strategic insights from new and renewed stores by conducting post implementation reviews, proactively interrogating and analysing data to understand drivers of performance and identify trends, gaps and opportunities that can be applied to future cohorts.
Undertake performance analysis on proof of concept initiatives and store inclusion pilots, to measure effectiveness and surface insights to determine how to enhance specific programs.
Transform robust analysis into actionable insights and clear recommendations that improves decision making and consequently drives business performance.
Ensure insights are incorporated into future deployment plans and help shape the future of the Woolworths network.
Build trusted relationships with the Directors of Format Development and Smarter Operations, acting as a "thought leader" in investment decisions and present actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.
Leverage SQL (BigQuery) and Looker to automate reporting pipelines and collaborate with Data Science teams to build scalable data assets. Apply AI Agents to accelerate analysis, automate repeatable tasks and improve output quality.
Work closely with state operational teams to monitor performance of stores within capital deployment programs and provide insights on performance.
What You'll Bring
Deep commercial and financial acumen: Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial analysis or finance, coupled with a relevant tertiary qualification (CA or CPA, or working towards). Proven ability to manage capital programs, conduct cost/benefit analysis, and drive capital efficiency in alignment with long-term strategic objectives.
Analytical and technical skills: Proficiency with SQL and Google Sheets, with advanced data modeling capabilities to interrogate large datasets and translate complex business questions into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
Exceptional communication and business partnering: Proactive and collaborative professional with strong business partnering capability, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and demonstrated expertise in storyboarding and presenting complex financial information to diverse cross-functional audiences.
Why Join Us?
A pivotal capital and commercial analyst role at the heart of Australia’s largest retailer!
Broad exposure across the Woolworths Group, working closely with business and finance function peers, with direct access to senior decision-makers.
We are a highly collaborative Finance team and a trusted advisor to the business, dedicated to delivering insights, guiding decision-making, and co-creating value.
Investment in your development, including support for professional qualifications and AI capability building.
Endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
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.
12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave - eligible from the first day of employment
Hybrid Flexibility: Blend in-office engagement with work-from-home opportunities for a balanced work week.
We are Woolworths Group - Welcome to the Finance Team
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition 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. We believe that the Woolworths Finance team is a high performing, innovative and diverse team across Australia and New Zealand, and is an amazing place to advance your career.
If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
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.
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.
Woolworths Group is an inclusive, team-first company and we value all skills and experiences. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we encourage you to submit your application.
