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This role solves manual reporting burdens by leading the transition to automated Power BI dashboards and managing the end-to-end data lifecycle within OneStream and SAP. This role partners across the business to assess capital proposals, build complex financial models, and deliver actionable insights that inform the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and strategic projects.\n\nThe candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions: \n\nSystems Mastery and Reporting Automation: \nLead the OneStream reporting process end-to-end, including rolling forecasts, budget loads, and clearing validation errors.\nAutomate and improve OneStream workflows to significantly reduce monthly processing time through advanced systems knowledge and automation between SAP and OST.\nTake ownership of standard reporting across business areas (e. g., B2B, Stores), partnering with the Reporting Team to move from manual to automated formats.\nAct as the key Finance contact to validate data post-automation in Power BI before releasing reports to the business.\nOwn and manage allocation rules in SAP to finalise the budget P& L.\n\nFinancial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting: \nSupport the annual budget and ongoing forecast processes, including updating templates, uploading data into SAP, and reviewing cash flow and balance sheet models.\nAssist in the preparation of budget presentation packs and Day 4 monthly reporting for the SLT and Wesfarmers.\nLeverage data modelling skills to convert large, complex data sets into measurable and actionable insights.\nPrepare ongoing project cost forecasts (e. g., 18-month rolling) using data from Success Factors and other systems.\n\nCapital Expenditure and Investment Assessment: \nPrepare and coordinate capital expenditure proposals for new stores, relocations, and property purchases at pace and with high accuracy.\nPrepare store-related feasibility assessments, ensuring assumptions accurately reflect existing retail trading conditions.\nAssess and present business proposals on behalf of departments seeking capital, ensuring they meet Wesfarmers and internal benchmarks/hurdles.\nSupport the development of commercial assumptions informing key investment decisions.\n\nGovernance and Continuous Improvement: \nMaintain appropriate records of all approved and non-approved capital expenditure proposals.\nAssist with quarterly board papers, specifically regarding financial performance and capital expenditure updates.\nIdentify and drive both process and commercial efficiency opportunities, particularly those related to the annual budgeting process.\nShare Power BI and system knowledge across the wider finance team to embed capability across all business partners.\n\nWho you will be working with: \nInternal Delivery Teams: Other Planning and Performance Analysts, Finance Business Partners, and Reporting Managers.\nInternal Partners: Officeworks Senior Leadership Team, Functional Managers, and Fixed Assets Accountant.\nExternal Partners: Wesfarmers Accounting team and OneStream software support.\n\nWhat success looks like: \nAutomation Gains: Successful reduction of workload in the reporting cycle from days to hours through automation.\nInsight Quality: Delivery of actionable insights that drive continuous improvement to commercial outcomes.\nProject Pace: Timely and accurate preparation of store feasibility assessments and capital proposals at pace.\nSystems Integrity: Zero-error loads for estimates and forecasts in OneStream and SAP.\n\nIndividual Contributor: \nLives our Officeworks values and behaviours.\nProactively contributes to a safe working environment, escalating appropriately if there are unsafe conditions or inappropriate behaviour.\nOperates in line with applicable Officeworks company policies and the Code of Conduct.\nDemonstrates a strong sense of personal accountability and curiosity to learn and develop.\n\nRequirements: \nExperience: Minimum 6-7 years in financial analysis, commercial finance, or management reporting.\nEducation: Degree in business or a related field; 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