Financial Planning and Reporting Lead (Fixed Term)

Purpose

Support Country Road Group Head of Financial Planning & Analytics in leading the creation and enhancement of Group financial planning and reporting capability. Lead key commercial and board reporting to ensure accuracy and insightful narrative, preparation of weekly and monthly trade reporting and driving utilisation and improvement of BI reporting. Facilitate budget/forecast process ensuring key internal and external milestones are met, whilst leading effective group reporting, analysis and insights including market trend analysis and competitor benchmarking. Support continuous improvement of Finance reporting and planning through technology and processes.

Please note, this is a 12 month fixed term opportunity til February 2026.

Key Accountabilities 

Group Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare daily and weekly sales and BGP reporting, ensuring alignment of actuals, forecast and budget to EPM and Group reporting and continue to drive utilisation of BI reporting dashboard
• Review analysis and insights from business on trade outcomes and performance of key trading metrics and prepare weekly trade report to be distributed to senior management team within tight timeframe and ensure data accuracy
• Support Sales, Markdowns and Promotional activity reporting where required and lead transition of reporting to brand planning teams
• Prepare monthly and quarterly Exco and Board reporting and other WHL reporting requirements ensuring actionable and insightful narratives
• Lead the enhancement of Group financial reporting capability with a focus on consolidation, automation and exploration of BI tools
• Act as subject matter expert to ensure maintenance of single source of truth across various systems (i.e., MFP, MicroStrategy, EPM etc.)
  

Strategic Business Planning

Support Head of Group Financial Planning in:

• Establishing guidelines for budgeting & forecasting process to ensure alignment across all Finance Business Partners and business stakeholders.
• Co-ordinating annual budget and quarterly forecast process including management of timeline and key milestones
• Leading creation and consolidation of Sales & BGP budget and forecast review template and work closely with brand commercial team to ensure accurate approval in MFP and uploading into EPM
• Working closely with the wider finance team and key business stakeholders to improve business performance review through Balance Scorecard that aligns to group strategies & budget/IBP, ensuring consistent reporting and analysis quarterly.
  

Key Capabilities

• CA or CPA qualification is essential
• Senior Experience in Financial Planning or Business Partnering in a complex environment
• Experience with financial systems, preferably Oracle Financials and EPM or equivalent reporting/forecasting tool
• Extensive experience with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau/QLIK)
• Ability to build and maintain complex financial models and highly numerable
• Ability to present complex data in ways that are effective and readily understood
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, experience reporting to Senior-Executives/Board level 
  

Why work for CRG?

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest Lifestyle Brand Houses comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Here are some of the great things we offer:

• Generous employee discounts across our House of Brands
• Seasonal clothing allowance
• An additional day of leave for your birthday
• An Industry leading Parental Leave Program
• Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance
• Annual learning calendar to support the ongoing development of our team
• Support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility Program
• We are committed to operating ethically, sustainably, and responsibly