ABOUT US
Retail is in our DNA and at Cotton On, we believe every part of our business plays a role in delivering an exceptional customer experience.
Our Avalon DC is where the scale of our business comes to life. It’s our largest global distribution centre - 50,000 sqm, 1,000 team members, and the critical link between our product and our customers across 700 stores and 8 brands.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for a high-performing Commercial Finance Analyst to support our Distribution and Freight teams on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a role for someone who’s not just good with numbers, but passionate about turning complex data into simple, intelligent insights that influence commercial decisions.
You’ll work closely with the Commercial Finance Manager and Heads of Country Distribution with preparation of annual budgets, monthly reporting and forecasting, building robust financial models, automating reporting and crafting visual, high quality outputs that tell a clear story. You thrive in Excel, love working at pace, and have a sharp eye for both detail and the bigger picture.
You love solving problems, not just crunching numbers but working across functions to understand the context, ask the right questions, and land on solutions that truly add value. Your curiosity and commercial mindset are what will set you up for success in this role.
You bring strong communication skills, can translate financial information for non-finance stakeholders, and take pride in producing high-quality, presentation-ready outputs. If you're someone who loves making data meaningful and wants to help shape the performance of our Supply Chain, we’d love to hear from you.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Experience in a similar Commercial Finance Analyst role including budgeting and forecasting
- Experience in the month end process and the ability to raise accruals and adjustments where required
- CA or CPA qualified, or studying towards, would be highly regarded
- A naturally analytical and curious mindset, with strong critical thinking skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. You can confidently build models, manipulate large data sets, automate and simplify
- Experience (or strong capability) in visualising data and presenting it in a clear way
- The ability to simplify complex data into meaningful insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach, always looking for better, faster, smarter ways to work
- High attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy
- Strong communication skills
OUR CULTURE
No fuss, no worries, we’ll roll up our sleeves and make it happen. But we go beyond just ‘doing the right thing’; we work in local communities and support them however we can.
While we’re working hard today, our eyes are always on tomorrow. Together we help to make tomorrow a better place for our stores, customers, work mates and each other.
BENEFITS
Competitive wage
50% team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30% off)
Safe working environment
We genuinely care about our people. It’s more than just a job to us.
At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.
We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.
We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.
If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] so we may support you in completing the job application process.
Skills Required
- Experience in a similar Commercial Finance Analyst role, including budgeting and forecasting
- Experience with month-end processes, including raising accruals and adjustments
- CA or CPA qualification, or progress toward qualification
- Analytical, curious, and strong critical-thinking mindset
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including building models, manipulating large datasets, and automating reporting
- Experience or strong capability in data visualization and presentation
- Ability to simplify complex data into meaningful insights for finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Proactive, solutions-focused approach
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Strong communication skills
What We Do
Our purpose has always been to make a positive difference in people’s lives, and our team and customers are at the heart of this. We started in 1988, with our first ‘shop’ being the boot of a Ford Bronco parked at The Beckley Market in Geelong, Australia. Inside? A stack of denim jackets; it was the start of something big. Our vision is to take our eight Aussie lifestyle brands to the world, delivering Good along the way. And we know that our responsibility goes far beyond selling great products. We work to prioritise people and the planet, while making products our customers love, ones that we can all be proud of. We’re a diverse bunch from all around the world who love to think big. We live for a challenge and give anything a go. We work hard and pride ourselves on creating an environment free from hierarchy and ego. One that promotes creativity and self-expression, allowing our team to do what they do best. We look after our people 24/7 – not just when they’re at work, but outside of it too. Since day one, our team members have been like great mates to us – and you look after your mates. We support and empower our team members to be the healthiest versions of themselves. And we keep it real, always. We’re customer-obsessed in everything we do, and believe us when we say the obsession is real! When you join our team, you’re part of something bigger – you’re here to be inspired, to learn, to do the right thing, and above all else, to make a positive difference. 20,000 people. 8 brands. 20 countries. 1,300 stores (and counting) and one life-changing Foundation. That's Cotton On Group.
