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Senior Financial Analyst – Retail

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Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours and Four Square right? That’s us! With 300+ stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.

At Foodies, our Finance team is evolving. We're building a modern Performance & Planning function that delivers deeper insights and better decision making across the Co-op.

Te Tūranga – About the role

We're looking for a commercially focused Senior Financial Analyst to help drive performance across our retail network. This role partners closely with Retail, Operations, Finance leaders and Store owners to deliver actionable insights that improve sales, profitability and overall store performance.

This is a hands-on commercial finance role where you'll work alongside Retail teams to understand performance drivers, identify opportunities, and support decision-making across our banners. You'll play a key role in translating financial results into practical actions that help stores trade more effectively and deliver stronger outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

  • Drive insight across store and banner performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities in sales, margin and profitability.
  • Partner with Retail and Operations teams to influence commercial decisions and improve performance outcomes.
  • Support trading reviews and performance discussions, helping stakeholders understand key drivers of results.
  • Identify opportunities to improve store execution, operational efficiency and financial performance.
  • Deliver forecasting, budgeting and scenario modelling to support retail decision-making.
  • Provide clear, actionable insights that focus on future performance, not just reporting results.
  • Build strong relationships across Retail, Operations and Finance teams to support the delivery of strategic initiatives.

He kōrero mōu – About you

You'll be a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, turning data into insight, and helping drive better business decisions in a fast-paced retail environment. You'll likely bring:

  • Proven commercial finance experience within retail, FMCG or other large, complex organisations
  • Strong expertise in forecasting, business planning, performance analysis and decision support
  • Advanced financial modelling skills and the ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights
  • A strong understanding of the commercial drivers of sales, margin, labour and profitability
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience with tools such as SAP, TM1 and Power BI
  • Experience partnering with stakeholders to support commercial decision-making
  • A continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in technology, automation and AI to drive better business outcomes
Ngā painga - What we offer

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits

  • Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs
  • Southern cross health insurance
  • Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
  • Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
  • Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz. Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

Ready to help shape the future of Finance at Foodies?

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  • Do you have any criminal convictions (not including any concealed under the Clean Slate Act), or are you awaiting the hearing of charge(s) in a civil or criminal court of law, or have you been arrested and are awaiting to receive the charge(s)? choose one · optional
  • If you have answered “Yes”, please elaborate and provide further details written answer · optional
  • Do you have any disability, medical condition or health related issue, either current, recurring or historical that could affect your ability to effectively and safely carry out any responsibilities of this role? choose one · optional
  • If you have answered “Yes”, please elaborate and provide further details written answer · optional
  • To be legally entitled to work in New Zealand you should be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand/Australia or hold a current work visa. Please select the appropriate answer to your relevant situation choose one · optional
  • If you hold a work visa, please advise the expiry date, any conditions or any other relevant information written answer · optional
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  • We respect everyone moves and thinks differently and that everyone has something valuable to offer. Do you require accessibility support or have a hidden disability that may affect your ability to perform in the selection process? choose one · optional
  • I declare that all representations, whether verbally or in writing, made by me when applying for his position are true and correct. I have not deliberately failed to disclose any matter that may influence Foodstuffs’ (or any subsidiary or related company’s) decision to employ me. I understand that if pre-employment checks uncover any information which affects this application of if false information is given, I may not be offered employment, or if employment has been offered, it may be withdrawn, or if employment has commenced, it may be terminated without notice. choose one · optional
  • What are your salary expectations for this role?

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