Finance Platform IT Lead

Joining the Metcash Family  

At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support.  

Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future.  

About the Role 

We have an exciting opportunity to join Metcash as a Finance Platforms IT Lead. In this role, you will provide leadership to finance, business analysts and project teams to review, design and deliver solutions for the Metcash finance team. You will ensure IT solutions are capable of delivering future finance strategies. 

In this Role  

• Work closely with Finance stakeholder groups to understand their business, processes and information needs to formalise business requirements for existing and new IT solutions. 
• Identify opportunities to standardise, simplify and automate financial processes using technology  
• Work closely with the Finance and Information Services teams to integrate financial software, tools and applications on an ongoing basis and resolve any software defects expeditiously. 
• Collaborate with external vendors and services providers to ensure effective implementation, support, and alignment with business needs. 
• Oversee system upgrades and enhancements to ensure optimal performance. 
• Develop and maintain strong ITGC’s and Operating Procedures for business systems within the Finance Division. 
• Support senior leadership team to extract, analyse and interpret data for strategic decision making. 
• Works with the Business Intelligence team to identify and resolve complex reporting issues  
• Monitor and maintain data integrity across financial systems.  
• Implement robust controls and reconciliation processes to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance. 
• Contributes to training and development of staff in the use of financial systems 

You’re Likely a Match if you have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or related field 
• Experience in finance systems management, with a proven track record of successfully implementing and optimising financial software solutions. 
• Working knowledge of accounting software and analytics tools, detailed knowledge of TM1, Microsoft D365, Pronto, PowerBI preferred. 
• Strong understanding of financial functions, procedures, and accounting principles 
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance 
• Understanding of controls and risk within a financial environment  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to identify gaps and issues and develop solutions 
• Sound experience in test planning, execution and user acceptance testing 
• Demonstrated expertise in designing business workflow and process automation 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated capability of explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders 
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to lead and collaborate across functions, and drive change within the organisation 

Life at Metcash  

🌈 Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace! 

🌟 Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. 

🌿 Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. 

🌐 An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 

💼 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. 

🏆 Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. 

🌍 Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" for initiatives on gender equity. 

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023 

🥇 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. 

💸 Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”.  

About Us  

Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue exceeding $18 billion in FY23. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company. 

We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars. 

We're dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Joining our team means becoming part of something bigger, a company that actively promotes diversity, champions charitable causes, and supports environmental efforts. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations. If you have any specific support or access needs, please don't hesitate to inform us when you apply. Rest assured; your personal information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with applicable privacy laws. 

Join us and be part of something bigger! 

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