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• Work with Sales Operations to set revenue targets. 
• Use data to create customer specific forecasts.
• Map and improve processes for target setting & forecasting

Help us deliver like never before  

Australia Post is delivering like never before. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers, and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride.  

About the opportunity

Reporting to the ‘Finance Manager, Sales’, you will help to improve the team’s ability to handle large data sets and improve the processes that use this data through smarter process design and automation. In particular, the annual sales target-setting process will be a focus.

What you’ll deliver with us

You will provide a critical conduit between various teams in finance and sales, playing a pivotal role in enabling the function to produce quality customer level financial forecasts. Finally, you will partner with the sales team on BAU finance activities throughout the year.

You’ll also   

• Use best practice data analytics techniques to help shape large data sets in MS Excel and TM1, utilising TM1 (or GCP) tools as effectively as possible
• Detailed documentation all processes involved in the current sales target setting process, utilising best practice documentation methodologies to identify process inefficiencies 
• Work collaboratively across functions, particularly technical teams including Finance Systems and Sales Operations to shape data, design processes and reduce wastage
• Use large data sets and analytical techniques to improve our ability to forecast financial performance at a customer segment and individual customer level
• Help to drive a process and data focused culture across the team, share knowledge,  and coach other team members in finance to lift capabilities in data analysis and process design
• Business partner with a segment area of the Sales team on all BAU activity, including sales targets, quarterly exceptions, cost models and general queries

About you  

• Experience working with large data sets to inform business decision making.
• Experience with process mapping and process documentation
• A strong commercial mindset and understanding the effects of the data driven decisions. 
• Experience with data warehousing and data visualisation software.
• Experience in a large organisation with a matrix structure that requires working collaboratively with teams of finance and non-finance professionals

How we’ll deliver for you

• A high impact, high visibility, career opportunity for growth and development into more senior roles across either finance or data analysis within Australia Post. 
• Work with huge data sets, on interesting problems with chances for process optimisation. 
• Join one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse workforces in Australia, where we’re all ages, genders and come from all walks of life
• We deliver on our values of Trust, Inclusivity, Empowerment and Safety every day. They’re the TIES that bind our team together 

We’re delivering together 
At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.
 
We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees. We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace.  If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au

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