Finance Manager

• Lead and mentor a high-performing finance team driving financial excellence across our Corporate Office and OneDigital businesses
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide commercial insight and guide financial decision-making
• Champion continuous improvement enhancing our finance systems processes and controls

About the team

Our Group Accounting team is responsible for the consolidation and analysis of Wesfarmers Group accounts management and improvement of finance systems accounting and taxation matters for the Corporate Office and OneDigital as well as providing a source of expertise for the Wesfarmers Group.

About you

To be successful in this role you will be a commercially astute finance professional who brings a naturally curious mindset and a drive for continuous improvement. Resilient and highly adaptable you thrive in a fast-paced corporate environment. Most importantly you are a people-focused leader with a proven track record of mentoring teams and building influential relationships across the business.

What youll do

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a senior stakeholder group across the Corporate Office and OneDigital as well as external engagement across a portfolio of investments.

The remit spans a broad set of priorities including financial control financial planning and analysis business partnering tax and hedge accounting.

Within this you will operate as a key advisor to OneDigital a significant and evolving business supporting increasing activity across strategic initiatives and the progression of its technology and data agenda.

You will lead a capable well-established team in a high-volume environment maintaining performance while supporting the ongoing development of the function.

Reporting to our General Manager of Group Accounting you will take primary responsibility for:

• Financial & Management Reporting: Lead the end-to-end preparation of monthly half-year and full-year accounts budgets forecasts and statutory reporting for Corporate OneDigital and Treasury entities.
• Finance Business Partnering: Act as a trusted partner to the leadership team delivering high-quality commercial analysis performance tracking and risk/opportunity insights.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead mentor and grow a high-performing team focusing on capability building and succession planning.
• Governance Tax & Compliance: Oversee all tax compliance (income tax FBT BAS payroll tax) hedge accounting compliance and documentation accounts payable governance and internal control frameworks to mitigate risk.
• Process & System Improvement: Champion continuous improvement including automation and the adoption of AI.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including auditors divisional finance teams and joint venture partners.

What youll need

• CA or CPA qualification
• Significant experience and demonstrated success in accounting within a large and diverse corporate environment
• Strong technical accounting capability including IFRS and financial reporting requirements
• Experience in budgeting forecasting and business partnering
• Experience leading teams and delivering outcomes in a complex environment
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to simplify financial information and influence at senior levels
• Sound judgement and problem-solving capability
• Excellent attention to detail
• Curiosity and an analytical mindset
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

About Wesfarmers

As one of Australias largest listed companies were proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians.

We continually reinvent ourselves and invest in the businesses we own and operate including leading retailers like Bunnings Kmart Target Officeworks and Priceline. We also have an online offering including OnePass and the Group shared data asset.

Our work doesnt stop there we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals energy and fertilisers and industrial and safety products. And we participate in an integrated lithium joint venture including the operation of a mine and concentrator and the development of a refinery.

Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group

The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group enabling the achievement of Group objectives.

It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Groups reputation to support attraction and retention of talent securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital.

To do this we need great people working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.

Our culture

Were focused on results but were a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. Were curious open minded and collaborative. And although were thought leaders were humble and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.

We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move then combine your cover letter and resume into one document and click on the Apply button by Friday 3 July 2026. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.

For brief enquiries please contact Wesfarmers Corporate Talent Acquisition via

Were hiring the best and the brightest talent. Lets start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.

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