- Iconic Australian owned and operated global retail business
- Must have experience as a commercial finance analyst in a large organisation
- Hybrid role offering Profit Share, Discounts & more!

Are you a sharp, commercially-minded Commercial Analyst ready to make a high-impact move? Spotlight Retail Group —an iconic, Australian-owned global retail powerhouse—is seeking an ambitious Commercial Analyst to join our vibrant team in South Melbourne .

Supporting the Commercial Manager and Head of Commercial, you will sit at the intersection of data, strategy, and operations. You'll merge high-level analytical modelling with day-to-day business partnering across merchandise, retail operations, supply chain, and marketing to drive profitability, enhance reporting frameworks, and inform key executive decisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Reporting & Performance Analysis: Extract, cleanse, and consolidate data across SAP/BI, Power BI, and POS systems to deliver weekly/monthly trading reports, management packs, and exception reporting on sales, margin, and costs .
- Planning & Forecasting: Build, maintain, and refine financial models covering store/category-level plans, CODB, capital expenditure, and budgeting/forecasting cycles .
- Commercial Decision Support: Conduct promotional, category, and supplier profitability analysis . Model business cases for store rollouts, tenders/RFPs, capital investments, and cost-efficiency initiatives .
- Month-End Commentary: Investigate and explain variance drivers against budget/forecast, delivering explicit, commercial narrative for senior leadership and audit-ready documentation .
- Systems Stewardship & Continuous Improvement: Partner with IT and Group Finance to optimise Power BI dashboards, reporting hierarchies, and automated workflows to elevate data integrity .





What We’re Looking For

- Experience: Minimum 2+ years in a similar Commercial Analyst, FP&A;, or Financial Analyst role, ideally within Retail, FMCG, or a fast-paced multi-site environment .
- Education & Qualifications: Tertiary degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce . CA/CPA qualified (or actively working towards completion) .
- Technical Mastery: Advanced Excel financial modelling capabilities, deep proficiency in Power BI, and hands-on experience with ERP/POS systems (SAP/BI experience highly regarded) .
- Commercial Acumen: Ability to translate complex datasets into actionable insights and present recommendations confidently to non-finance stakeholders .

Why Join Spotlight Retail Group?

- Flexibility: True hybrid working model in a modern South Melbourne office (steps from the South Melbourne Market) .
- Rewards: Highly competitive base salary + super + profit-share eligibility .
- Perks: Generous team discounts across all our iconic brands—Spotlight, Anaconda, Mountain Designs, and Harris Scarfe—plus gym discounts and EAP support .
- Growth: Exposure across a diverse, market-leading retail portfolio with a clear trajectory for career progression .

Who We Are

Spotlight Group Holdings (SGH) is a privately held $3bn+ Australian parent company which controls, operates and invests in a diverse set of businesses and assets.

As Australia's largest privately-owned and operated family business, SGH includes Spotlight Retail Group (Spotlight, Anaconda, Mountain Designs, and Harris Scarfe ), Spotlight Property Group , Spotlight Direct Investments and Spotlight Charitable Foundation .

Important: You must have unrestricted working rights in Australia to be considered for this position. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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📌 Commercial Analyst (Melbourne)
🏢 Spotlight Retail Group (SRG)
📍 Melbourne